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What is zero budget natural farming, the agricultural practice being promoted by Modi government?edit
Scroll.in – Online
Zero budget natural farming, which has been on the central government’s agenda, has recently got another push from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On December 14, while addressing an event marking the 98th-anniversary celebration of Sadguru Sadafaldeo Vihangam Yog Sansthan in Varanasi, Modi said zero budget natural farming should become a mass movement and people should be made aware of its benefits. The PM also promoted zero budget natural farming while addressing around 5,000 farmers in a valedictory session via video conferencing at the National Summit of Agro and Food Processing in Gujarat’s Anand on December 16. “Farmers from all over the country will join in this,” said Modi in Varanasi. “I would like that all of ...
Budget
Punjab: MP Partap Bajwa calls for separate agriculture budgetedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Rajya Sabha member Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday urged Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi to introduce a separate budget for agriculture and incorporate crop diversification in the name of the ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare. In a letter to Channi, Bajwa, who is also the chairman of the Congress manifesto committee for the 2022 state polls, said the government should introduce a specialised and focused agricultural budget as the need to diversify from the paddy/wheat cycle was imperative to protect the future of every Punjabi. “It is time for Punjab to take the lead in showcasing a strong alternative model for agricultural development across India,” he wrote, referring to another letter he sent ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
CLAAS goes used when new is hard to come byedit
Successful Farming – Online
Supply chain issues have disrupted everything from chicken tenders to computer chips, and many growers across North America are feeling the effects. Earlier this year, Claas launched its Pre-Sell Program to ensure the company has the components necessary to meet farmers’ demand and build machines amid component shortages due to supply chain disruptions. Now, to help farmers get access to the equipment they need, Claas is announcing its CLAAS USED program for North America that will offer professionally inspected and protected “Certified” pre-owned equipment. “The new CLAAS USED program is designed to enhance our dealers’ ability to reach the public, remarketing their used equipment through our new website,” says Allen Miller, Claas’ North American remarketing ...
Claas UK to take apprenticeship program in-houseedit
AgriLand – Online
It is 20 years since Claas UK launched their apprenticeship program and this has gone from strength to strength, with a record number of apprentices joining the scheme in 2020. In light of the increased demand for good quality apprenticeships the company has now made the decision to raise their apprentice programme to a new level. As from February 2022, in an industry first, Claas UK will be taking their apprentice training ‘in-house’ in a new dedicated Apprenticeship Academy directly adjacent to the award winning Claas Academy on the site of the Claas UK headquarters at Saxham. The development of the new purpose built Apprentice Academy will make Claas the only UK agricultural machinery manufacturer to ...
Paddy in India
Mysuru: Paddy harvesting hit due to shortage of machinesedit
The Times of India – Online
Paddy harvesting in the twin districts of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar has been delayed due to the non-availability of harvester machines in adequate numbers. Paddy had been cultivated on 95,000 hectares in Mysuru district and 26,390 hectares in Chamarajanagar district. About 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy yield is expected during this season, from both districts. Though the paddy is ready for harvest since the first week of December, a large number of farmers said that they could not harvest their crop due to a lack of paddy harvester machines. Heavy rain caused waterlogging on paddy fields last month, due to which a majority of farmers could not harvest their paddy, and were forced ...
Paddy row: TRS to hold protests across Telanganaedit
The Times of India – Online
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has decided to intensify its fight against the Centre on the paddy procurement issue. As part of it, the ruling party will organise protests against the Centre’s ‘anti-farmer’ policies in every village in all the 119 constituencies on December 20. In another important decision, TRS president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said the Rythu Bandhu scheme will be extended to farmers even if they continue to cultivate paddy. KCR, who held an emergeny meeting with party MLAs, MPs, MLCs, members of Rythu Bandhu Samithis and DCCB presidents on Friday, is believed to have pulled up the MLAs. Mincing no words, he advised the legislators to go to ...
Stubble Burning
Stubble burning did not stopedit
Hindustan – Online
Despite the lakh restrictions of the government and local administration, stubble is being burnt indiscriminately in the fields. In many villages of Ramgarh Chowk and Halsi block, farmers have burnt stubble. The farmers said that there is no proper system to destroy the stubble. Because of this, they are burning the stubble under compulsion. Before the paddy was harvested, the officials of the Agriculture Department held a meeting with the farmer in the block premises and warned of depriving the farmers of the benefits of the schemes by marking the stubble burning farmers. It doesn’t seem to have any effect either. To take action on the farmers who burn stubble, it is not considered appropriate to ...