Media Monitor
Budget
Kerala Budget: Value-added agri mission in offingedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Giving a big boost to the agriculture sector, the government has set aside Rs 879 crore to empower farmers. The schemes include constitution of a value- added agricultural mission, building infrastructure, promoting mechanised farming and startups and formation of a marketing firm. The budget proposes to constitute Value-added Agricultural Mission to increase state’s domestic production from agricultural resources. As a part of this, five working groups will be constituted to formulate strategies. The working groups will formulate schemes and device an integrated scheme. Seven Agritech facility centres will be established in seven districts to encourage value-added farming. These centres will be established in 5 to 10 acres of land owned by agriculture department ...
Agriculture budget harvests tech power, plans drone services for farmers in Andhra Pradeshedit
The Times of India – Online
Taking technology to the farm lands, agriculture and marketing minister K Kannababu on Friday announced drone services for the agriculture sector. He said the government will launch about 10,000 drones in a phased manner in the coming fiscal. He explained that drones will be operated from Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) which have been developed as a one-stop solution for issues of farmers. Kannababu presented the agriculture and allied sectors budget for 2022-23 with an outlay of 43,052.78 crore on Friday. All schemes that have been linked to the welfare of farmers have been brought under the agriculture budget. Although the government is paying close to 5,000 crore to the power utilities for free ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Tractor retreat from Russia?edit
The Scottish Farmer – Online
All of the top four producers – CLAAS, CNH Casei and New Holland, Massey Fergusson and John Deere – have a significant presence in the country. As sanctions are ramped up between Russia and the West, doing business in Russia is increasingly difficult. Claas have a factory in Krasnodar, which opened in 2005 and now produces up to 1000 machines a year with a £100m investment in 2015 to expand the factory. CNH have a large presence in the country, with a number of dealerships selling the popular Magnum and Puma tractors, and Axial-Flow combines. Of these, the Puma 210 is produced in Naberezhnye, Chelny, in West Central Russia. For nearly a decade AGCO, ...
Dams and Indian Agriculture
Kerala: Kuttanad gets Rs 140 crore for flood control, infrastructure worksedit
The Times of India – Online
A sum of Rs 140 crore was allocated for flood control and infrastructure development works in Kuttanad by including it in the second Kuttanad development package in the budget. Infrastructure development works at paddy fields in Ramankari, Edathua, Chambakkulam, Neelamperoor, and Kainakary panchayats will be implemented through rural infrastructure development fund scheme. The budget also proposed a new project to enhance the agri output of lower Kuttanad region by undertaking various activities such as deepening of canals, construction of outer bunds, protection walls, engine floor and engine sheds in various paddy fields. An amount of Rs 20 crore was earmarked for this scheme in 2022-23. A sum of Rs 54 crore was set ...
Technology in Agriculture
Technology is Accelerating India’s New-Age Agricultural Revolutionedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Digitization has been the year’s watchword, and technology-driven solutions have slowly but steadily begun to change many aspects of the economy. The agriculture sector, which accounts for roughly 20% of India’s GDP, was an exception until recently. Because of the rise of agri-tech, improved efficiency, connectivity, knowledge exchange, and a plethora of critical and supporting activities are now available at the touch of a button. Drones, weather forecasters, automated machinery, AI-enabled planting and weeding, automated irrigation, and harvesting are just a few of the most recent examples of agricultural technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is also being used in soil testing and analysis, predicting the best environment for crop safety, and even creating social ...
Govt. Policies
Centre Working on Faster Adoption of Drone in Farm Sectoredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
According to Ravi Prakash, a senior official with the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage (DPPQS), three government ministries are collaborating to accelerate drone usage in the farm sector. According to him, the DPPQS’s Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) has received petitions from eight crop protection businesses seeking permission to undertake drone trials. Prakash, speaking online at an industry roundtable hosted by CropLife India and non-profit ThinkAg, said drones are economical for farmers and help them achieve better results. According to a statement, Prakash said at the roundtable discussion, “The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the agriculture ministry, and CIB&RC are working together to fast-track applications and adoption of drones in ...
Stubble Burning
क्या पंजाब के किसानों को पराली जलाने से रोक पाएंगे केजरीवाल, ‘आप’ की सरकार कैसे दिलाएगी दिल्ली को वायु प्रदूषण से मुक्तिedit
Navbharat Times – Online
क्या दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल (Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal), जिन्होंने राष्ट्रीय राजधानी में वायु प्रदूषण के लिए हमेशा पड़ोसी हरियाणा और पंजाब में पराली जलाने को जिम्मेदार ठहराया था, यह सुनिश्चित करेंगे कि उनकी पार्टी की सरकार इस सर्दी में दिल्ली की समस्या पराली जलाने नहीं देगी? धान की कटाई और गेहूं की बुवाई के बीच पंजाब और हरियाणा में किसानों के लिए बहुत कम समय होने के कारण, हर साल सर्दियों के मौसम की शुरुआत हरियाणा और पंजाब में पराली को जलाने का गवाह बनती है और मौसम संबंधी परिस्थितियां उस प्रदूषण को दिल्ली की ओर ले जाती हैं। वायु प्रदूषण और जलवायु परिवर्तन के मुद्दे पर काम करने वाले गैर सरकारी संगठन ...
Haryana chief secretary issues directions to reduce stubble burning incidentsedit
The Indian Express – Online
Haryana chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal Friday directed the officers concerned to prepare an advance action plan for crop-residue management ahead of the upcoming season and explore possibilities of new technologies and projects in addition to the existing technologies for ex-situ management. Kaushal presided over a meeting regarding ex-situ management for the upcoming season on Friday. “There has been a significant reduction in the incidents of stubble burning last year and this year also advance action plan should be prepared to decrease the stubble burning incidents. For this, committees should also be constituted at the village level so that the incidents of stubble burning at the ground level can also be closely monitored and farmers ...