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Agriculture Industry
India wheat prices jump to record high, limit scope for govt-to-govt dealsedit
The Economic Times – Online
Indian wheat prices jumped to a record high, despite a ban on exports, amid strong demand and dwindling supply from a crop damaged by heatwave. The price rally has reduced chances of India supplying substantial amounts of wheat under government-to-government deals with countries struggling to secure shipments amid the disruption of the war in Ukraine. “Most of the farmers have sold their crop. Negligible supplies are coming up for sale even though demand is robust,” said Gopaldas Agarwal, a trader based at Indore in central India. Local wheat prices jumped to a record 23,547 rupees per tonne on Wednesday. That was up nearly 12% from recent lows that followed the government’s surprise ban on ...
Competition
M&M Plans to Set up New Tractor Facility in Braziledit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Mahindra & Mahindra, the world’s largest tractor manufacturer, intends to establish an assembly plant in Brazil, the world’s sixth largest tractor market, as part of its strategic global expansion. With manufacturing or assembly bases in the United States, Turkey, and India, three of the top five tractor markets, the maker of Arjun and Novo tractors sees its volumes doubling in Brazil over the next few years and is thus expanding its footprint with a local manufacturing base, according to Hemant Sikka, president of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Business. Annually, approximately 54,000 units are sold in Brazil, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the market for vehicles with up to 110 horsepower, which is the mainstay ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Scanty rainfall affecting kharif sowing, govt urged to make alternative arrangement: Hazaribag officialedit
The Print – Online
The administration in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag, which is reeling under a “drought-like situation” in the absence of adequate rainfall, has urged the agriculture department to provide distressed farmers with an alternative arrangement for cash crop cultivation. At least 84,000 hectares were marked for kharif crops in the district, but the land has remained fallow with farmers unable to sow seeds amid little or no rainfall, the deputy commissioner (DC) of Hazaribag, Nancy Sahay, said. Asked if she has recommended the state government to declare the district as drought-affected, the DC said a decision would be taken in the matter only after August 15. “The situation has not been this worse in the last six years. We ...
बारिश के इंतजार में सिंगरौली:पर्याप्त पानी नहीं बरसने से सूखे जैसे हालात, अबकी बार घट सकता है धान का रकबाedit
Dainik Bhaskar – Online
एमपी के विंध्य क्षेत्र में हर बार बाढ़ की तबाही झेलने वाले किसान इस बार सूखे खेतों को मायूसी भरी नजरों से देख रहे हैं, ऐसा इसलिए है, क्योंकि आमतौर पर यहां जून-जुलाई में बाढ़ का असर देखने को मिलता है। लेकिन, इस बार किसानों को 26 जुलाई तक इंद्र देवता की टेढ़ी नजर की वजह से सूखे की मार झेलनी पड़ रही है। विंध्य क्षेत्र के सिंगरौली में बारिश नहीं होने से जहां धान की फसल चौपट हो गई है तो वहीं विंध्य क्षेत्र पर सूखे का खतरा भी मंडरा रहा है। यही वजह है कि शहर से लेकर गांव तक इंद्रदेव को प्रसन्न करने के लिए टोटका, मंगलगीत और यज्ञ का सहारा लिया ...
Stubble Burning
To curb stubble burning: Punjab has sent a proposal to give cash incentive to farmers, says Kejriwaledit
Hindustan Times – Online
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Punjab government has sent a proposal to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to give cash incentive to farmers in the state for not burning stubble. The proposal says ₹2,500 per acre should be given to farmers in Punjab to wean them away from stubble burning, Kejeiwal said. “The Punjab government has sent a proposal to the CAQM to give cash incentives to farmers in the state for not burning stubble. The proposal says that Delhi and Punjab should give ₹500 each and the Centre should provide ₹1,500. The Delhi government will do whatever is needed to curb ...