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Agriculture Industry
Modi launches 100 agricultural drones across the countryedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually launched 100 Made in India agricultural drones across the country, which carried out farm operations in unique simultaneous flights. The PM labelled it a “milestone” for Indian agriculture. The drone blitz is said to be, by far, the largest collective agricultural drone exercise in the country. The prime minister said new technologies would bring a “world of opportunities for farmers and youth”. A raft of recent policy relaxations and incentives, including proposals in the Union budget 2022-23, have opened up India’s vast agriculture sector for commercial use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles.“This is a new chapter in the direction of modern agricultural facilities of the 21st century. ...
Dairy Farming
Dairy Farming: These Newest Dairy Technologies That Can Help Farmers Increase their Profits, Manyfold!edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Indian dairy farming has evolved and changed substantially since the days of the white revolution. Technology, like any other industry, has assisted the sector and its stakeholders in a number of ways. Furthermore, the Indian hinterland and rural farmers remain unorganized and in serious need of technical support. Some of the technologies are currently in use in India, though adoption is still fairly low, and many more are yet to come to market. Nonetheless, there is little question that technology is helping to modernize the Indian dairy industry. Let’s have a look at some of the most important new dairy technologies. Cattle productivity, lifespan, and reproductivity are all reduced by health problems. Farmers spend a ...
Events
India invites Agri Start Ups, FPOs at EXPO2020 Dubaiedit
Zee Business – Online
Showcasing the country’s investment-friendly policies and growth opportunities in agriculture and allied sectors at EXPO2020 Dubai, India has invited Start Ups and FPOs to capitalise on Agri and Food processing policies. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi assured the Start Ups and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) that they would be considered for providing equity grants, management costs, and other available support measures. Dr Likhi was speaking at the inauguration of ‘Food, Agriculture and Livelihood’ fortnight at the India Pavilion in EXPO2020 Dubai on Thursday. The theme of the first fortnight is ‘Millets’. India produces all the nine commonly known millets and is the largest producer and second-largest exporter of millets ...
Govt. Policies
PM Fasal Beema Yojana to launch a doorstep distribution driveedit
Business Standard – Online
The Centre is set to launch a doorstep distribution drive for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana (PMFBY) that entered its seventh year on Friday. “The PMFBY will be launching a doorstep distribution drive to deliver crop insurance policies to the farmers under ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’ in all the implementing states,” the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare said in a release. The campaign aims to ensure that all farmers are well-aware and equipped with all information on their policies, land records, the process of claim and grievance redressal under PMFBY. The launch announcement was made on February 18, 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The implementation started with ...
‘Rs 1706 cr disbursed among farmers under PM-Kisan scheme in J&K’edit
Indiablooms – Online
In Jammu and Kashmir Rs 1706 crore has been disbursed among over 10 lakh farmers under the PM- Kisan scheme to give a boost to the farming community and agriculture sector which is the main driving force of UT’s economy. As per the official statement, till recent months, Direct financial assistance has been provided to 11.7 lakh farmers through the Kissan Credit Card and incentives worth Rs. 1,706 crore has been disbursed to more than a million beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN scheme. Agriculture is a key and essential part of human civilization and forms the core societal development of any region. The Jammu and Kashmir economy is predominantly agriculture dependent and nearly 70 percent of the ...
Rajasthan agriculture budget: Govt plans to allocate ₹2,500cr for loan waiveredit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Rajasthan government plans to allocate ₹2,500 crore in its first ever agriculture budget this month to waive crop loans of farmers, whom banks have given notices or are in the process of receiving them for attachment of properties for failing to repay their debts, officials said. “The planning department, which is coordinating with the banks on behalf of the government has submitted a status report on the situation of farmers indebted to the banks…[for] this loan waiver,” said an official, who did not want to be named. The official said cases of attachment of lands of farmers, who have been unable to repay loans in the state, have come to their notice. “The state ...
Tax on Agriculture: GST applicable on seeds used in agriculture say two tax rulingsedit
The Economic Times – Online
The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has said in two rulings that seeds are not “agricultural produce” and should attract goods and services tax (GST), a development that could create complications for the agriculture sector in the future. In both the rulings, the AAR said that “seed” is treated separately from “grain”. The law applicable to grain and seed will be different and therefore concessions applicable to grain produced by a cultivator will not be applicable to seed, said the rulings of February 11. The AAR rulings, in the case of Ganga Kaveri Seeds and Narasimha Reddy & Sons, applied the ejusdem generis principle, said tax experts. Both the companies are supplying goods ...
Paddy in India
Farmers Get Two New High Yielding Paddy Varieties Developed By TNAUedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has released two new high-yield rice varieties, one of which is drought resistant and the other of which is adapted to salt soil conditions. TNAU’s director of research, K S Subramanian, recently announced the release of eight agricultural crops and seven horticultural crops. TRY 5, a mutant of TRY 2, was among the new paddy types, he added, since it was ideal for saline soil conditions and could be harvested 10-15 days quicker than conventional crops cultivated in comparable conditions. “It’s ideal for growing kuruvai (June-July), late samba (September-October), and navarai (December-January).” It produces more than 5 tonnes per acre on average. “It has a milling rate of 64 ...
Tractor industry
Ongole: Plea for GST exemption for tractors supplied on subsidyedit
The Hans India– Online
Members of the District Agriculture Advisory Board requested the government to give GST exemption to the tractors being distributed to the beneficiaries on subsidy under various programmes. In a meeting held in Ongole on Friday, the members asked the officials to provide all services to farmers at Rythu Bharosa Kendras, in time. DRO P Srinivasulu presided over the Board meeting held at the Collectorate here, where members discussed progress in the implementation of the advisories made in the earlier meeting and the actions to be taken. The members passed resolutions to start paddy procurement centres in Kandukur Assembly constituency by month-end and requested the State government to exempt GST for the tractors being supplied on ...