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Agriculture Industry
Maharashtra: Agricultural Activities Badly Affected by Inflationedit
Newsclick – Online
As unseasonal rains hit the coastal zone of Maharashtra, paddy growing farmers have started ploughing on their farms. Vasudev Koyande from Mangaon village in Sindhudurg district contacted Sachin Digaskar, a person from the same village who owns a power trailer. But, Koyande was left shocked when Digaskar told him about the latest renting rates for the power trailer. “Last year, he rented the power trailer for Rs 200/hour. All the ploughing was done for Rs 1200. But Digaskar is asking Rs 250/hour this time,” said Koyande. When NewsClick contacted Digaskar, he said, “Diesel rates are so high and increasing every day. It is not affordable for me to rent a power trailer at last year’s rates. ...
Competition
Solis Yanmar crosses 13,000 tractor sales in Indiaedit
India Today – Online
Solis Yanmar has announced that in two years of operations in India, the tractor brand has crossed the milestone of selling 13,000 units. The brand from International Tractors Limited (Sonalika) uses tech developed in Japan which combines with its feature rich tractors. Recently, the brand introduced the YM3 tractor range in India and the Solis Hybrid – India’s first hybrid tractor. “It gives me immense pleasure to share that all our hard work over the last few years built a strong platform for us to achieve historical milestone of 13,000th tractor roll out in just two years of Indian market presence. Our joint venture with Yanmar continues to be fruitful and we are well ...
Paddy in India
‘Centre procuring less paddy from Bengal compared to other states’edit
Millennium Post – Online
The Bengal government has written to the Centre alleging that the Centre is depriving the farmers of Bengal. The letter states that the quantity of paddy procured by the Food Corporation of Indian (FCI) from the farmers in Bengal is dipping. It has been alleged that the Bengal farmers have become the victims of the step-motherly attitude of the Centre as the FCI has been procuring less amount of paddy from the farmers here compared to the figure from other states. In the letter, the Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi urged the Centre so that they meet the target of paddy procurement from Bengal. The Bengal government has to procure a huge quantity of paddy from ...
Odisha to strengthen infra of paddy procurement centresedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Faced with criticism from different quarters over rotting paddy stocks at mandis due to lack of proper storage facilities, the Odisha government has decided to create and strengthen infrastructure at all paddy procurement centres across the State. As decided at a recent high-level meeting, basic infrastructure such as raised platforms, roof structures, paddy godowns will be constructed at each paddy procurement centre.The Cooperation department has been entrusted to carry out the assessment of the requirements and expenditure details at the earliest so that the construction works can be initiated immediately. While the regulated market committee (RMC) will utilise the development fee realised from the paddy procurement, the Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) and ...
Stubble Burning
parali पराली जलाने से लाल हो रही धरती, 1.46 लाख हेक्टेयर रकबे में से 20 फीसदी किसानों ने जलाई नरवाई तो आएगी…edit
Patrika – Online
बावडिय़ाकला, कोलार, रतनपुर, जाटखेड़ी, रिंग रोड, परवलिया सड़क, बैरसिया, सीहोर रोड, रायसेन रोड व अन्य स्थानों पर खेतों पर पराली जलाने की जानकारी मिल रही है। रात के अंधेरे में इसे जलाने वाले ये नहीं जानते हैं पराली जलाने से उनके खेत तो साफ हो जाएंगे, लेकिन जमीन और वातावरण में जो तपिश उनके द्वारा घोली जा रही है, उसका असर रात से ही दिखने लगता है। अगले दिन सुबह तक असर और प्रभावती हो जाता है। ये बात हम नहीं खुद विज्ञान और कृषि विभाग स्वीकार करता है। साइंटिस्ट सुभाष सी पांडे बताते हैं कि एक वर्ग किमी क्षेत्र के एक हेक्टेयर में पराली जलाने से तापमान में दो डिग्री से ज्यादा की बढ़त होती ...
Indore: Rs 15K fine to be imposed for stubble burningedit
The Free Press Journal – Online
Burning of stubble in the field can attract a fine ranging between Rs 2,500 and Rs 15,000. Now, farmers are harvesting wheat with combined harvester machines, due to which crop residues, or stubble, are left in the field. Later, the farmers burn them. It causes environmental pollution, and results in adverse effect on soil health and life. Deputy director, agriculture, SS Rajput said that, after burning stubble, the surface temperature of the soil becomes 60 degrees-65 degree Celsius. In such a condition, beneficial bacteria and insects found in the soil are destroyed. These micro-organisms make fertilisers soluble in the fields in the form of elements and make them available to plants. In the ...