Krishi Jagran – Online

The central government of India today said that India would readily participate in globally expanding efforts to bring down the adverse environmental impact of farming, dairy or global emissions, bearing in mind that the country accounts for about 1/4th of global milk production with the largest cattle population. The annually held IDF World Dairy summit was attended by CEOs and employees of dairy processing companies, dairy farmers, suppliers to the dairy industry, academicians, and government representatives opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy, and Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The summit was held 48 years after India hosted the International ...

The Indian Express – Online

Punjab needs a long-term agriculture policy to rid farmers of farm debt, to keep them from committing suicides and to improve their financial condition, said Dr Sukhpal Singh, newly appointed chairman of Punjab State Farmers’ and Farm Workers’ Commission. In a conversation with The Indian Express, the eminent agro-economist said the commission would frame an agricultural policy in consultation with the state government and Punjab Agricultural University to enhance the profitability of farming system in the state. Both the Union and the state governments should help farmers grow diversified crops that are suitable for consumers as well as the ecosystem, he added. Dr Sukhpal Singh, who has carried out extensive research on various aspects ...

Krishi Jagran – Online

Virendra Kanwar, the agriculture minister of Himachal Pradesh, announced on Wednesday that the state government will spend Rs 1,010 crore to promote crop diversification and improve farmers’ economic conditions. “A special emphasis is being placed on crop diversification. Rs 1,010 crore will be spent in the state under this project to strengthen farmers’ economic conditions,” Kanwar said. The minister was in Dharamsala to lay the groundwork for the additional director of agriculture office, which will cost Rs 247 lakh to build. The minister stated that the Himachal Pradesh government launched the Praakritik Kheti Khushal Kisan Yojana for the benefit of farmers, which has benefited over 1.71 lakh farmers and cost the government Rs 58.46 crore.

The Economic Times – Online

A Finance Ministry report on Saturday underlined the need for deft management of stocks of agriculture commodities in view of lower crop-sowing for the Kharif Season, stressing there should be no room for complacency on the inflation front. Overall, inflationary pressures in India appear to be on a decline with a pre-emptive set of administrative measures by the government, agile monetary policy and easing of international commodity prices and supply-chain bottlenecks, according to the monthly Economic Review released by the Finance Ministry. However, it said, there is no “room for complacency on the inflation front as lower crop-sowing for the Kharif season calls for deft management of stocks of agricultural commodities and market prices ...