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Agriculture Industry
Khetia: Live telecast helps farmers learn basic concepts of zero budget natural farmingedit
Free Press Journal – Online
The live telecast of the natural and zero budget farming workshop, held in Bhopal was organised here at the auditorium of the agricultural produce market committee on Wednesday.
During the workshop, the farmers learnt the basic concept and economic viability of zero budget farming. Zero budget natural farming is a method of chemical-free agriculture drawing from traditional Indian practices.
Food production touches 118 lakh tonnes in Tamil Naduedit
The Times of India – Online
Increased area in cultivation of short-term paddy, successful kuruvai and favourable rainfall last year contributed to increased food production in the state in 2021-22. As per the third advance estimates, as on April 7, the production of paddy and other agricultural crops in the state is estimated at a record 118 lakh tonnes. This is 9% more than the previous year’s production of 108 lakh tonnes and a remarkable achievement in the last six years, said agriculture minister MRK Panneerselvam in the assembly on Wednesday.
Total production of rice last year is estimated at 80.2 lakh tonnes. It would be 16.1 lakh tonnes more than the average production of 64 tonnes ...
Plans afoot to promote paddy-cum-fish culture in Nagapattinamedit
The New Indian Express – Online
In a bid to promote inland fishing and to provide additional income to farmers, the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department in collaboration with ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra is planning to promote paddy-cum-fish culture in the district.
Experts say a small pond in the middle or adjacent to a paddy field is all that it takes to carry out paddy-cum-fish culture. “A farmer can cultivate paddy and culture fish at the same time. He can commence farming at the same time and harvest both his paddy and fish at the same time. We are planning to promotethe concept among farmers,” said J Akhandarao, the joint director of agriculture department.
MBA in agriculture management can transform farming landscapeedit
The Times of India – Online
Industrialisation of agricultural products, growth of food processing companies and organised retailing have expanded the job market, writes PV Vijay Kumar Reddy. The agriculture sector and the exports of the related products in India stood at approximately $41 billion in 2021. About 43% of India’s overall geographical territory is occupied by agricultural activity.
In 2021, the agriculture export basket of India accounted for 2.5 % of world agricultural trade, according to The Economic Times. However, for ASEAN countries, the agricultural exports from India amounted to 8.56%, which has been suggested by India Brand Equity Foundation.
Competition
Mahindra plans to pull out all the stops on farm mechanisation this fiscaledit
AutoCar Professional – Online
“We are putting our money where our mouth is and, starting April 1, are doubling down on our resources in terms of people and money. We want to scale up the whole farm machinery game because we believe that the country can benefit a lot from this transition,” says Hemant Sikka, President, FES.
The R&D Centre for farm mechanisation in Mohali, Punjab is now headed by R Sundararajan, who has spent some years in Finland, working as Chief Operating Officer for Sampo Rosenlew, the company in which M&M has a near 80 percent stake. According to Sikka, this shows “our full commitment” to the global centre of excellence (COE) network that has been created over the ...
Events
ICAR in Collaboration With KVK Organized Farmer Training Program on Banana Cultivationedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Over the last few months, the ICAR National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) has organized exhibition-cum-training sessions and has given training to over 350 banana growers from six districts in the state in banana cultivation practices and value addition.
The training program was organized to assist farmers in acquiring knowledge about banana cultivation and the importance of value-added products. Groups of 50-100 farmers from Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Madurai, Namakkal, and Tiruarur participated in the programs which were held in the respective state Kendras.
Govt. Policies
Govt working on scheme to promote natural farming: Narendra Singh Tomaredit
Business Standard – Online
The Centre is working on a scheme to promote natural farming and is mulling incorporating this traditional method of cultivation in the syllabus of agri-varsities, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Wednesday.
The government wants to encourage different methods of farming techniques, including natural and organic, in order to increase farmers’ income and make the farm sector self-reliant, he added. Tomar also urged scientists to provide their research inputs to reap more benefits from traditional methods of farming.
Harvest Machine
Combine Harvesters Market to Grow Steadily with Heightened Uptake in Agriculture Sector – Fact.MR Studyedit
The Cloud Tribune – Online
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Paddy in India
Telangana: Paddy purchase throws up big challengesedit
The Hans India -Online
Though the announcement that the state government would procure paddy at minimum support price of Rs 1,960 a quintal and that it would deposit the money in the accounts of the farmers directly had brought cheer to the farming community, the fund-starved administration is faced with several challenges like non-availability of god owns to keep the raw rice.
The government has to mobilise nearly Rs 10,000 crore to be paid as MSP in a month’s time. The normal practice is that the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation would seek loans from the banks with the government guarantee to buy paddy from farmers. After handing over raw rice to the FCI (Food Corporation of India), the ...
Stubble Burning
How an Online Marketplace Prevented 25,000 Metric Tonnes of Stubble from Being Burntedit
The Better India – Online
“Why would farmers spend money, time, and effort to clear their land of stubble and sell it for almost nothing? They’d rather burn it and get it out of the way.”
The astute Mr Arjun Bankar, the technical consultant of Amrit Sanjeevani Farmer Producer Organisation, briefly sums up the sentiments of the people he represents. With clarity and confidence, the man sitting across from him tells Bankar that farmers should be doing just that — spending time, money, and effort to clear their land of stubble, with one crucial twist.