Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Don’t curb rice exports in anxiety over evidenceedit
Livemint – Online
Only a few months after a wheat export clamp threw traders out of gear, scenes of chaos are playing out at India’s ports again. This time, it is our rice traders who have been left holding the bag. As much as 1 million tonnes of outbound rice is estimated to be stuck, as traders grapple with the government’s sudden curbs on exporting this staple. While trade in par-boiled and basmati rice will go on uninterrupted, the Centre last week imposed a 20% export duty on some varieties and a complete ban on broken-rice shipments. Exporters can’t pass on the burden to buyers, who are naturally refusing to pay more. Contracts drawn up months ago cannot be ...
अनाज मंडी में पिछले साल की अपेक्षा पहले शुरू हुई धान की आवकedit
Amar Ujala – Online
अनाज मंडी में धान की आवक पिछले साल की अपेक्षा पहले ही शुरू हो चुकी है। अब तक मंडी में 1509 किस्म का 4681 क्विंटल धान पहुंचा है। हालांकि मंडी में सरकारी एजेंसियां 1509 किस्म की खरीद नहीं करती। निजी फर्मों की ओर से धान की खरीद की जा रही है। मार्केट कमेटी सचिव आशा रानी ने बताया कि पिछले साल के मुकाबले मंडी में इस बार 1509 किस्म का धान जल्दी पहुंचना शुरू हो गया है। पिछले वर्ष 13 सितंबर तक 1509 किस्म का धान मंडी में नहीं पहुंचा था। ऐसे में इस बार उम्मीद है कि गन्नौर में धान की खरीद का निर्धारित लक्ष्य पूरा हो जाएगा। उन्होंने बताया कि 1509 किस्म को ...
Can India Be a Global Food Bowl?edit
Fortune India – Online
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that if World Trade Organization permits, India can supply foodgrain to the world, which is facing serious shortages due to war between leading wheat producers — Russia and Ukraine. Days later, commerce minister Piyush Goyal tweeted: “Egypt approves India as supplier. Modi government steps in as the world looks for reliable alternative sources for steady food supply. Our farmers have ensured our granaries overflow and we are ready to serve the world.” Soon, his ministry announced plans to send trade delegations to Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, Algeria and Lebanon to explore possibilities of exporting wheat amid rising global demand. However, on May ...
India producing 2G ethanol from stubbleedit
The Weekend Leader – Online
Endowed with abundant natural produce, various parts of India often face the challenge of too much stubble. Making proper use of stubble, the country started making biofuels out of it. Biofuels promote greenery and protect nature. These are not only nature friendly but also promotes the contribution of farmers in protecting the environment. This also boosts the use of alternative fuels. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a second generation (2G) ethanol plant at Haryana’s Panipat. On one side, India produces abundant paddy and wheat but its stubble is not fully utilised. The bio-fuel plant at Panipat will not only dispose off the stubble without burning it but will have multiple benefits. Dedicating the 2G ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Head of State meets Chairperson of Claas Group Supervisory Boardedit
Inform KZ – Online
Head of State has received Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of CLAAS Group Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser, the press service of Akorda reports. At the meeting, Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser shared her company’s plans on the expansion of agricultural vehicles production in Kazakhstan. Last year, the company launched a plant on assembly of harvesters, tractors, seeding complexes and reapers in the city of Petropavlvosk. As of today, the company has already assembled more than 400 unites of vehicles including high-capacity harvesters. The President was also informed about the measures of production localization. Having noted a significant potential of the country’s agro-industrial complex, he emphasized the importance of renovation of the agricultural vehicles and local content increase.
Technology in Agriculture
Punjab to Solarize One Lakh Electric Agricultural Tubewellsedit
Saur Energy International – Online
One lakh electric agricultural tubewells, currently in use by the state, would be powered by solar energy by the Punjab government. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had received a request to solarize 1 lakh grid-connected electric tubewells, and the Union Government had approved it while also setting a target of 1 lakh pumps for the state. Aman Arora, Minister for New And Renewable Energy Sources, stated that the initiative would save about Rs 200 crore annually on account of power subsidies and contribute significantly to the preservation of natural resources. According to the minister, “The energy sector is undergoing a transformation that is unparalleled, and this ground-breaking move will pave the road ...
Govt. Policies
Basmati prices fall as standoff between arhtiyas, Haryana govt continuesedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Farmers in Haryana seem to be at a losing end amid the standoff between the Haryana government and arhtiyas over basmati trading on e-NAM portal and reluctance from traders to purchase paddy online, resulting in the fall in the prices of the premium aromatic rice. As per reports, the prices of Pusa 1509 and Pusa 1692 paddy varieties have witnessed a fall of around ₹ 500 per quintal and has come down to around ₹ 3,100 from ₹ 3,600 in the past three days soon after the arhtiyas held a state level meeting in Gohana on September10. They had threatened the government to declare an indefinite strike from September 19 if the government did not ...
Govt. to Provide Wheat Seed Subsidy to Farmers at the time of Purchaseedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Punjab government, led by Bhagwant Maan, is fully committed to providing quality wheat seed to the farmers in the state. Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal met with Agriculture Department and PUNSEED officials on Tuesday to review the Department of Agriculture and PUNSEED’s preparations to provide quality wheat seed to farmers during the upcoming season. Mohinder Singh Sidhu, Chairman of PUNSEED, and Sarvjit Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of Agriculture Department, were also present at the meeting. Agriculture Minister Dhaliwal after the meeting said that a major decision was made to change the old system of providing wheat seed subsidies in order to provide significant relief to farmers. Dhaliwal added that the benefit of the Punjab ...
Paddy in India
Paddy Purchase: उत्तराखंड में एक अक्तूबर से शुरू होगी धान की खरीद, नौ लाख मीट्रिक टन रखा लक्ष्यedit
Amar Ujala – Online
उत्तराखंड की खाद्य मंत्री रेखा आर्य ने मंगलवार को खरीफ खरीद फसल 2022-23 की समीक्षा बैठक ली। सचिवालय सभागार में आयोजित बैठक में मंत्री ने कहा कि प्रदेश में एक अक्तूबर से धान की खरीद शुरू होगी। इस साल धान के मूल्य में प्रति क्विंटल 100 रुपये की वृद्धि की गई है। सामान्य धान का मूल्य 1940 रुपये से बढ़ाकर प्रति क्विंटल 2040 एवं ग्रेड ए धान का न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य 1960 रुपये से बढ़ाकर 2060 रुपये घोषित किया गया है। खाद्य मंत्री ने कहा कि इस सीजन में धान खरीद का लक्ष्य नौ लाख मीट्रिक टन रखा गया है। धान की खरीद के लिए विभागीय अधिकारी सभी तैयारियां पूरी कर लें। धान खरीद केंद्रों ...