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Agriculture Industry
March-April heatwave impacted agriculture in 9 Indian states: ICAR reportedit
Down To Earth – Online
A new report by Indian Council of Agricultural Research has shed light on the extent and kind of crop damage that happened due to the scorching heatwave in the months of March and April 2022. The heatwave had impcted wheat yield and subsequently, a shortage of grain. But it also resulted in poor vegetative and retarded growth, pest infestation like fall army and whitefly attacks and viral infections in crops and livestock, the report titled Heat Wave 2022: Causes, Impacts, and Way Forward for Indian Agriculture stated. The abnormal increase in maximum and minimum temperatures during 2022 impacted crops, fruits, vegetables and animals in the nine states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, ...
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Open PR – Online
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Competition
New Holland Agriculture Takes Home 3 Awards at the ITOTY Awards 2022edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has bagged three prestigious awards at the third edition of Indian Tractor of the Year (ITOTY) 2022. The brand has been awarded the Best Tractor in the 46-50 HP category for the New Holland 3600-2 All Rounder Plus and in the Post-Harvest Solution of the Year for the New Holland Square Baler BC5060. New Holland also won the award for Best CSR Initiative for their innovative project on the prevention of crop stubble/residue burning and straw management. These accolades reaffirm the brand’s prowess in equipment and farming solutions in the country. The ITOTY Award has been organized annually since 2019 to recognize the innovation and efforts of ...
Govt. Policies
Govt launches 11th agricultural census 2021-22; to use smartphones, tablets for data collectionedit
The Economic Times – Online
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday launched the eleventh agricultural census to collect data on various parameters, including operational holdings. For the first time, the data will be collected through smartphones and tablets. The fieldwork of the Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) will start in August 2022, the agriculture ministry said in a statement. “Agriculture Census is conducted every 5 years, which is being undertaken now after a delay due to corona pandemic,” it added. The ministry is implementing an agriculture census scheme from 1970-71. The tenth edition of the census was conducted with the reference year 2015-16. The agricultural census is the main source of information on a variety of parameters, such as ...
Paddy in India
Uttar Pradesh: Deficient rainfall hits paddy cultivationedit
Times of India – Online
With Uttar Pradesh receiving scanty rainfall this monsoon, the sowing of key kharif crops such as rice and pulses has taken a hit in most parts of the state, including Bijnor district. So far, land measuring 45k hectares has been sown against the target of 55k hectares for paddy cultivation in Bijnor. Similarly, the sowing of peanuts has come down to 110 hectares compared to 974 hectares last year. Pulses like urad daal have been sown in only 510 hectares area against the target of 2,300 hectares. According to district agriculture officer Avdhesh Kumar Mishra, “If the situation persists, farmers will suffer crop loss. Therefore, we are encouraging them to get their crops insured ...