Media Monitor
Competition
Mahindra tractor sales down 43 percent in Februaryedit
Autocar Professional – Online
Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) said the company’s domestic sales in February 2022 were at 18,910 units, as against 27,170 units during February 2021. Total tractor sales (Domestic + Exports) during February 2022 were at 20,437 units, as against 28,146 units for the same period last year. Exports for February 2022 stood at 1,527 units, a growth of 56 percent over the previous year. Hemant Sikka, president – Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra said, “Agri-indicators continue to be promising with the Rabi season sowing at an all-time high and higher liquidity with farmers on account of timely and record procurement of Kharif crops. With record expansion in sown area for third consecutive ...
Technology in Agriculture
Digital Agriculture: Top 10 Robotic Applications In Modern Farmingedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
By 2025, the world’s population is expected to surpass 9 billion people. With a sharp increase on the horizon, governments must consider innovative ways to feed their people. It is not, however, easy. As the population shifts from rural to urban areas and no one steps forward to handle next-generation farming, now is the ideal time to introduce disruptive technology such as artificial intelligence and robots into agriculture. Many business areas, such as customer service, manufacturing, shipping, and transportation, have already been invaded by robotics. Fortunately, agriculture is the next industry to embrace technology for a dramatic transformation. But, of all the technologies, why robotics? Because it can bridge the gap between labour and production ...
Govt. Policies
A Green Push to Crop Diversification: MP Farmers to Get All Necessary Support & Assistanceedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Madhya Pradesh government is launching an incentive scheme to prevent farmers from producing wheat, fearing that it would raise the burden on the state budget. Other crop diversification, unlike wheat, would not have a minimum support price (MSP), officials said. The MP government purchased its most wheat in 2020, with 356 lakh metric tonnes, and paid farmers a total of Rs 25,311 crore. Wheat output has climbed from 219 lakh M T to 356 lakh M T in the last five years, according to agricultural department data. In addition, the government has paid a total of Rs. 8,468 crore for paddy production in the year 2021. “We’re changing our strategy so that farmers don’t have to ...
Govt promoting setting up FPOs to boost income of small farmers: Tomaredit
Business Standard – Online
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said the government will promote setting up of more Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in the country as part of its efforts to increase income of small and marginal farmers. Addressing a conference organised by CII-NCDEX FPO summit, he said the government has already started a scheme to set up 10,000 FPOs with an outlay of Rs 6,865 crore and the programme is being implemented at a fast pace. Tomar said the programme of setting up FPOs is very effective in ensuring progress of small and marginal farmers. Nearly 86 per cent of farmers are small and marginal with average land holdings of less than 1.1 hectare. Tomar said ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Stream flows declining in river basins, affecting agriculture: IPCC authoredit
Hindustan Times – Online
Stream flows have declined in many river basins while extreme rainfall events, as well as dry spells, are likely to increase in India during the next few years. This can make water management for agriculture challenging. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday indicates the effectiveness of most adaptation measures, including water-related measures, falls sharply at higher levels of global warming above 1.5-degree C, showing that adaptation alone will not solve the crisis. Aditi Mukherji, a researcher at International Water Management Institute and contributing lead author for the chapter on the water in the IPCC report, spoke to HT about immediate mitigation measures needed to prevent severe impacts ...