Media Monitor
Budget
Agriculture Budget Increased To Rs 1,23,000 Crore: Govtedit
Ahmedabad Mirror – Online
The government on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that the agriculture budget has been increased to Rs 1,23,000 crore which earlier used to be around Rs 21,000 crore. Responding to a question during the Question Hour, Minister of States for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Chaudhary said that the government is incentivizing the farmers under crop diversification scheme and these incentives have also been given in horticulture. The government has also increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of different crops and is committed to increase the income of the farmers. Replying to a question on the crop loss in Andhra Pradesh, he also said that the government gives compensation to the farmers if the ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas retools certified pre-owned equipment programedit
Canadian Cattlemen – Online
The North American arm of German aq equipment maker Claas has revamped the warranty and financing options it offers on sales of company-inspected pre-owned tractors, combines and forage harvesters. The new program, dubbed ‘Claas Used,’ will offer warranty protection on certified late-model units in Canada and the U.S., along with lower-rate financing through Claas Financial Services. The Claas Used program replaces the ‘First Claas Used’ program set up in 2018, which in turn was billed as the “next generation” plan following the Lexion Field Ready Reconditioned program set up in 2011. The new program also scraps the First Claas Used system of gold-, silver- and bronze-level classifications on used Claas equipment in favour of a ...
Competition
Maize Diseases: Farmers Beware of These 5 Dangerous Diseases of Maizeedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Maize is a major cash crop in India & is extensively grown in all the states of the country for various purposes including grain, fodder, green cobs, sweet corn, baby corn, popcorn in peri-urban areas. It is used as a raw material for alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, gum, paper and packaging industry etc. It is the main source of income for the farmers of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Farmers suffer a lot as they are not able to recognize the symptoms of various maize diseases. This is where Krishe Nidaan app will prove to be very helpful for the farmers. Krish-e Nidaan identifies common plant diseases and pests affecting your crop ...
Mahindra nudges farmers towards mechanisation, seeks win-winedit
Fortune – Online
Corporate India is increasingly realising the importance of business models built on the pillar of purpose and taking initiatives that would benefit the community at large. From Hindustan Unilever and ITC to the Tata Group and Godrej, building a purposeful business is at the heart of their strategic growth strategy. What is good for the country would be good for the business, is the philosophy of most companies of India Inc and Mahindra is no different. Mahindra & Mahindra’s two-year-old omni-channel farm service business (which seeks to improve the per acre income of farmers through its bouquet of advisory services), Krish-e, is all set for the next level of growth. A part of Mahindra’s ₹18,433-crore farm ...
Paddy in India
Jharkhand: Purchase of paddy from today, know how much will be the price and what are the rulesedit
Hindustan – Online
Paddy procurement will start in Jharkhand from December 15. The Food Supply Department has completed the preparations. On selling paddy to the farmers, 50 percent of the amount will be paid immediately, while the remaining amount will be given within three months. On Wednesday, Food Supplies Minister Dr. Rameshwar Oraon and Agriculture Minister Badal will jointly start paddy procurement at Namkum, Ranchi.Farmers will be able to sell general category 2050 and A grade paddy at the rate of Rs 2070 per quintal. A target of eight metric tonnes has been set for paddy procurement this year. Dr. Rameshwar Oraon said with reference to paddy procurement that we are going to start paddy procurement from 15th December. ...
Andhra Pradesh: Paddy procurement yet to start in 6 districtsedit
The Times of India – Online
Paddy procurement for the current kharif season is yet to begin in six of the 13 districts in the state. AP State Cooperative Marketing Federation (Markfed) is yet to start procurement in one of three districts given to it, while AP State Civil Supplies Corporation is yet to start procurement in five of 10 districts allocated. However, the two procurement agencies have procured a little over 2.55 lakh metric tonnes of paddy out of the 50 lakh metric tonnes target given by the state government. The AP Markfed was given the three north coastal districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam, while the rest of the 10 districts were given to the AP State ...
Stubble Burning
Found a solution to the problem related to stubble, know how the enzyme will workedit
News18 – Online
Every year in the fall, a round of accusations starts between Delhi and its adjoining states of Haryana-Punjab. This is the time when Delhi suffocates every year. Fresh pictures start coming from NASA which show that paddy farmers in Haryana and Punjab start burning the leftover stubble in the fields to prepare their land. During this, the wind moves towards Delhi, due to which the entire Delhi becomes smoky and the level of pollution becomes fatal. This effect lasts for several days. The interesting thing iswhere stubble burning increases smoke and pollutionAt the same time, it also destroys the fertility of the land. Which means the use of more chemical fertilizers which is poisoning the land. ...