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Agriculture Industry
India eyes bumper wheat harvest in 2023 as record price lead to more sowingedit
Business Standard – Online
India is expected to harvest a bumper wheat crop in 2023 as high domestic prices and replenished soil moisture help farmers surpass last year’s planting, while an intense heat-wave cut output this year. Higher wheat output could encourage India, the world’s second biggest producer of the grain, to consider lifting a May ban on exports of the staple and help ease concerns over persistently high retail inflation. Although the wheat area has almost reached a plateau in India’s traditional grain belts in the northern states such as Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, growers are planting the crop on some fallow land in the country’s west where farmers have traditionally grown pulse and oilseeds.
Area under wheat rises, govt expects a robust rabi harvestedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The agriculture ministry expects a robust rabi or winter-sown harvest, especially of wheat, next year after extreme weather roiled several crops during the 2021-22 season, with the acreage as on November 28 already exceeding 57% of the total normal-sown area, latest official data showed. Farmers have planted wheat, the main winter staple, in approximately 15.2 million hectares till November 28, compared to 13.8 million hectares in the corresponding period of last year. Higher wheat area has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, the data showed.
Over 1 Lakh Farmers to Receive Agricultural Loans, 3 Lakh to Join Cooperativesedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
While addressing managing directors of Central Cooperative Banks at Apex Bank Auditorium in Jaipur on Monday, Principal secretary (cooperatives) Shreya Guha stated that by March 2023, 1.29 lakh new farmers will receive crop loans totaling Rs 233 crore, and 3.71 lakh new farmers will join cooperative societies and be connected to agricultural loans. At the meet, she also instructed the Apex Bank’s managing director to hold a weekly review of distribution of crop loans as well as the new farmer members associated with the co-cooperative societies. Guha added that giving out agricultural and midterm loans to qualified farmers should also be a priority, while also making it easier for farmers to obtain these loans by ...
Excess rainfall hits sowing of rabi crops in stateedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Excess rain during September and October this year has hampered the sowing of rabi crops at many places in Karnataka. Rabi crops or rabi harvest, also known as winter crops, are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in spring in India. As of date, sowing in Karnataka has been done in 74 per cent of the total target area, which is likely to impact the yield. All the major reservoirs in the state are full. State Agriculture Department had set a target of 26.68 lakh hectares for sowing of rabi crops, of which 74 per cent has been covered. Experts point out that excess rainfall has caused over-saturation of soil ...
Punjab farmers complete wheat sowing in 85% of target areaedit
The Indian Express – Online
Punjab has completed wheat sowing on around 85 per cent of the targeted area as the state expects to bring around 34.50 lakh hectare area under the crop this year. As per details, in previous years, the wheat area has either been close to 35 lakh hectares or above. This year, the state is expecting to enahnce the area under Rabi oilseeds because of which some wheat area will get diverted, officials said. To date, wheat sowing has been completed on over 29 lakh hectares, with nearly 5 lakh hectares left for farmers who planted a third crop between paddy and wheat — like green peas — to sow the late wheat varieties.
India’s wheat planting area up nearly 11% y/y on record pricesedit
Business Standard – Online
Indian farmers have planted wheat on 15.3 million hectares since Oct. 1, when the current sowing season began, up nearly 11% from a year ago, the government data showed on Friday, as record high prices have encouraged planting. Farmers have also increased acreage under rapeseed, the key winter-sown oilseed, to 7.1 million hectares as of Nov. 25, up from last year’s 6.2 million hectares, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare said in its weekly update of sowing data.
‘Telangana’s agricultural output has increased quickly’, says Niranjan Reddyedit
Siasat.com – Online
Telangana Agriculture minister S Niranjan Reddy and Transport minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar opened three warehouses with a combined capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes that were constructed on five acres of land for Rs 14.90 crores at Jinkalagudem of Raghunathapalem Mandal in the district on Friday. According to Agriculture minister S Niranjan Reddy, Telangana has had a consistent rise in agricultural production while Congress and BJP-ruled states have seen a decline. “A huge boost in agricultural productivity has resulted from chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s pro-farmer policies.”
Madhya Pradesh working towards bringing 65 lakh hectares land under irrigation: CM Chouhanedit
The Print – Online
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said his state is working towards bringing 65 lakh hectares of land under irrigation from the present 45 lakh hectares. Speaking at the inauguration of annual Agro Vision exhibition in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, Chouhan pointed out that Madhya Pradesh has grown in the agriculture sector not only with conventional farming, but by also adopting modern techniques. Chouhan said that when he became the chief minister only 7.5 lakh hectares of land in Madhya Pradesh had been under irrigation. “Today, 45 lakh hectares of land in the state is irrigated and by 2026, we will bring 65 lakh hectare under irrigation,” the Madhya Pradesh chief minister said. Chouhan ...
