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Agriculture Industry
How India can create opportunities for its new-age farmersedit
Business Insider India – Online
The number of agriculture workers is reducing in India; and is expected to drop further to 25.7% by 2050. And, it was at 58% in 2001. On the other hand, the number of agritech startups are on the rise. There were about 450 agritech startups in India before the pandemic, growing at the rate of 25% year-on-year, according to a NASSCOM report. Farming, like many other sectors, is all set to be disrupted by technology. “Advanced technology and precision farming have the potential to take Indian agro-economy to newer heights. The agriculture sector in India is expected to generate better momentum in the next few years due to increased investment in agricultural infrastructure such ...
India@75: Evolution and road ahead for agriculture sectoredit
CNBC TV18 – Online
From an acute food shortage to becoming a net exporter of several commodities, agriculture in India has transformed in many ways in the past 75 years. Despite being an agrarian economy where over 75 percent of the population earned its livelihood from agriculture, the country at the time of independence and after was plagued with low productivity, food shortage, the Bengal famine and a heavy import dependence. Then in 1960s, the Green Revolution changed the course for agriculture in India. In the last 50 years the per capita production of food in the country has more than doubled. The share of agriculture and allied sectors in the total gross value added of India was ...
Govt. Policies
Telangana govt working for farmers’ economic development: Puvvadaedit
Telangana Today – Online
The State government has been implementing various programmes for farmers’ economic development and introducing modern farming methods, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. About 2.78 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was procured from 38,910 farmers in the district during Kharif season 2021-22 at cost of Rs 543.21 crores and procured 73,967 metric tonnes of paddy from 10,951 farmers in yasangi and deposited Rs 144.91 crores in farmers accounts. Under Rythu Bandhu Rs 356.27 crore was deposited into the accounts of 3.15 lakh farmers in the district in vanakalam season. Under Rythu Bima Rs 38.60 crore was paid to 772 farmers families in the district last year, Ajay Kumar said, Speaking after hoisting the national flag ...
First meeting of committee on Minimum Support Price to be held on August 22edit
The Economic Times – Online
The committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) is scheduled to hold its first meeting on August 22 to discuss future strategies, according to official sources. The meeting will be held at 10.30 am at the National Agriculture Science Complex (NASC) in the national capital, the sources added. In the first meeting, sources said the committee will introduce members, deliberate on “future strategies” and discuss setting up sub-panels to cover the wide issues mentioned in the terms of reference. Meanwhile, the government is persuading Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) to take part in the proceedings of the committee, it needs to be seen if it will change its mind and nominate three representatives, sources added.
Tractor industry
Top 5 Tractor Ridger: खेती के लिए बेहतरीन टॉप 5 ट्रैक्टर रिजर, जानें इनके फीचर्स और खासियतedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
आज के आधुनिक समय में किसान भाइयों के लिए खेती करना बेहद आसान हो गया है. इसका मुख्य कारण कृषि यंत्र हैं, जिनकी सहायता से किसान खेत में बड़े से बड़े कार्यों को कम समय में सरलता से कर लेते हैं. भारतीय बाजार में ऐसे कई कृषि यंत्र उपलब्ध हैं, जिसकी मदद से किसान कम श्रम और समय में अधिक पैदावार प्राप्त कर सकते हैं. अगर आप भी अपनी फसल से अधिक पैदावार प्राप्त करना चाहते हैं, तो आज हम आपके लिए ऐसे टॉप 5 ट्रैक्टर रिजर लेकर आए है, जिनकी मदद से आप अधिक पैदावार और साथ ही कम समय में अच्छा लाभ प्राप्त कर सकते हैं…. भारतीय बाजार में टॉप 5 ट्रैक्टर रिजर ...