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Agriculture Industry
Integrated Farming System Is a Way to Success For Farm Woman Proves Amarjeetedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Amarjeet is a 32-year-old graduate with 13 years of farming experience. She is a well-known progressive woman farmer in Adhoyi village, and agriculture is her primary source of income to meet her family’s basic needs. She used to work part-time on her father’s family farm as a family member, but after her father became paralyzed in 2007, she took full control of her family farm. She has 3.4 hectares (8.5 acres) of property with irrigation. She has a small dairy farm with two Buffaloes. On her farm, she has all the latest machinery, such as a Submersible Tube well, Tractor, M.B. Plough, Disc Harrow, Happy Seeder, DSR etc. She is also very active on social ...
Agri sector’s share up in Telangana’s economy by 142% in 6 yearsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The contribution of agriculture and allied sectors to the State’s Gross State Value Added (GSVA) has increased by 142 per cent from Rs 76,123 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 1,84,321 crore in 2020-21 — an increase of Rs 1,08,198 crore. According to the book ‘Telangana’s Journey: Trailblazing its Way to Success,’ compiled by the Statistics Department and released by Telangana State Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar, the gross value of agriculture and allied sectors is Rs 1,84,321 crore in 2020-21, according to provisional estimates. The contribution from the agri sector was better than the industrial sector’s contribution, and it was almost equal to the contribution of real estate and allied sectors.
Dams and Indian Agriculture
Palamuru suffered under Congress: Telangana Minister Niranjan Reddyedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy blasted the Congress party for obstructing the construction of irrigation projects. “Though the Congress leaders were born in Telangana, their hearts beat for Andhra Pradesh,” Niranjan Reddy said. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, the Minister said Congress leaders should be ashamed of speaking about Palamuru. During the Congress rule, Palamuru suffered a lot, he said. “Congress was responsible for the reduction of ayacut of Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS) from 87,000 to 20,000 acres,” he alleged. Meanwhile, at a separate press conference, government Whip Guvvala Balaraju advised PCC president A Revanth Reddy to not talk like a ‘mad dog.’
Farm Mechanization
Kharif Harvesting: Use these Machines to Make Harvesting Easyedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The use of modern agricultural machinery is increasing. One of the main reasons for this is that crops can be prepared with less labor and with the use of modern agricultural machines. The work of harvesting and selling the Kharif crop is going on all over the country. Let us know the Special features & Benefits of These Agricultural Machines.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Maharashtra govt announces ₹10,000 crore compensation for flood-affected farmersedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Under fire from the opposition and the farmers’ organisations, the state government announced the package of ₹10,000 crore for the compensation to the farmers for the damages to the crops on 55 lakh hectares of land this monsoon since June. The package, however, includes the amount already announced for the agricultural losses due to the downpour in Konkan, western Maharashtra and other parts of the state in July.
Paddy in India
All eyes on Centre’s new paddy purchase planedit
The Times Of India – Online
While the state government is aggressively encouraging farmers to grow crops other than paddy, clarity on how much they will need to shift to other crops will not emerge until the Centre comes up with its new paddy purchase plan. According to well-placed sources, after CM K Chandrasekhar Rao pursued the matter of FCI’s decision to procure limited quantity of paddy, states like Punjab also represented the matter with the Centre. A high-level committee was formed with Union ministers as members. The committee, led by home minister Amit Shah, will decide how much the Food Corporation of India (FCI) will procure from each state and inform the same to them. Sources said the ...
Stubble Burning
Control room built for stubble disposal, farmers can contact on these numbersedit
Aaj Tak – Online
Harvesting of Kharif crops has started. Along with this, a big challenge has also arisen in front of the government to deal with pollution. In such a situation, the state governments are adopting all kinds of tricks to stop the farmers from burning stubble. This time governments are already ready to get rid of stubble. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has set up a control room at Pusa (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) to deal with the problem of stubble.
Stubble burning on rise in Punjab, Amritsar tops list; PPCB imposes Rs 4.83 lakh fineedit
The Indian Express – Online
As paddy harvesting has begun in Punjab, so too has stubble burning. Till October 12, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has imposed Rs 4.83 lakh environmental compensation at Rs 2,500 per fire incident on farmers after verifying 178 sites. Amritsar tops the list with 355 incidents, followed by Tarn Taran (199) and Patiala (80) in field fires in the state till date. The Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana, has recorded 925 field fires till October 12 across the state and every field fire is required to be physically verified by a team from various departments, including revenue, agriculture and police.
Stubble burning increases in Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, officials promise actionedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Even as Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar districts prepare action plans to combat the spike in air pollution during the approaching winter season, instances of crop residue burning are now increasing. HT, during a spot visit, found crop residue burning in a field at Nahal in Dasna near the Delhi Meerut Expressway on Wednesday. Both district authorities have put together a slew of measures in their respective winter action plans to keep sources of air pollution in check, including instances of crop residue burning.
Stubble burning down by more than half till nowedit
The Economic Times – Online
The number of paddy residue burning incidents in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were down by more than half this year, compared to last year, as per data available till October 11. Assessment of stubble fires between September 15 and October 11 shows that the cumulative number of incidents is down from 2,957 to 828 in Punjab. Haryana has reported 247 stubble fire incidents against 411 last year. Twelve cases were reported in UP, compared to 37 last year.