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Agriculture Industry
Will new AAP government in Punjab address state’s farm-sector woes?edit
Financial Express – Online
The new government in Punjab may have to convince farmers to move away from growing rice and wheat to economically and ecologically viable horticultural crops, vegetables, pulses and oilseeds. According to Punjab government data, of the total 78.2 lakh hectares used for crop production, 40% was used for paddy cultivation and 45% was used for growing wheat in 2019-20. Given the results of assembly elections announced on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to form the new government in the state with a thumping majority. “This cropping system of Punjab is becoming economically and ecologically unviable given the deterioration of soil health, depletion of water table and squeezing of farm incomes as cost of ...
Maharashtra Economic Survey: Sowing during kharif season completed on 155.15 lakh hectare in 2021-22edit
The Free Press Journal – Online
In view of unseasonal rains and hailstorms, during the kharif season of 2021-22, the sowing was completed on 155.15 lakh ha, as against 159.48 lakh ha during previous year in the State. The area under pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane is expected to increase while area under cereals and cotton is expected to decrease as compared to the previous year. Rabi crops: During rabi season of 2021-22, by the end of January sowing was completed on 52.47 lakh ha which is 10 per cent less than the corresponding period of previous year. The area of pulses is expected to increase whereas the area of cereals and oilseeds crops is expected to decrease as compared ...
Sluggish growth likely in agriculture, allied sectoredit
The Indian Express – Online
Against the backdrop of frequent hailstorms, cyclones and untimely rains the agriculture and allied sector is expected to grow at a sluggish rate of 4.4 per cent, which is the lowest in the last three years. While the growth estimate for the sector in the last economic survey was pegged at 11.7 per cent, revised estimates show that the sector notched a growth of 17.9 percent. This is substantially higher than the average 3 per cent sectoral growth that agriculture and allied activities have registered in the past decade. The previous highest growth witnessed by the sector that accounts for over 50 per cent of livelihoods in Maharashtra was 21 per cent in 2016-17. ...
Eco Survey pegs agriculture growth at abysmal 4% against last year’s 17.9%edit
Hindustan Times – Online
Pointing to the continuing stress on the economy, the ‘Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2021-22’ has said that the agriculture sector is expected to grow at 4.4 percent as against 17.9 percent in the previous year. The numbers hold importance as a majority of the state’s population depends on agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood. Highlighting some green shoots in the economy, it said that industrial growth is expected at 11.9 percent, which is higher than the negative growth rate of 10 percent in the previous financial year, while the services sector is expected to grow at 13.5 percent in 2021-22, versus a 9 percent contraction in 2020-21. The economic survey report was tabled by ...
Competition
Harish Chavan Talks about the journey of Swaraj Tractors, their New Multipurpose Machine ‘CODE’ & much moreedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Swaraj was established in 1974 with a mission to be self-reliant and it is currently the second largest tractor brand in the India. Swaraj based out of Punjab offers multiple farming solutions and has a wide range of tractors from 11.18 kW to 48.47 kW (15Hp-65Hp) for various farming needs including their new multipurpose farm machine CODE.However, this Multi-crore brand had a humble beginning. The birth of Swaraj Tractors dates back to 1960s, during the time of Green Revolution when the government was promoting mechanization extensively to meet the food demand of the rapidly increasing Indian population. The Government was keenly looking towards Indian companies for mechanization as most players in the tractor category were ...
Technology in Agriculture
Government working on fast-tracking drone adoption in farm sector: Officialedit
The Economic Times – Online
Three concerned departments of the government are working jointly to fast track drone adoption in the farm sector, according to a senior official of the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage (DPPQS) Ravi Prakash. The Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the DPPQS has received applications from eight crop protection companies seeking permission for conducting trials of drones, he said. Discussing the issue virtually at an industry roundtable organised by CropLife India and non-profit body ThinkAg, Prakash said drones are affordable for farmers and help in superior produce. “The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the agriculture ministry and CIB&RC are working jointly to fast track applications and adoption of drones ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Livelihoods of Womenedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Arthan and JustJobs Network organized a forum to discuss climate change through the lens of gender equality. The aim of the forum was to discuss the impact of climate change on the agricultural livelihoods of women. The forum threw light on the deep disparities between the work women have access to relative to men and the significant gender gap prevailing amongst agricultural casual workers. Women’s wages are at least 30 percent lower than male wages. The panelists further addressed the issue of women bearing the brunt of the impact of covid as well as climate change. The sector that stands to be most affected is agriculture and a larger share of women are employed in ...