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Telangana farm policies are role models for country: Vaddeedit
The Hans India – Online
Former Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao has appreciated the agriculture policies of the State government. After meeting Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy here on Sunday, he stressed that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao should lead the agriculture ministers of other States and mount pressure on the Centre for farmer-friendly agriculture policies. He described the pro-farmer agriculture policies of the CM a role model for the country. Rao stressed the need for crop diversification from paddy to pulses and oilseeds cultivation. “Encouraging farmers in Telangana to cultivate oil palm is a welcome sign”, he added. Vadde said encouragement should be given to cultivation of cereals, pulses and oilseeds like the way cultivation of ...
PM Kisan Big Update! Modi To Release 11 Installment on 31 May, Says Agriculture Ministeredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Good news for crores of farmers waiting eagerly for the 11th installment of PM Kisan Yojana! According to several media reports, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has announced the date of releasing the 11th installment. Tomar gave this information in a program held in Madhya Pradesh. Tomar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will transfer the next installment of Rs 2,000 to farmers 31st May 2022. The last installment was released on 1 January 2022 by PM Modi. Tomar made it clear that in order to take benefit from this government scheme, all the beneficiaries will have to update their eKYC. If eKYC is not updated then do it before 31st May or you ...
Paddy in India
Punjab sets target to double area under DSR techniqueedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Punjab agriculture department has fixed a target to bring 30 lakh acres (12 lakh hectares) of paddy under the direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique during current kharif season, almost double as compared to the previous season. According to an official spokesperson, chief minister Bhagwant Mann, who also holds the portfolio of agriculture, directed the department to make concerted efforts to bring around 30 lakh acres under this technique. The move is aimed at conserving the underground water with this technology. Last year, paddy over 15 lakh acres was sown using DSR technique in the state. The DSR needs far less water for irrigation, improves percolation, reduces dependence on farm labour and improves soil ...