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Agriculture Industry
Kharif procurement: Centre rejects Punjab’s revised paddy arrival estimate of 190 lakh tonne for CCLedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Union ministry of food and public distribution has rejected the Punjab government’s revised estimate of total paddy arrivals of 190 lakh tonne for releasing extra cash credit limit (CCL) for the upcoming procurement season starting October 1. Even as the fresh estimates were submitted by the state agriculture department after it predicted a bumper crop, the Centre has only allowed the CCL against the old estimate of 170 lakh tonne. The issue was flagged in a meeting with Union food and public distribution secretary Sudhanshu Pandey, who was in Chandigarh to meet the state food and civil supplies department officials last week. The previous kharif paddy procurement had broken all arrival records with 203 ...
Telangana ranked second in farm income growthedit
Telangana Today – Online
With 6.59 per cent, Telangana is ranked second in the country in the growth rate of income from the agriculture sector in the last decade between 2011-12 and 2019-20. Tripura is the only State to have performed better than Telangana recording an agricultural income growth rate of 6.87 per cent during the period. Sikkim too secured second place with 6.59 per cent growth rate, while Andhra Pradesh stood fourth with a growth rate of 5.41 per cent. However, if larger States are taken into consideration, Telangana tops the list.
PM Modi releases climate resilient crop varieties: How will they help Indiaedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched 35 crop varieties which are climate resilient. He said that climate change is a big challenge for agriculture and the entire ecosystem and stressed on the need to step up efforts to fight it. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the crops launched today have special traits and will lead to awareness about the adoption of climate resilient technologies.
Competition
Does Kubota deal mean end of road for Nanda family at Escorts?edit
Business Standard – Online
Japanese agriculture and heavy equipment company Kubota Corporation is reportedly in talks with the promoters of Indian tractor manufacturer Escorts to increase its holding and ultimately become the controlling shareholder. Kubota currently holds a 9.1% stake in Escorts which it acquired last year through a preferential allotment. Kubota’s interest in Escorts also come after their joint venture started production of tractors last year. The Japanese company is looking to double down on the world’s largest tractor market just as demand is starting to pick up after Covid-19-induced lockdowns.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Telangana: Paddy to have positive impact due to rainsedit
The Hans India – Online
In wake of Gulab cyclone, heavy rains were witnessed in many parts of the State. But these rains have become a boon for some farmers and worrisome to others in North Telangana. The farmers’ believe that these rains will have positive impact on the yields. According to an expert from agriculture department, the rains will have positive impact on paddy and sugarcane crops, since both require efficient water in their yields. He added that paddy was cultivated in 61,75,584 acres this kharif. However, he added that cotton farmers in North Telangana will have negative impact on their crops due to the incessant rains. He said that usually in September the farmers’ face challenges but ...
Stubble Burning
Told farmers in awareness camp, do not burn stubbleedit
Jagran – Online
Under Crop Residue Management, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is making farmers aware of management instead of burning paddy straw. In this context, an awareness camp was organized by the department in Israna on Tuesday. The farmers were administered a pledge not to burn paddy straw and residue. On the other hand, Block Agriculture Development Officer Dr. Satish said that we should make good use of crop residues. Instead of burning paddy straw residue, farmers can use it for composting, making cardboard. With this, the problem of polluting the environment on burning with income will also be removed. Omprakash, Sandeep Kumar, Satyavan were present on this occasion. Burning of crop residues has adverse effect ...
Balers worth ₹3 crore distributed in Moga to curb paddy stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
With a view to curbing stubble burning in the district, Moga administration has distributed 20 balers worth ₹3 crore for management of paddy straw. The baler machines, purchased under the Niti Aayog’s aspirational district programme, were given to co-operative societies of 10 select villages. The administration also claimed that Moga is the first district of Punjab which has purchased such implements for farmers. Other districts were providing subsidy to farmers for procurement of balers. Deputy commissioner Sandeep Hans said they are providing all possible assistance to the farmers for the proper management of paddy straw.
Agitating farmers insist on legalising parali but rampant stubble burning violates Article 21edit
First Post – Online
The farmers’ year-long undiluted agitation against the three federal farm laws has evoked support from almost all Opposition parties in India and a section of the news media. But the umbrella agitation has also, time and again, thrown up a variety of demands that are unrelated to the contentious legislation. One such condition to call off the agitation has been to amend pollution control laws and legalise parali (or stubble burning), a process that has so many downsides and only a short-term economic gains for the farmer that even Supreme Court has asked for a law to ban the practice.