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Agriculture Industry
Women Turn to Agriculture Amid Crisis To Fight Povertyedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Covid – 19 has impacted the entire world. Some regions had been affected more severely than others like Gaza. Gaza’s condition is worsening day by day. The rapidly crashing economy, of Gaza, can be viewed through the constant decline in the living conditions of people. The poverty and unemployment rates in the country are rising rapidly from 45% to 59%. According to statistics, women’s unemployment in Gaza is even higher, at 62%. Amid this crisis, two groups of young women decided to turn to agriculture to provide food for their families. When Ghaidaa Qudaih graduated from university, she was among the several other women, who were unemployed and were suffering from poor living conditions. When ...
Budget
Budget 2022 focusses on making agriculture smart, modern: PM Modiedit
The Economic Times – Online
Agricultural loans for farmers have been increased by 2.5 times in the last seven years, the Prime Minister said while adding that the union budget presented on February 1 will give a major boost to modernise agriculture and also promote natural farming, with a special focus on agri-waste management. Increasing farmer’s income, reduce farming cost and connecting farmers to market is the aim of the government, PM Narendra Modi emphasized. He called on the corporate world, technology sector, financial world and start up world to collaborate with the government and take Budget initiatives to farmers before they start the new agriculture year this year. Talking about PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme has become a ...
Competition
Solis Yanmar launches YM3 series tractors in Indiaedit
Construction Week – Online
International Tractors has widened its footprint under the Solis Yanmar brand portfolio with the launch of its new YM3 tractor series. Also known as Global 4W Drive experts, Solis Yanmar has introduced two new tractors – YM 342A and YM 348A that are tuned to deliver higher productivity and performance. Built with 110 year old diesel engine expertise of Yanmar, the new YM3 series is fully tailored as per Indian farmer requirements and robustly designed for Indian conditions. The YM3 tractor range fully sealed tractors with features like engine, fully synchromesh gear, push button operated PTO and carries optimum weight to address both farming as well as special application needs of farmers. The YM3 tractor ...
Dairy Farming
Dairy Farming Equipment: Small Dairy Machinery Specificationsedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Dairy farming is a type of agriculture that produces milk over a lengthy period of time. It is a capital-intensive project that will need long-term planning and administration. Investing in high-quality dairy machinery is critical to your company’s success. After the milk is collected, it must be processed before being sold. Let’s have a look at the dairy farming equipment. Shelter, such as a cowshed, is one of the most critical things you can provide for your dairy cows. It is critical not to underestimate the value of a comfortable and hygienic shelter. Your dairy cows will produce a lot of milk for you if they are happy and healthy. To put it another way, ...
Technology in Agriculture
Artificial intelligence to drive farm growth: PM Modiedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Artificial intelligence is going to completely change agriculture and farming in the 21st century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as he stressed on the use of new technologies to boost farm incomes. Addressing a webinar on agriculture and the Union Budget, the prime minister said over 700 agri startups have been launched in the last couple of years, adding that newer technologies will drive growth. Modi also said the PM-KISAN had entered its third anniversary. “This scheme has become a strong support for the small farmers of the country. Under the scheme, almost ₹1.75 lakh crore has been given to 11 crore farmers,” he said. The PM said the Union Budget (2022-23) will ...
Paddy in India
91,198 MT of paddy procured via DPCs so far, says Nagai Collectoredit
DT Next – Online
Out of the total 1.62 lakh acres under paddy cultivation during the samba thalady season, the harvest has been undertaken in 1.03 lakh acres so far and a procurement of 91,198 MT has been made through the DPCs in the district, said Nagapattinam Collector Dr A Arun Thamburaj during the farmers’ grievances redressal meet held on Thursday. Clarifying the doubts and answering to the queries of the farmers during the meeting, Collector Arun Thamburaj, who chaired the meet, urged the farmers to utilise benefits of the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme which would facilitate a loan up to Rs 1.60 lakh without security and up to Rs 3 lakh with security. It would also help ...
Stubble Burning
Why does India need to promote BioCNG to tackle stubble burning and to boost rural economy?edit
Rural Marketing – Online
Through the adoption of BioCNG, a circular economy can be created, and farmers will benefit from the additional income. India is the second most populous country in the world after China. With a population of 1.3 billion and counting, the onus of feeding all those mouths lies predominately with agriculture. Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, directly and indirectly employing nearly 58 per cent of the country’s population. It also contributes substantially to the country’s economy, accounting for 20.2 per cent of the nation’s GDP in 2020-21, with US$ 35.09 billion in earnings from exports in FY20 alone. Given its importance, it is unfortunate that the farmers themselves are struggling to make ends ...