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Agriculture Industry
Rice sowing down by 4.7%, kharif crop sowing marginally lower than last yearedit
The Financial Express – Online
Recent rainfall over Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Odisha, have expanded paddy sowing thus bridging the overall deficit in sowing of the key kharif crops. According to agriculture ministry data released on Friday, overall paddy sowing area in the kharif season was reported at 40.2 million hectare (mh) which was 4.7% less than year ago, while deficit in sowing was 5.6% a week ago. “Rains in the one week or so have helped expand some areas under paddy,” an agriculture ministry official said. Officially kharif sowing ended on Friday. Decline paddy sowing is mainly because of deficient rainfall received in the key rice growing states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Area ...
MP Has Emerged as One of the Leading States in Agriculture, Thanks to Our Agri Scientists: Tomaredit
Krishi Jagran– Online
Today was the 59th Foundation Day of Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, which was held online. The Chief Guest, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, stated on the occasion that if Madhya Pradesh has emerged as one of the leading states in agriculture today, it is due to the role of Agricultural Universities, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Tomar stated that the Jabalpur Agricultural University is known throughout the country as an Institute of Excellence, which is a source of pride for the state’s agricultural workers. Since its inception in 1964, this university has made significant contributions to the advancement and improvement of the state’s agricultural sector.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Heavy rains in October will risk India’s rice, wheat cropsedit
Livemint – Online
Agriculture supports half of India’s population and accounts for nearly 15% of the country’s nearly $3 trillion economy. Monsoon rains are critical for India’s farm-dependent economy because nearly half of the country’s farmland is irrigated. But, this year excessive monsoon rainfalls in October may prove costly to the farmers as it may pose risks for summer-sown crops such as rice and the plantation of wheat. Heavy rains in October could seriously damage crops such as rice, pulses, cotton, and soybeans. It may also cause wheat planting to be delayed in parts of India, which is the world’s leading producer of a variety of farm goods.
Paddy in India
Punjab | A decomposer that gets rid of paddy residue in 24 hours!edit
Hindustan Times – Online
In a major scientific breakthrough, the ICAR- Central Institute of Post- Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) claimed to have developed a revolutionary decomposer that gets rid of paddy residue within 24 hours and also helps fix nitrogen, to the extent of 50 kg per acre, in the soil. ICAR experts said that they racing to get the formula patented. They said that field-based lab trials, carried jointly along with an agri start-up and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), were successful and soon a field demonstration will be carried out in the post harvesting season of paddy – by the last week of October. The innovation comes close on the heels of the central government’ directions to ...
Paddy Variety: पूसा का एक और सफलता भरा कदम, विकसित की धान की 3 उन्नत किस्मेंedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान संस्थान द्वारा पूर्व में विकसित और प्रचलित धान की पूसा बासमती किस्मों में सुधार कर उन्हें रोग रोधी बनाकर विकसित किया गया है. इसी कड़ी में पूसा बासमती 1885, 1886 तथा 1847 उन्नत किस्में विकसित की गई हैं. यह जानकारी शुक्रवार को नई दिल्ली में पूसा संस्थान के लाइब्रेरी सभागार में आयोजित एक प्रेस वार्ता के दौरान भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान संस्थान निदेशक डॉ अशोक कुमार सिंह ने दी. इस दौरान उन्होंने कहा कि पूसा बासमती की इन किस्मों में झुलसा और झोंका रोग प्रतिरोधक क्षमता को विकसित किया गया है. किसान सम्पर्क यात्रा से मिली ये जानकारी जानकारी देते हुए निदेशक डॉ अशोक कुमार ने बताया पंजाब व हरियाणा के किसानों के ...
Stubble Burning
Magnitude of stubble problem grows larger: Govt reviewedit
The Economic Times – Online
Stubble generation in 2022-23 will increase by nearly 1.37 million tonnes (mt) in states adjoining the Delhi-National Capital Region and well over 6 mt may go up in smoke despite numerous measures planned for stubble management, as per the latest government review. Stubble burning is considered a key contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Paddy straw burning is practised widely in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to clear the field for the next crop sowing, especially during October-November. In the review held on Friday, environment minister Bhupender Yadav singled out Punjab, expressing his ‘dissatisfaction’ with the state’s preparedness.