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Agriculture Industry
HarvestPlus Partners with Grameen Foundation India to Empower Women through Inclusive Agriculture Approachedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
HarvestPlus and Grameen Foundation India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase food, nutrition, and livelihoods security through the production, consumption, and marketing of conventionally bred biofortified crops in India. The collaboration will focus on health and nutrition initiatives, along with financial inclusion and agriculture-based livelihoods, to enable vulnerable populations (especially women) to overcome poverty and hidden hunger. These initiatives will be led by women agripreneurs known as Grameen Mittras, who will provide doorstep availability of various services and develop a personal connection with farmers through regular interactions, thereby cultivating good faith and trust with them.
Pulses cultivation doubles this year at 21,230 hectares in Thanjavur districtedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Even as Samba paddy harvest is over only in about 65 per cent area in Thanjavur district, farmers commenced the cultivation of pulses and summer paddy. Pulses cultivation has doubled this year compared to the last. Samba and Thalady paddy have been cultivated in around 1.37 lakh hectares in Thanjavur district this year, and harvest has completed in 90,000 hectares. Following the harvest,farmers started cultivating pulses and summer paddy. According to an Agriculture department official, black gram has been cultivated as rice fallow pulse, on 21,230 hectares so far this year. This is more than twice the coverage last year. As farmers expect timely opening of Mettur dam, they are going in ...
Dairy Farming
Stellapps Secures Funding from IDH FarmFit to help Smallholder Farmersedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Stellapps has raised an undisclosed amount from IDH FarmFit, which is the funds’ first equity investment in India. Stellapps, an end-to-end dairy technology solutions provider, and IDH Farmfit Fund have entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership as a result of this investment. Stellapps is challenging the status quo of India’s dairy ecosystem through its tech-first, platform-based dairy supply chain services. The increasing milk demand and the huge untapped potential for milk production offer ample opportunities for continuous growth for Stellapps. Since its inception in 2011, the dairy tech startup expects to raise farmer net income by improving productivity in the value chain, enhancing milk quality, and enabling trackability. The dairy tech startup is creating a digital ...
Govt. Policies
Government Releases Second Advance Estimates of Production of Major Crops for 2021-22edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2021-22. Record foodgrains production of 316.06 million tonnes is estimated. Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said that the new record of foodgrains production in the country is the result of the hard work of farmers, efficient research of scientists and farmer-friendly policies of the Government. As per the Second Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during 2021-22 is as under: Foodgrains –316.06 million tonnes. (record),Rice –127.93 million tonnes. (record),Wheat –111.32 million tonnes. (record)
Stubble Burning
Stubble Burning in India: Causes, Effects & Measureedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Stubble burning also known as Parali in local language is a practice of intentionally setting fire to the crop residue that includes stems (stubble), leaves, stalks, and seed pods of the yielded crops such as paddy. It is usually being done in the areas where combined harvesting methods are used. This technique is still being practiced on a large scale in India.There are some serious threats that stubble burning poses. It causes severe deterioration of the air quality Index along with vehicular emissions. The stubble burning being practiced in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab contribute majorly to the life-threatening high AQI of the National Capital, Delhi. The smoke from stubble burning in these regions travels ...
Tractor industry
VST Tillers Tractors will launch an e-tractor in the US market in FY23: Antony Cherukara, CEOedit
Zee Business – Online
Antony Cherukara, CEO, VST Tillers Tractors Ltd., talks about the growth of the Q3FY22 numbers, raw material inflation, product launch pipeline, price hikes, ‘Mission 2025’, price hike plans, international markets and offer of up to 100% finance for brush cutters among others during a candid chat with Neha Anand, Zee Business. VST Tillers revenue has been stable with about a 2.5% growth in Q3FY22. What led to this stability, was it the price or volume play? A: Both has happened. Price was increased to tackle inflation and volume has increased in power tillers but there is some pressure on tractors and the whole industry is feeling it today. Hopefully, going forward that should be back.