Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
India needs a comprehensive agricultural policyedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The repealing of the three controversial legislations by the Government of India must be seen as a victory for the Indian farmers, especially because policymakers were not able to convince the cultivators that the legislations were enacted to serve their interests. At the same time, this episode also serves as a reminder to the policymakers that laws and policies must be enacted after detailed consultations with all stakeholders and after giving due consideration to the interests of all concerned. In a country that has seen decades of discussions on the importance of people-centred development, it is time that policymakers adopt this framework for betterment of citizens. There is no doubt that the ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas releases new four-rotor Liner swathersedit
Queensland Country Life – Online
The next generation of Claas’ four-rotor Liner swathers have been redesigned from the ground up to optimise productivity and forage quality. Available in four models with working widths from 9.3 to 15 metres, they incorporate numerous features, including telescopic arms, excellent ground contouring, ease of operation and a low transport height. Claas Harvest Centre Greenline product manager Blair McAlwee said the telescopic arms extend and retract via a patented three-stage system for rapid adjustment of the working width. “Depending on the model, the width of each swath can be adjusted from 1.3 to 2.5m and the overall working width from 3.4 to 4.9m,” Mr McAlwee said. “In the Trend configuration, swath width is adjusted ...
Competition
Mahindra-owned Pininfarina designs an uber cool tractor. Get it to India, we sayedit
HT Auto – Online
Regardless of where you may be at, tractors would hardly ever make you pause, stare, marvel and stare again. Big, bulky and often bellowing smoke, the hardy farm equipment is an absolute essential but for its work, not looks. But give Pininfarina a chance and tractors would never look the same. The Mahindra-owned Pininfarina is renowned for designing some of the most impressive exotic and performance cars in the world. The Batista supercar, in fact, is all set to even hit production lines. But while Batista is built for performance, Pininfarina has also designed a sleek and futuristic tractor for New Holland, an established name in the agricultural sector. Called Straddle, this Pininfarina-designed tractor concept ...
Govt. Policies
Rs. 342 Crore Subsidy to Farmers for Agricultural Machineryedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Punjab government is going to grant farmers a subsidy of Rs 342 crore for crop residue treatment on 29,337 agricultural machineries. Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha provided the information while distributing agricultural machines to the farmers on a subsidized basis at a state-level occasion held in Raishiana on Tuesday. During the meeting, Khadoor Sahib MLA Ramanjit Singh Sikki and Tarn Taran MLA Dr Agnihotri spoke to the crowd. Dilraj Singh Randhawa, Agriculture Secretary, and Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh were among those who attended the event. Individual farmers, farmer organizations, and cooperative societies in the Tarn Taran area would receive 1,880 agricultural types of machinery, with a subsidy of Rs 24 crore 47 lakh, ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Record-high rains could help Tiruchy district farmers in upcoming cultivation seasons, say expertsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The total average rainfall for the month of November (from northeast monsoon) in Tiruchy district has crossed 400 mm after a decade. Though the rain wreaked havoc in parts of the district, experts are of the opinion that farmers will be able to use the available water in the coming seasons. According to IMD reports, the district has received an average of 404.9 mm rainfall in November, which is 163 per cent more than the expected 154 mm. The average rainfall in October was 226.4 mm, which is 43 per cent higher than the usual. Rural areas, including Manapparai and Thuraiyur, received plenty of rainfall this monsoon season. PWD officials said excessive ...
Paddy in India
Paddy procurement progressing smoothly: Centreedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Centre has said the paddy procurement for Kharif season has progressed smoothly like in the previous years and about 1.81 million farmers have benefitted so far. In a statement, the consumer affairs, food and public distribution ministry said 290.98 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was procured until November 30 from 16 states and Union territories. It added the maximum procurement has been done from Punjab followed by Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The statement said the procurement in the remaining states and Union territories is also gaining momentum. The procurement has been 67% less than that of last year, it added. The statement comes as farm unions are demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support ...