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Agriculture Industry
Top 6 Reasons Why Vertical Farms Have Potential To Solve Critical Agriculture Issuesedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Vertical farming is the practice of producing food and medicine in vertically stacked layers, vertically inclined surfaces, and/or integrated into other structures such as in a skyscraper, used warehouse, or shipping container. Have you ever thought of the most critical concerns that vertical farming can address, and in what ways? Keep reading the article for more information on agriculture issues and their solution through vertical Farming. Agriculture accounts for 70% of worldwide yearly water usage, making it the most significant contributor to water shortage. Agricultural farmers consume more water than any other group combined, contributing to plenty of environmental and societal issues. In comparison to traditional farming, vertical farming utilizes less than 5% of the ...
Top 10 Agriculture Companies In India In 2022edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Agriculture, a vital sector of the Indian economy has a great importance. According to the Ministry of Agricultural and Farmers Welfare, agriculture and related industries provided 20.2% of the country’s Gross Value Added in FY 2020-21 at current prices. According to media, the Indian agriculture sector will be worth US$24 billion by 2025. Investing in this industry appears to be quite promising. Agriculture is one of the most important industries of the Indian economy. Agriculture employs the majority of Indians and accounts for over 17% of the country’s GDP. Getting groceries from the market may appear to be a simple task. We don’t consider the more obvious part of their availability because we’ve grown accustomed ...
Budget
Sops in Budget 2022 for agri value addition on cardsedit
The Economic Times – Online
The government is drawing up a plan to incentivise value addition in agriculture that can boost farmers’ incomes, as it looks to ensure development of the sector even after the withdrawal of farm laws late last year. The broad thrust of the strategy is to encourage backward linkages to the farm, officials said. The details are expected to be announced in the February 1 budget. “The whole idea is to provide support for investments to promote value addition and backward linkages,” a government official said.”This will also involve support for exports to help Indian farmers establish markets for their products,” the official said.Additional transport, marketing and branding incentives for exports covering diverse farm produce ...
Technology in Agriculture
AgriStack: Potential Benefits and Concerns of Digital Agricultureedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The government is developing a digital ‘stack’ of agricultural datasets, including land records at its core. Applications developed on top of the stack will give farmers advice on which seeds to buy and the best techniques for increasing production, as well as weather, agricultural loans, crop insurance, and other information. According to the government, this will also assist enhance farmers’ income and improve agriculture sector’s efficiency. However, such a centralized stack will rely on outdated and erroneous land records; farmers’ personal and financial information will be used in the absence of a strong data protection regulation, and rural regions have a low level of digital literacy. As a result, experts told IndiaSpend, such an ‘AgriStack’ ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Rain and Hailstorms Damages Rabi Crops Planted on 2 lakh hectares in Maharashtraedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have devastated crops planted on more than two lakh hectares of land in Vidarbha, Marathwada, and sections of the state’s North Maharashtra area. After the panchanamas are recorded throughout the districts that experienced unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms, the final report on exact assessment will be sent out. Dadasaheb Bhuse, the state agriculture minister, has asked district authorities to complete the panchanamas and submit a full report on crop damage owing to excessive rain and hailstorm within 15 days. “Our primary information is that unseasonal rain and hailstorm have severely impacted areas of Vidarbha and the Marathwada region as well as handful of districts in north Maharashtra,” Bhuse added. The exact loss in terms ...
Paddy in India
Paddy procurement: Extension of token validity soughtedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The administration has requested the State government to consider extension of token validity and speeding up of the paddy procurement process following repeated demands by various farmers’ organisations in the district. Forwarding the concerns regarding relaxation of procurement norms and purchase of paddy from all registered farmers and share-croppers, Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange wrote to the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department on January 10 and sought consideration of the issues. While paddy procurement started in the district on December 29, farmers have alleged that many mandis have not started functioning. Voicing resentment, secretary of Rushikulya Rayat Mahasabha (RRM) Simanchal Nahak claimed that only 6,700 of 1,22,800 registered farmers have been able to ...