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Agriculture Industry
Invisible hands of women in farming sectoredit
The Avenue Mail – Online
Today agriculture, which contributes about 16% of GDP, is becoming increasingly women-centric. The agriculture sector employs 80% of the economically active women; These include 33% agricultural labor force and 48% self-employed farmers. According to a report, about 18% of farmer families in India are headed by women. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has recognized the multifaceted role of women at every level in agriculture from sowing to planting, drainage, irrigation, fertilizing, plant protection, harvesting, weeding in crop cultivation, animal husbandry, dairy, and fisheries. Discussion is proposed to discuss the challenges faced by women farmers. It aims to work in one direction using better credit access, skill development, and other opportunities. Crop farming, ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas and Carraro Group sign strategic agreement to expand mutual growthedit
Queensland Country Life – Online
Machinery manufacturers Claas and Carraro Group have built on their decades-long cooperation with the signing of a strategic agreement. In addition to the supply of axles and components for tractors and the development and production of special and compact tractors, the cooperation will also include the mutual knowledge transfer and exchange of skills in the fields of human resources and best practices in sustainability. The two family-owned companies have worked together since 2003, when Claas entered the tractor market with its acquisition of Renault Agriculture. The partnership has since expanded to include the development and production of vineyard, orchard and compact tractors. Last year, Claas launched the modernised Nexos series manufactured by Carraro ...
Dams and Indian Agriculture
Karnataka Budget: Agriculture & Irrigation Get a Boost, Mekedatu Project Gets Rs 1,000 croreedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka’s chief minister, has set aside Rs 1,000 crore for the Mekedatu project, which has been a source of friction between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Following the opposition Congress’s 165-kilometer padayatra from Mekdatu to Bengaluru, Bommai has been pressed to allocate a major portion of funding to irrigation projects to demonstrate his government’s commitment to farmers. The CM made the allocation knowing that the opposition would make it an issue ahead of the assembly elections next year, even though the project has yet to receive environmental clearance from the Centre. The allocation for agriculture and allied sectors has been enhanced by the chief minister to Rs 33,700 crore, an increase of Rs ...
Technology in Agriculture
What New Advances Would Metaverse Bring In The World Of Agriculture?edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The whole around us is being reinvented, through a new, exciting and fascinating technology called Virtual Reality. It is most commonly used in video gaming, it is an immersing technology that makes the user feels that he/she is in an alternative world of reality. Virtual reality creates an artificial environment around you. It uses visual and auditory senses and blocks our sense of being connected to the outside world. Then it enables us to enter the virtual world, a computer-generated environment that our brain comprehends real. In order to enter this world of virtuality, you need to wear a special kind of headgear. Now, that the basics of VR are clear to you, let us ...
Stubble Burning
Stubble burning leads to forest fireedit
The Times of India – Online
A fire broke out in the civil forest of Anand Nagar, Almora, on Friday, gutting around 3 hectares of forest area. It later turned out that some villagers had burnt stubble and the fire from it spread to the forest. Local residents managed to douse the fire at night. Gajendra Pathak, a local resident who spotted and helped in dousing the fire, said, “The blaze around Friday 12 pm. When the blaze threatened to reach residential areas around 7 pm, local residents noticed it and rushed to the forest. By 9 pm, we managed to douse the flames. Some villagers had set fire to their farm field, which led to the flames.” ...
Tractor industry
Domestic Tractor Sales Reached a Total of 51932 Units in Feb 2022; Drops By 31.35%edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Domestic tractor sales fell by 31.35 percent in February of this year. Total tractor sales in February 2022 were 51932 units, compared to 75645 units in February 2021. We also have brand-by-brand sales data in front of you that offers you a comprehensive image of the tractor brands. In the month of February 2022, tractor sales dipped by 30.40 percent. Mahindra Tractors sold 18910 units in February 2022, and 27170 units in February 2021. Apart from that, Mahindra increased its market share by 0.50 percent this month. Domestic tractor sales fell by 33.46 percent. In February 2022, the firm sold 9124 tractors, compared to 13713 in February 2021. Furthermore, in February 2022, TAFE Group lost ...