Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Women – The Key Players Revolutionizing Agriculture in Indiaedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Agriculture is a significant driver of Indian economic growth and poverty reduction. However, the sector is failing owing in part to restraints that limit the productivity of women, who play a multidimensional role at every stage in agriculture — from sowing to planting, drainage, irrigation, fertilizer, plant protection, harvesting, weeding, and storage. They are a critical resource in agriculture and the rural economy. This Women’s Day we need to realize, the vision and goal for strengthening Indian Agriculture cannot be achieved without the empowerment of women associated with agriculture. Women contribute significantly to the agricultural and rural economies of all developing countries like India. They are responsible for about 60-80% of food and 90% of ...
Decarbonising Indian agriculture: Chunk of capital needed for sustainable agri-pathways can come from repurposing existing subsidiesedit
Financial Express – Online
As per India’s third Biennial Update Report , in 2016, agriculture and livestock emitted 407,821 Gg of CO2e, around 14% of total emissions. Out of this, 61.3% is linked to livestock. The figures for Land use (LULUCF) are net sink of 307,820 Gg CO2e, representing 15% removal from total emissions, primarily from forest and cropland. The significance increases manifold when socio-economic impact is factored. India, with 1.75 million sq km arable land and a 300 million cattle population has 160 million rural households with agriculture being the main source of livelihood. Hence, decarbonisation has to be carefully calibrated to avoid an adverse impact to over 120 million marginal farmers who are still in the ‘survival ...
Govt. Policies
Kisan Anudan Yojana 2022: Now Get Subsidy Up to 50% on Agriculture Equipments, Details Insideedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Many types of help are being given to the farmers in the country so that they have less trouble and more income. In such a situation, the Madhya Pradesh government has made a big decision for the farmers of the state. Yes, now to give huge subsidies on agricultural machinery to the farmers, the state government has announced Kisan Anudan Yojana 2022. The state of Madhya Pradesh has launched MP Kisan Anudan Yojana for the benefit of farmers. Under Kisan Anudan Yojana, new agricultural equipment is made available to the farmers. Along with this, it also gives grants to farmers to buy good agricultural equipment for farming. Today many farmers are getting benefited under this ...
Agriculture Apps: Government to Launch ‘Super App’ To Help Farmersedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
According to an official at the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, the government aims to launch a super app for the farmers that will consolidate multiple digital entities and existing mobile applications aimed at them. The consolidation will make it easier for farmers to access information such as the most recent development and research activities, government schemes, advisories, market and weather updates, and available services. The ministry is planning on combining different apps such as IIFCO Kisan, Pusa Krishi, Farm-o-Pedia, Krishi Gyan of ICARs, etc, making their wide spectrum of services available on a single platform. This initiative will be more user-friendly and it will allow the farmers to access all the latest ...
Govt plans to connect agriculture economy with industriesedit
The Times of India – Online
Highlighting the features of agriculture-oriented new Industry policy of Chhattisgarh, the industry department officials said that an initiative to connect the agricultural economy with industries has been made in the New Industrial Policy Of 2019-2024. In the last three years, 478 units based on agriculture and food processing have been established with a capital investment of Rs 1167 crore and 6319 people have got employment. As per officials of the industry department, entrepreneurs are being attracted in the core sector as well as in new sectors. In the last three years, a 1751 industrial units were established attracting an investment of Rs 19550 crore. As a result, 32912 people have got employment. On ...
Paddy in India
Price of rice skyrockets due to rise in freight charges and low productionedit
Mathrubhumi – Online
Amid inflation, the price of rice varieties are skyrocketing in Kerala due to freight charges for transport and lower production in the paddy cultivating states of India. Notably, in a stretch of three months, the price of all rice varieties increased in the range of Rs 2 to Rs 8. Over this period, the price of Jaya variety of rice coming from Andhra Pradesh witnessed highest hike. Wholesale price of the Jaya rice which was at Rs 32/kg in the month of January now has become Rs 39/kg (based on prices in Kozhikode market*). While the price of Bodhana rice variety witnessed lowest hike, that is Rs 2. Some varieties of rice have become unavailable in ...