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Agriculture Industry
Water available for 90 per cent of agricultural lands in Karimnagaredit
The New Indian Express – Online
In a marked improvement, almost 90 per cent of agricultural fields in Karimnagar district gets irrigated through canals. According to data compiled by the agriculture authorities, In 2022, only 10,422 acres of land out of 4,01,741 acres of cultivable area were under horticulture crops. When compared to the previous year, said District Agriculture Officer V Sreedhar, the irrigation facility is now available for up to 90 per cent of the cultivable land. The irrigation facility has been made available through reservoir, canals and mini tanks. “Lower Manair Dam provides irrigation water to 76,033 acres, farm wells help in irrigating another 1,59,366 acres. Besides that, Kaleshwaram project water reaches about 15,065 acres of land ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Warning against kharif sowing till 75-100mm rainedit
The Times of India – Online
The state agriculture department and the IMD have issued a warning to farmers in three regions — north Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha — to refrain from kharif sowing till at least 75-100 mm rainfall has been reported in their locations. The advisory was issued after the latest forecasts by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) revealed that the three regions were likely to get deficient rainfall during the next few days as well as the June 17-23 week. Only the Konkan region was expected to get good rainfall in this period, the IMD estimates revealed. An agriculture department officialsaid in most parts of Maharashtra, farmers have been currently advised to undertake pre-sowing activities ...
Tractor industry
Rising tractor purchases sign of growing farmer incomes in Chhattisgarhedit
Business Standard – Online
The increasing number of tractors being purchased in Chhattisgarh signifies that the farmers in the state are prospering as a tractor is considered a symbol of the economic prosperity of a farmer. The state has witnessed an increase of about five and a half per cent in tractor purchases during the last year. Overall, more than 76,000 tractors were sold in the state in the last three years. The Covid-19 pandemic has badly affected the country’s economy, people lost jobs and their incomes have fallen sharply. However, the situation is now gradually improving. In Chhattisgarh also, the condition of farmers is improving and they are becoming financially prosperous. Officially available figures show that 25,607 tractors ...