Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Farmers Are Facing Problems Amid Record Breaking Rice Production In The Countryedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Indian farmers are going to harvest the largest quantity of rice crop in history, which guarantees record exports. Sukrampal Beniwal manages five acres (2 hectares) of beautiful green rice paddies in his village of Munak, in the northern state of Haryana, where the meetings over contentious farm policies is taking place. “We won’t move till the government repeals the regulations,” he added, referring to three policies that farmers claim would jeopardize their livelihoods and are protesting in New Delhi by the tens of thousands.
Govt. Policies
Govt will synergise depts to double farm incomeedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The State Government is in the process of converging departments associated with agriculture and allied activities to increase farmers’ income and reduce risks by diversifying agriculture and allied activities. Contours of the Directorate of Secondary Agriculture have been finalised and it is likely to be announced soon. In August, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had announced measures to double the farmers’ income by 2023-24. Government sources said the idea is to bring together various departments, which are now working independently, to focus on integrated farming. Funds available with the departments will be pooled and specific plans that are Integrated Farming System-oriented will be made for each district.
Govt launches Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme to boost transport of agri-productsedit
Devdiscourse – Online
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday launched Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme under which cargo-related infrastructure will be built in airports of north-east, hilly and tribal regions to assist farmers in transporting agriculture products. The Krishi Udan scheme, launched by the Centre in September 2020, waived airport charges such as parking charges and terminal navigational landing charges on select Indian airports for air cargo operators if the agricultural cargo is over 50 per cent of the total chargeable weight carried. The Centre, under Krishi Udan 2.0, has stated that full waiver of airport charges would be granted at select airports even if the agricultural cargo is less than 50 per cent of the total chargeable weight ...
Paddy in India
Rain delays paddy harvest in Punjab, pushes wheat sowing behind scheduleedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Chandigarh Last week’s unseasonal record rain (highest in 10 years) in October, coupled with intermittent showers till this time of the year, has led to late paddy harvest, raising alarm bells in the Punjab agriculture department over a probable delay in wheat sowing. Information that the field staff of the department has gathered shows that 50-55% of paddy harvest is yet to completed. This rabi season, wheat is expected to be sown over 86 lakh acre.
Silage
Amit Shah likely to visit Dehradun on October 30edit
India TV – Online
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Dehradun on October 30, Uttarakhand minister Dhansingh Rawat informed on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, Rawat said, “On October 30, Amit Shah will launch the state government’s ambitious ‘Mukhyamantri Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana’ at Bannu School in Dehradun.” After this launch event, Shah will address the public meeting after releasing the departmental magazine ‘Sahakar Se Samridhi’ and will inaugurate the PACS computerization. The program of the Union Home Minister will be broadcast live in the branches of 670 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and 292 cooperative banks across the state.
Stubble Burning
Meeting held to stop stubble burning:In Ambedkarnagar, the officials gave instructions to the combine harvester ownersedit
Dainik Bhaskar – Online
A meeting was held with the officials and combine harvester owners to prevent stubble burning in the collectorate auditorium under the chairmanship of Chief Development Officer Ghanshyam Meena under the direction of DM Samuel Paul N in Ambedkarnagar. In this, they were made aware of the responsibilities of all the departments as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal. The CDO said that for this, a cell has been constituted at the district level under the chairmanship of Additional District Magistrate.
What is stubble, why is it burnt in this seasonedit
News18 – Online
Every year from the month of October, the problem of air pollution starts increasing in Delhi and its surrounding areas even before the onset of cold. At this time before Diwali, farmers also start burning stubble in their fields, which aggravates the problem of pollution. It has been found that farmers all over the area start burning stubble and its effect is seen in the form of pollution in and around Delhi. And this effect is clearly visible even from satellite. After all, what is this stubble and does its burning really make the problem of pollution serious.
Centre vs Punjab: Farmers miss out on incentive to not burn stubbleedit
DTE – Online
As many as 361,850 small and marginal farmers in Punjab did not receive state incentives for stubble management in the last one year due to paucity of funds.The northern state’s request for financial stimulus to pay this incentive was turned down by the Government of India thrice since 2019, the Punjab government’s Joint Secretary (Agriculture) Manmohan Kalia told Down to Earth. Almost a third of marginal and small farmers (with up to two hectares, or five acres, of land) of the state were already reeling under the rising costs of cultivation. Now, the high costs of stubble management added to their burden.
A sustainable alternative solution to crop stubble burningedit
Times Now News – Online
Every year, the winter season used to be the most awaited time in northern India, but not anymore. As the October and November months draw to a close each year, people in this part of the country start facing a host of health issues caused by poor air quality, owing to the high level of pollution in the environment. A significant contributor (over 40%) to the poor AQI (air quality index) around these times is the practice of stubble burning by paddy farmers in the states of nearby Punjab, Haryana and UP, and is a constant concern for people living in the Delhi-NCR area. To address and discuss a lasting solution to this issue, ...