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बारिश से किसानों को मिलेगी राहत, धान की खेती में तेजी आएगीedit
Hindustan – Online
बिहार के कई जिलों में मंगलवार को हुई झमाझम बारिश से किसान-मजदूर व आमलोगों ने राहत की सांस ली। इस बारिश से धान की खेती में भी तेजी आएगी। वरिष्ठ कृषि वैज्ञानिक एवं कृषि विभाग में उप निदेशक अनिल कुमार झा के अनुसार जिन किसानों ने मई के अंत एवं जून के प्रथम सप्ताह में धान का बिचड़ा डाला है, उन्हें धान की रोपाई में पर्याप्त पानी मिलने से आसानी होगी। जिन किसानों ने अभी खेतों में बिचड़ा नहीं डाला है, वे बिचड़ा डाल सकेंगे। इस बारिश से खेतों की मिट्टी में नमी आएगी। अबतक खेत सूखे हुए थे। भूमि में नमी आने से उनकी जुताई भी बेहतर तरीके से किसान कर सकेंगे। कहा कि बारिश ...
Agriculture 4.0 is helping farmers do more with lessedit
Devdiscourse – Online
The fourth agricultural revolution promises to grow more food on less land while feeding more people. With cornstalks swaying on a gentle breeze and cattle in quiet contemplation of the cud, a farm would not seem to be a hotbed of revolution. But make no mistake, agriculture is squarely in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution. Emergent, game-changing technologies are driving economic, environmental, and social change in the global food system. And in the face of rising hunger, populations, and a changing climate, everyone from policy-makers to billionaires is paying attention. The US Association of Equipment Manufacturers published a study in February 2022 investigating how new technologies might help farmers do more with ...
Budget
Punjab Budget 2022: Government Allocates Rs. 11.560 billion for Agriculture Sectoredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab allocated ₹11.560 billion for the agriculture sector in its first budget, of which ₹6.947 billion (or exactly 60%) will be used to pay for the free electricity supply for more than 14 lakh agriculture pump sets. In comparison to the ₹4,778-crore allocated to agriculture in the previous fiscal, the allocation increased by 150%. The other considerable share, or ₹450 crores, has been set aside for the state’s paddy growers’ previously announced incentive of ₹1,500 crores for implementing direct seeding of rice (DSR). The incentive is intended to be granted for DSR cultivation over 12 lakh hectares (30 lakh acres), however, just one lakh acres of ...
Competition
Mini Tractors: मिनी ट्रैक्टर्स जो किफायती कीमत पर हैं मार्केट में उपलब्ध, जानिए फीचर्स और कीमतedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
अगर आप मिनी ट्रैक्टर लेने का सोच रहे हैं तो ये लेख आपके लिए काफी मददगार साबित हो सकता है. दरअसल, आज हम अपने इस लेख में आपको 2 ऐसी ब्रांड्स के मिनी ट्रैक्टर (Top Brands in Mini Tractors) के बारे में बताएंगे जोकि कृषि कार्यों में सहायक होने के साथ -साथ काफी किफायती कीमत (Cheap Tractors) पर मार्केट में उपलब्ध भी हैं, तो आइए जानते हैं इन मिनी ट्रैक्टर्स के फीचर्स (Mini Tractors Features) और कीमत (Mini Tractors Price) के बारे में विस्तार से… जॉन डियर 3028 ईएन मिनी ट्रैक्टर (John Deere 3028 EN Mini Tractor) जॉन डियर मिनी ट्रैक्टर उच्च गुणवत्ता वाली इंजीनियरिंग और असेंबली का उपयोग करके निर्मित किया गया ट्रैक्टर है. ...
CNH Industrial Capital India commences Financial Literacy Program for the benefit of farmersedit
News Patrolling – Online
CNH Industrial Capital, the financial services division of CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) has launched a Financial Literacy Program, to educate farmers in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. As part of its CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiative, company experts will train 600 farmers on topics such as Financial Literacy, Farm Mechanization, Biomass Management and State Agricultural Subsidies. The sessions will be conducted in significant farming regions like Bhiwani, Mahendragarh and Charkhi Dadri villages in Haryana; and Sonbhadra and Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh. Launched on June 15 in the Charkhi Dadri district, this specialized program will initially help farmers familiarize themselves with the basic concepts of banking, digital payments, insurance, investments, fraud protection and financial ...
