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Agriculture Industry
2021-2022 Fiscal Almost Over – An Insight on Performance of Indian Agricultural Sectoredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Most of us would agree that India has been able to step in successfully to cater to the increased global demand after the second half of 2020, despite the unprecedented global pandemic. Our nation has emerged as a significant global supplier of food and other essential agricultural products. Indian agriculture sector was among the few segments that remained robust amid the pandemic miseries, and as per experts, the country is expected to register a growth rate of 3.6 per cent in the current financial year ending March 2022. On the other hand, India’s agricultural sector is estimated to grow by 3.9% in 2022-2023, i.e. better than the current fiscal. Various financial reports have conveyed ...
Clean energy startups innovate on products to aid farmers, rural areasedit
Moneycontrol – Online
Yash Tarwadi, 25, is a chemical engineer based in Surat in India’s western state of Gujarat. Four years ago, he along with three other like-minded engineers came together to develop a solar energy-based desalination plant that could be used to convert seawater into potable water, which could grow into a model for improving drinking water access in coastal states like Gujarat. Like Tarwadi’s enterprise, Solnce Technologies, many startup companies across India have ventured into the clean energy sector, developing innovations for the agricultural sector and rural households. Solnce Technologies introduced its desalination plant, Sol-Evo, in 2018. It also started a pilot project and installed its standalone unit at Olpad, a coastal village, around 30 kilometres away ...
Dams and Indian Agriculture
Cauvery delta farmers seek water release from Mettur dam beyond January 28edit
The New Indian Express – Online
Cauvery delta farmers who have cultivated Samba and Thalady paddy have urged the State government not to stop water release from Mettur dam on January 28, the stipulated date, and instead sought to continue the release to save the crops which were raised in a delayed manner owing to heavy rains. The water from Mettur reservoir is usually released on June 12 for irrigation of crops in the Cauvery delta districts and used to be closed on January 28. For the current irrigation year, the reservoir was opened on June 12 and there was record cultivation of Kuruvai paddy. Samba cultivation area also stood at 3.43 lakh acres in Thanjavur district alone, which ...
Technology in Agriculture
Rajasthan: Governor roots for ‘smart agriculture’ for making farming profitableedit
The Times of India – Online
Governor Kalraj Mishra on Friday laid emphasis on the promotion of ‘smart agriculture’ to make farming sustainable and profitable. He said agricultural universities through their directorates of extension education and Krishi Vigyan Kendras should motivate farmers to adopt ‘smart agriculture’ and help them with necessary mobile applications. Mishra was addressing the convocation of Shri Karan Narendra Agricultural University in Jobner virtually. He said in the light of the new National Education Policy, agricultural education should be made more employable, skill development linked and entrepreneurship based. In addition to promoting innovations in agricultural education, he stressed on making students skilled for new enterprises related to food processing.The governor said that continuous work should be ...
Govt. Policies
Centre offers 100% grant to Agriculture Institutes for purchase of Drones for Agriculture sectoredit
The Statesman – Online
In a bid to promote the use of drones, the Centre on Saturday offered a 100 % grant up to the cost of Rs 10 lakh to Agriculture Institutes for the purchase of Drones for Agriculture and its allied activities. Besides, the Government has also offered a grant of 75 % of the cost of Drone to Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) for demonstrations on the farmers’ fields, said a senior officer of the Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Ministry. The Ministry has issued revised guidelines to make drone technology affordable to the stakeholders of this sector. In its guidelines on “Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization” (SMAM), it envisaged 100 % grant to the Farm Machinery Training & ...