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Agriculture Industry
Farmers advance wheat sowing in Punjab’s Malwa beltedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Sowing of wheat, the main rabi crop of south Malwa belt of Punjab, is expected to be over two weeks earlier than the regular trend in the region. Agriculture experts attribute the early sowing to pink bollworm infestation as cotton growers preferred to clear fields well before the traditional period for wheat sowing. Fazilka chief agriculture officer Resham Singh said as per regular practice, wheat sowing in the south Malwa belt lasts till December 15 or even later as farmers switch to rabi sowing after harvesting third and final picking of cotton balls. After facing a drastic fall in cotton yield due to the pest attack, farmers hope for a bumper winter crop. But ...
GDP report card: Agriculture sees 4.5% growth in second quarteredit
Business Standard – Online
Gross value added in agriculture and allied activities clocked a healthy growth rate of 4.5 per cent at constant prices in the second quarter of FY22, up from 3 per cent during the same period last fiscal year and 3.5 per cent in Q2 of 2019-20. In the first quarter of FY22, gross value added in the sector was also 4.5 per cent. Growth in current prices was also a healthy 7.9 per cent in July-September 2021-22, up from 7.3 per cent in the same quarter last fiscal year. It was slightly less than the 8.7 per cent of the second quarter of 2019-20. The inflation impact thus translated into 3.4 per cent in the ...
It’s now or never moment for agricultureedit
The Hans India – Online
At a time when the emphasis of all governments is heavily on Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and other ‘vital’ areas, the year-long agitation of the North Indian formers on the borders of the national capital has brought many key issues related to agriculture to the fore. The hitherto overlooked crucial aspects of farming are in for a nation-wide intense debate and discussion before and after the repeal of the three contentious farm laws. Though every political party is trying to derive some political mileage out of the situation, hapless farming community is anticipating a better deal, at least now. In all probability, the iron resolve of the agitating farmers may find a permanent solution ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
CLAAS renewed its management team in Americaedit
Infocampo – Online
After 21 years as president of CLAAS Argentina, Thomas Leonhardt retired, leaving his place to Santiago Larroux , who from now on will hold the presidency of CLAAS Argentina together with the vice-presidency of CLAAS Latin America. Larroux will be reported by Martin Rosenberger, who joins as the new finance director for Argentina and Latin America, replacing Klaus Theo Reimann , and also the current directors Reynaldo Postacchini, of institutional, governmental, export and product relations, and Eduardo Gross, of sales. , marketing, after-sales and logistics. The local team is joined by Federico Leonhardt as legal advisor and alternate director of CLAAS Argentina, Leandro Henz as Regional Director for Latin America and Federico Wasinger, Regional Manager of ...
Competition
Escorts Agri Machinery records 30% decline in tractor salesedit
Business Standard – Online
Escorts Agri Machinery (EAM) in November 2021 sold 7,116 tractors as against 10,165 tractors sold in November 2020, a drop of 30% year-on-year. Domestic tractor sales in November 2021 was at 6,492 tractors as against 9,662 tractors in November 2020. Delayed harvest of Kharif crops owing to late monsoon rains this year affected the rural cash flows and hence the retail demand. This we believe is a temporary phenomenon and cash flows should start improving soon as Kharif harvest gets fully monetized. Industry wholesale in November was further impacted by post-season channel destocking. Going forward all macroeconomic factors remain in favour of the tractor industry. However high inflation remains a worry impacting profitability. Export tractor ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Odisha farmers battle ‘Nature’ to save paddy harvest with low pressure rain appearing imminentedit
The Statesman – Online
It’s a race against time for farmers to save their produce with possible rain-induced damage staring at them. As the meteorological department has predicted heavy rains coupled with squally winds in the next two to three days, croplands are abuzz with hectic paddy harvesting activities. However, the shortage of skilled manpower has hindered speedy harvesting work. To aggravate things further, the harvester machines are turned ineffective to venture into the muddy crop fields. The machines which could hasten the reaping and harvesting process are getting stuck in crop areas that are mud-spattered due to recent unseasonal rain. “The harvested paddy should be shifted to safe places and should be kept properly stacked under adequate cover ...
Paddy grown on thousands of acres submerged in Tiruchy as surplus river water enters fieldsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Ruining the dreams of farmers in Tiruchy, floodwater from the Koraiyar and the Ariyaru entered fields in parts of Manapparai and Manikandam blocks, submerging crops. The banks of the Kuvalai canal also saw a breach, leaving about 1,500 acres of crops in Thiruverumbur area inundated. The rains have been filling all waterbodies in the southern parts of the district and lack of proper maintenance has led to breaches of surplus water from both the rivers at multiple locations in Manikandam and Manapparai, sources said. The branch canal, which carries water from the Ariyaru and the Koraiyar to Manikandam, saw a breach at Yesanapatti village in Manikandam, flooding over thousand acres of paddy fields. ...
Agri crops in 50.40 lakh hectare hit due to heavy rains & floods so far this year: Narendra Singh Tomaredit
The Economic Times – Online
Agriculture crops cultivated in about 50.40 lakh hectare of area have been affected across the country due to heavy rains, floods and landslides so far this year, with maximum damage reported in Karnataka, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in his written reply to the Lok Sabha, said about Rs 8,873.60 crore has been released as of November 25 from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Additional assistance, over and above SDRF, is considered by the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of severe nature and is approved based on the memorandum received from the state governments, he added. As per the data placed before the Lower ...
Paddy in India
Chhattisgarh: Procurement of 105 lakh metric tons of paddy to begin from December 1 with Centre, CM Bhupesh Baghel chairs review meetingedit
The Free Press Journal – Online
Mega paddy procurement process for the procurement of 105 lakh metric tons of paddy is going to begin from December 1 in Chhattisgarh. Union government’s fresh instructions of not taking parboiled rice under the central pool and shortage of jute sacks may spoil the game this time. In addition, to know the actual status of the preparation of the state-level paddy procurement programme, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel chaired a review meeting at his official residence in Raipur on Tuesday. In the marathon meeting all the stakeholders associated with the procurement process including food department key officials, office bearers of rice miller association, food minister Amarjeet Bhagat, agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey and others were ...
Punjab Wheat-paddy alternatives on hand, MSP guarantee can push aggressive switchedit
The Indian Express – Online
While MSP guarantee remains a crucial missing link to pushing much-needed diversification in Punjab, the state does not have a shortage of crops it can opt for to switch away from the wheat-paddy cycle. At a time when the demand of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops is getting intense, Punjab state has a big opportunity to shun monoculture — wheat and paddy cycle — in cropping pattern as the state has several alternatives for these crops available to it’s farmers and also these alternatives has a huge market in the state and outside. During Kharif season, Punjab farmers grow rice, including paddy (non-basmati) and basmati (aromatic fine quality rice), on around 80 ...
Stubble Burning
Stubble-burning in 2021 highest in 5 years: Satellite dataedit
The Times of India – Online
The stubble burning season has come to an end with the cumulative “fire counts” in Punjab and Haryana recorded by Nasa satellites in September to November being the highest in five years. As per data from Nasa’s VIIRS 375m satellite, 86,606 fire counts were detected in the two states from September 1 to November 29, a 7.3% increase over the same period last year. The data also reveals a sharp increase in burning in Haryana as compared with the 2020 season. The number of fire counts in Punjab this year was 76,680, as opposed to 75,193 last year, and 9,926 in Haryana, up from 5,506 in 2020. L S Kurinji, programme associate, Council ...