Dairy Farming
Farmers seek incentives from govt to promote dairy sectoredit
The Hans India – Online
Dairy farming will play a key role in accelerating the growth of agriculture sector and in providin nutritious dairy products to masses. The state government under its Amul – Palavelluva is providing an incentive of Rs 5 to 7 per liter of milk to farmers associated with milk cooperative societies in some districts. The farmers of twin districts who are running mini-dairies to supplement their farm income, which is subject to vagaries of nature. Livestock plays a significant role in the rural economy. It is one of the remunerative alternatives to agriculture system which provides regular income and employment to households, especially small and marginal farmers. This regular source of income acts as a ...
Govt. Policies
Khattar inaugurates 7,500 micro irrigation schemesedit
The Statesman – Online
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday inaugurated 7,500 micro irrigation schemes from Panchkula. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that the interest of the farmers towards Mera Pani Meri Virasat Yojana, which was started two years ago during the Covid period, has increased and in the paddy-dominated districts of the state, farmers have started growing other alternative crops in place of paddy. “I am happy to inform you that in the first year, instead of paddy, other crops were grown on 98,000 acres and this time a target of two lakh acres has been set,” he added. Khattar said about 200 water treatment plants are operating in the state and more than ...
Andhra Pradesh government to unveil millets policy soon to make ryots go Anfor crop diversificationedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The State government is contemplating bringing out a millets policy to encourage farmers to go for crop diversification. In an informal interaction with mediapersons in the Secretariat on Tuesday, Minister for Agriculture Kakani Govardhan Reddy said they are still working out the new policy and it will be announced soon. The policy will be implemented in the State in a phased manner. Kakani said crop diversification is the need of the hour to ensure maximum income generation for farmers, but opined that it will take time to convince them. In the last three years, the agriculture sector has fared well and there is surplus foodgrains production thanks to timely rains. Crop diversification will ...
UP govt launches special drive to provide crop insurance to farmersedit
Business Standard – Online
The Uttar Pradesh government will be launching a special drive to provide insurance coverage to farmers against potential crop damage. The drive, slated to begin from the first week of July by the agriculture department, will be flagged off by Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi. It will cover those development blocks which have lower farm insurance coverage under the Centre’s ambitious PM Crop Insurance Scheme (PMCIS). According to UP government sources, till date, compensation of Rs 3,074.6 crore has been deposited in the accounts of 27.5 lakh farmers in UP under PMCIS. This includes payment of crop compensation of Rs 654.8 crore to over 7 lakh farmers in Kharif season 2021. In Rabi 2021-22, an ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Vijayawada: Poor rains hit kharif sowing seasonedit
The Hans India – Online
Despite a fairly good forecast predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department, the Krishna district experienced heat-wave conditions till the third week of June. This delayed the agricultural activities that set off the kharif season otherwise. After the IMD’s prediction, there was some ray of hope as the Krishna district experienced a few showers during June. Though the weather office said that June rainfall was normal, it was not sufficient to take up sowing activity aggressively. The rainfall recorded by the end of fourth week of June was 86 mm which is far below the expectations to take up sowing activities. The Agriculture department had prepared an action plan for cultivation of crops of 1.82 ...
Paddy in India
Tamil Nadu: Cotton farming area grows 40% as more switch from summer paddyedit
The Times Of India – Online
The area of cotton cultivation in delta districts has increased by more than 40% this year compared to last year thanks to the fair price offered for a quintal of the produce last year. Farmers in Trichy Tiruvarur, Nagappattinam and Thanjavur have raised the crop on about 84,000 acres this time, up from 50,000 acres during the last crop season. Agriculture department officials said cotton has been replacing summer paddy cultivation as the returns from it were more. Farmers from the delta districts had started to migrate from paddy to cash crops like cotton seven years ago when the state was reeling under severe water shortage. While the consumption of water, input cost ...