Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
e-NAM platform to provide assorted agri services to farmersedit
Financial Express – Online
Private entities providing services such as transportation, logistics, assaying, weather forecast and fintech will be integrated into the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), a move that would make more farmers use the platform to sell their produce to buyers of their choice. Once the digital integration is completed, around 1.75 crores registered farmers, farmer producer organisations (FPOs), traders, commission agents and other stakeholders with the eNAM platform can avail themselves of these services. “The idea behind this integrated platform under e-NAM is to make available end-to-end services to farmers along with providing a platform for price discovery,” Neel Kamal Darbari, MD, Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC), told FE. Currently the modalities for integration of digital ...
Climate Change And Agriculture: Ethiopia Farmers Utilise Smart Methods To Tackle Erratic Weatheredit
News18 – Online
Our climate has changed for the worse due to the prolonged burning of fossil fuels, destruction of forest cover and use of livestock farming. These have collectively caused global warming due to the accumulation of greenhouse gasses (GHG). The rising temperatures have caused erratic weather and led to an unpredictable seasonal cycle. Ethiopia, a farming-dependant nation, has also faced the brunt of these impacts. They have, however, taken steps to mitigate the effects of climate change and enhance their farming production. As noted by Susan Chacko in a Down to Earth article, 25 Ethiopian smallholder farmers were interviewed in a study led by Diana Feliciano of the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. The study used Mitigation ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
At the Auctions: Claas Cougar mower leads Kivells dispersaledit
Farmers Weekly – Online
More than two million pounds’ worth of machinery and equipment went under the hammer at Holsworthy market in Devon last week. Hosted by West Country auctioneers Kivells, the record-setting auction exceeded the market’s annual machinery sale total in just one day. David Kivell and James Morish juggled nearly 2,000 online bidders, along with the crowds that turned up on the day, as they presented 1,400 lots of tractors, trailers, balers and arable equipment. Along with a hoard of general listings, the sale also featured dispersals of two large firms, Lark Plant Agricultural Contractors of Ashwater, Devon, and KEA Agricultural Contractors of Truro. “It was a fantastic sale with buyers travelling to Holsworthy from as far ...
Competition
Drone-acharya? Anand Mahindra hints at Agri-drone launch; asks netizens to name itedit
Mint – Online
Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra on Thursday took to microblogging site Twitter to ask netizens what to name drones that will be used in agriculture. The Mahindra Group chairman in his tweet said that drones are slated to become an inevitable part of our lives. Mahindra also insisted that drones will be most useful in farmlands. The tweet also comes on a day after which the India government banned the import of drones with immediate effect, except for research and development, defence and security purposes. The Mahindra Group chairman asked netizens to suggest names for the drones that will be used for agriculture or ‘Agri-drones’. “‘Drone-acharya’ obviously works better for battle drones”, reiterated the businessman. “What’s ...
Govt. Policies
Government Provides up to 50% Subsidy, Loan Facility to Livestock Farmers, SHGs, FPOs and Companiesedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala said that animal Husbandry is a state subject hence it is the responsibility of State Governments to arrange the animal feed for good health of livestock including the necessary financial requirements. He added that the Centre is supplementing efforts made by the State Government. Government Schemes and Subsidies for animal husbandry sector- The Central Government has launched the Scheme National Livestock Mission (NLM). The Sub-mission on Feed and Fodder Development is being implemented under NLM that aims towards encouraging entrepreneurs for establishment of fodder Block/Hay Bailing/Silage Making Units by offering 50% subsidy up to Rs.50 lakh. The Individuals, Self Help Group (SHG), Farmers Cooperative Organizations ...
Paddy in India
Odisha farmers stage dharna over crop lossedit
The New Indian Express – Onlline
Scores of farmers under the banner of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on Thursday staged a dharna in front of the Collector’s office here demanding compensation for crop damage and fulfilment of other demands. The protestors said heavy rains in the months of September and December last year had damaged paddy crops on large tracts of land in the district. They said since the compensation for the damage to their crops has not yet been given, it has become difficult for them to repay the loans availed from local cooperative societies for cultivation. Sources said a joint survey by the Revenue and Agriculture department had been conducted to assess damage to paddy crops ...
TNAU introduces two new high yielding paddy varietiesedit
The Times of India – Online
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has introduced two new high yielding paddy varieties, a drought resistant variety and another one that is suited for salt soil conditions. K S Subramanian, director of research, TNAU, said they had released eight agricultural crops and seven horticulture crops recently. Among the new paddy varieties, he said, TRY 5, a mutant of TRY 2, was suited for saline soil conditions and could be harvested 10-15 days earlier than the existing crops that were grown in similar conditions. “It is suitable for kuruvai (Jun-July), late samba (Sep-Oct) and navarai (Dec-Jan) cultivation. It has an average yield of more than 5 tonnes per hectare. It has 64% milling ...