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Agriculture Industry
Explained: Why India, world’s 2nd-largest producer of wheat, banned its exportedit
Hindustan Times – Online
India has banned wheat exports, sending bushel prices to record highs and drawing criticism from the Group of Seven worried about protectionism as inflation soars in the wake of the Ukraine war. What did India announce? The world’s second-largest producer of wheat said that traders could only enter into new export deals with express government approval. Still permitted are requests approved by New Delhi from other governments reeling from record high prices “to meet their food security needs”, according to an order dated May 13. What was the policy before? India previously said it was ready to help fill some of the supply shortages caused by the February invasion of Ukraine, which had accounted for ...
Despite the Pandemic, Indian Agriculture Sector is Growing at a Pace of 3.9 Percent: Tomaredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the media that despite the pandemic, the country’s agriculture sector is currently growing at a pace of 3.9 percent. He credited the government of India’s agriculture-friendly policies as well as the hard work of the farming community for making this possible. The Union Agriculture Minister, while speaking at an agri-conclave held by a private TV news station in the capital Bhubaneswar yesterday, said that the country’s agriculture exports have accomplished great heights despite a global pandemic. Farmers generated bumper foodgrain crops, while the government procured paddy and wheat crops at record levels, he noted. According to the minister, India’s agricultural exports have surpassed Rs 4 lakh crore, which ...
Competition
जानें न्यू हॉलैंड ट्रैक्टर सीरीज के लोकप्रिय मॉडल्स की कीमत और खासियतedit
Tractor Junction – Online
न्यू हॉलैंड ट्रैक्टर भारत में एडवांस तकनीक से निर्मित ट्रैक्टर मॉडल की कई सीरीज उपलब्ध कराता है जो किसानों की आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करती हैं। कंपनी ने खेती को उत्कृष्ट और प्रभावी बनाने के लिए तीन ट्रैक्टर सीरीज न्यू हॉलैंड एक्सेल, न्यू हॉलैंड टर्बो सुपर और न्यू हॉलैंड टीएक्स लांच की है। इस सीरीज के ट्रैक्टरों में कृषि कार्यों को आसानी और सुरक्षित तरीके से करने की विशेषताएं हैं। न्यू हॉलैंड कंपनी ने भारत में 70 एचपी का पहला ट्रैक्टर 1988 में लांच किया था। कंपनी लंबे समय से काम कर रही है और अब कंपनी के पास सभी प्रकार की खेती के कार्यों के लिए ट्रैक्टरों की एक विस्तृत रेंज है। अब आप खेती ...
Govt. Policies
With Govt Push, Low-Cost Drones May Take Root in Agriculture Sector Soonedit
News18 – Online
Considering the government push, drones can boost India’s agriculture sectors as well as other industries soon, say experts. New guidelines for a programme called ‘Kisan Drone’ provide substantial subsidies for unmanned aerial vehicles to farmers and organisations. Recently, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched a drone experience studio at the state-run think tank NITI Aayog. Drone Shakti and Kisan Drone are two of his policies. The first aims to increase adoption in non-farm sectors. In a country where farm income is about one-third of non-agricultural households, technology can offer a massive amount of opportunities. However, those who use advanced technologies account for less than 1% of the total. Kisan Drone aims to expand drone use in ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Thunderstoms and gales ravage paddy stocks in Telanganaedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Sudden and unexpected thunderstorm — the unwelcome visitor at this time of year — has damaged paddy brought to procurement centres by farmers in Rajanna-Siriclla, Jagtial, Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts. Rain, accompanied by gales, descended on the four districts in the early hours of Monday. The paddy stacked up for procurement by the State government were damaged as the tarpaulins which the farmers used to cover the paddy, were blown away. Rains were reported in Korutla, Raikal and Medipalli mandals. In the Rajanna-Sircilla district due to thunderstorms, farmers faced similar fate. At Nagaram village in Konaraopet mandal, rain washed away paddy. Farmers complained that had the procurement been done faster, they would have ...
Monsoon 2022 may be early, but will it be evenly spreadedit
DownToEarth – Online
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the Southwest Monsoon will likely arrive a week early this year due to the impact of twin cyclones, Asani and Karim. But will the rainfall be even during the coming months? That is the question being asked by agricultural scientists. A few agricultural scientists that Down To Earth spoke to, said there was no scientific explanation that established a relation between the early arrival of the monsoon and agricultural losses. However, the years during which the monsoon arrived earlier (between May 23 and 29) were drought years. Some of these dry years in India were 1978-79, 1988-89, 2009-2010 and 2018-19. The scientists, however, noted that there had been ...
Stubble Burning
Punjab: Stubble burning chokes Zirakpuredit
The Times of India – Online
No lessons have been learnt from the devastating fire that snuffed out the life of an 18-month-old girl and razed 45 hutments as stubble burning – the reason behind the blaze – is still continuing in Zirakpur. The owner of the field had been booked for causing death due to negligence and disobedience of orders issued by a public servant. The imposition of penalties, registration of criminal cases and issuing notices to farmland owners have been no deterrent. With the wheat harvesting season nearing completion, white and thick layers of smoke have engulfed the skies over Zirakpur. The fire department staff have been on their toes, receiving four to five calls of stubble ...