September 23, 2022

Agriculture Industry

बासमती धान के बढ़िया भाव से खिले किसानों के चेहरेedit

Amar Ujala – Online

बासमती के बढ़िया भाव से किसानों के चेहरे खिल गए हैं। पूसा बासमती 1509 प्रजाति के धान का भाव इस बार गत वर्ष की तुलना में करीब एक हजार रुपये प्रति क्विंटल अधिक चल रहा है। इसकी बड़ी वजह विश्व बाजार में चावल की अधिक मांग को बताया जा रहा है। जनपद में करीब 58 हजार हेक्टेयर क्षेत्रफल में धान की खेती हो रही है। इसमें से लगभग 46 हजार हेेक्टेयर रकबे में बासमती धान है। धान की अगेती प्रजाति पूसा बासमती- 1509 की कटाई शुरू हो गई है। बासमती की अन्य प्रजातियों की कटाई में अभी समय है। मंडी में इस समय पूसा बासमती धान का भाव पिछले वर्ष के सितंबर महीने की तुलना ...

India defends its decision to ban rice, wheat exports at WTOedit

The Economic Times – Online

India has defended its decision to ban export of wheat and rice at a WTO meeting even as some member countries have flagged concerns over the country’s stand, an official said. At a meeting last week in Geneva, Senegal, the US and the European Union raised questions over this decision, stating it could have adverse implications on global markets. In May, India restricted export of wheat to enhance domestic availability. This month, it also banned export of broken rice and imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice except for parboiled rice to boost domestic supplies amid a fall in area under paddy crop in the current kharif season.

Increasing rural electrification and positive farm sentiment to boost demand for agricultural pumps: CRISILedit

The Economic Times – Online

Increasing rural electrification and positive farm sentiment riding on normal monsoon, and improved cash flows after a healthy rabi season last fiscal will boost demand for agricultural pumps in the country this fiscal, leading to 8-10% revenue growth for their manufacturers, said CRISIL Ratings on Thursday. Higher volume-driven growth and stabilising input prices will lead to operating margins rising up to 100 basis points to 11-12% this fiscal, and improve cash accruals. That, along with steady working capital levels and moderate capex spending needs will ensure debt remains at levels similar to last fiscal, supporting stable credit profiles.

Competition

New Holland Agriculture to showcase its range of Farm Mechanization Solutions at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Kisan Melaedit

Krishi Jagat – Online

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, will showcase its range of Farm Mechanization Solutions at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Kisan Mela at Ludhiana on 23rd and 24th September 2022. The brand will be showcasing six tractors that include New Holland 3600-2 TX Super, 3037 TX Super, 3600 TX Super 4WD, 3630 TX Super 4WD, 5620 TX and 3600-2 all-rounder. A Combine Harvester TC5.30, Square Baler – SSB BC5060 and Rake RKG129 will also be on display. Commenting on the participation at the Kisan Mela, Mr. Raunak Varma, Managing Director and Country Head, CNH Industrial – India & SAARC, said, “We have strategic growth plans for the Indian market and our time-tested products ...

Events

To make maize popular in Haryana, ICAR-IIMR organizes ‘Makka Diwas’edit

The Indian Express – Online

For creating awareness on the potential of maize for crop diversification in Haryana, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), Ludhiana and CIMMYT observed “Makka Diwas” (Maize Day) at Chhattan Village, Shahzadpur Block, Ambala in association with Haryana’s department of agriculture, Thursday. Haryana’s minister of agriculture JP Dalal was the chief guest at the event. At Thursday’s event, experts said that maize, with less than one-third water requirement than rice, is a potential crop to diversify the area under kharif rice to address the issue of dwindling groundwater and issue of rice straw burning, particularly in north western Indo-Gangetic plains.

Paddy in India

Recent rains in J’hand, Bihar to salvage kharif paddy production loss: IARIedit

Business Standard – Online

Recent good rains in Jharkhand, Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh will save the paddy crop and arrest to some extent the anticipated loss in India’s rice output in this Kharif season, according to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Director A K Singh. In its first estimate, the Agriculture Ministry has pegged a 6 per cent drop in the rice production at 104.99 million tonnes in the Kharif season of the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), from over the year-ago period. Paddy is the main Kharif (summer) crop, sowing of which had begun with the onset of the Southwest Monsoon in June and harvesting starts next month. Speaking to PTI, IARI Director A K Singh said ...

Amid stubble burning alert, Haryana breathes easy as rain delays paddy harvestedit

Hindustan Times – Online

The air quality of most Haryana cities, particularly the paddy-growing districts, has so far been satisfactory with the prevailing wet weather conditions delaying harvesting and the practice of stubble burning. As farm fires are primarily blamed for the air pollution during the kharif harvesting season in Delhi-NCR, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) bulletin data shows that over the past week, the air quality of most Haryana cities has been satisfactory. For instance, the air quality of 14 cities of Haryana on Wednesday evening was satisfactory with the air quality index (AQI) value measuring between 50 and 100. The AQI of Karnal and Palwal was recorded as good. On the other hand, the AQI value ...

Stubble Burning

Within 6 days of paddy harvest season kicking off, Punjab sees over 100 stubble burning casesedit

Hindustan Times – Online

Just six days into the paddy harvest season, Punjab has already recorded 136 stubble burning cases across the state. With 119 cases, Amritsar has reported the maximum number of cases so far. On Thursday alone, the district had 29 cases, while the day before, the count stood at 49. “In Amritsar district, 34 farm fires have been reported in Majitha block, 28 in Tarsikka, followed by 15 in Verka block. These are the areas where farmers have grown vegetables and potatoes,” said an agriculture department official of Amritsar. Paddy harvesting starts early in Majha area, which comprises Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts. Tarn Taran has so far logged 13 farm fires while Gurdaspur, ...

Punjab CS directs DCs to ensure complete ban on stubble burningedit

Hindustan Times – Online

Punjab chief secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua has directed all the deputy commissioners to make arrangements in their respective districts to prevent stubble burning by all means. He said that special efforts are being made by chief minister Bhagwant Mann to make farmers sensitise about this menace. Financial assistance is also being provided to farmers for the purchase of happy seeder and other such tools for further reduction of stubble and for stubble management, he said in a statement. Presiding over a meeting with all deputy commissioners and senior officials of Punjab, Janjua asked officials to make farmers aware that if he burns stubble and gets a red entry in his revenue record, he may be ...

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