Why India’s push for millets is yet to gain widespread tractionedit
The Indian Express – Online
At a pre-launch celebration of the International Year of Millets 2023 organised by the Ministries of Agriculture and External Affairs on Thursday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar named “Covid, conflict, and climate” as the world’s main food security challenges, and placed the cultivation and popularisation of millets in the context of the wider imperative of “de-risking the global economy”. The event was attended by about a hundred foreign diplomats based in New Delhi. The word millets is used to describe small-grained cereals like sorghum (jowar), pearl millet (bajra), foxtail millet (kangni/ Italian millet), little millet (kutki), kodo millet, finger millet (ragi/ mandua), proso millet (cheena/ common millet), barnyard millet (sawa/ sanwa/ jhangora), and brown ...
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare working in mission mode to increase millet production and consumption: Mr. Tomaredit
Krishi Jagat – Online
The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar has said the International Year of Millets (IYOM) – 2023 will provide an opportunity to increase global production, efficient processing and better use of crop rotation and promote millets as a major component of the food basket. Mr. Tomar said that on the initiative of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, the United Nations has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet (IYOM). “Through this, our aim is to increase the domestic and global consumption of Millets,” said Mr. Tomar, addressing the High Commissioners/Ambassadors based in Delhi during the Luncheon hosted jointly by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Ministry ...
Odisha Government presented Supplementary Budget of Rs 16,800 cr in State Assemblyedit
The Print – Online
Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister, Pradip Amat on Thursday laid the Supplementary Statement of Expenditure for 2022-23 in Odisha Legislative Assembly, The proposal for the supplementary provision of Rs 16,800 crore has been placed. As per the press statement from the government, the budgetary allocation includes Administrative Expenditure of Rs 4,934 crore, Programme Expenditure of Rs 9,200 crore, Disaster Response Funds Rs 2,610.46 crore and Transfers from the State of Rs 55.54 crore. Placing the Supplementary Budget, Amat informs The House that due to additional requirements of funds for the completion of the important ongoing projects under the state sector, Post Budget announcements like drought relief packages to farmers for crop loss during the ...
International Year of Millets to provide opportunity to increase global production: Agriculture ministeredit
The Print – Online
The International Year of Millets (IYOM) 2023 will provide an opportunity for increasing global production, efficient processing and better use of crop rotation and promoting millets as a major component of the food basket, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Thursday. Tomar said that on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the United Nations has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet (IYOM). “Through this, our aim is to increase the domestic and global consumption of millets,” said Tomar, addressing the High Commissioners/Ambassadors based in Delhi during the luncheon hosted jointly by the department of agriculture and farmers welfare and the ministry of external affairs as a pre-launch celebration ...
Government closely monitoring wheat prices, will take steps to curb any abnormal rise: Food Secretaryedit
Zee Business – Online
The government on Wednesday said it is closely monitoring the prices of wheat and will take steps in case there is an abnormal rise in rates in the retail market. Amid concerns over the spike in wheat prices despite export ban, Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra that wheat and rice stocks position is comfortable and much above the government’s buffer requirements. “Rice prices are just flat. Wheat prices have gone up by 7 per cent in retail after the imposition of wheat ban in May and if we take into account the increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP), the price rise is 4-5 per cent,” he told reporters here. “Rice prices are just flat. Wheat ...
Cotton exports hit as farmers hold stocks for higher pricesedit
Livemint – Online
Indian traders are struggling to export cotton despite higher production as farmers are delaying sale of their harvest, hoping for higher prices in coming months, industry officials said. The limited supplies are keeping local prices significantly above the global benchmark, making overseas sales unviable from the world’s biggest producer of the fibre. “Harvesting of the new crop started last month, but many farmers are not willing to sell. They are holding crop hoping prices would rise like the last season,” said Atul Ganatra, president of the Cotton Association of India (CAI). Farmers received record prices for their last season’s crop, but the new crop is unlikely to get the same prices as local production has risen ...
“India Will Become The Third Largest Economy In Next 6 years”: Punit Renjen Volume 90%edit
Business Today – Online
Catch Udayan Mukherjee, Global Business Editor, Business Today TV in an exclusive conversation with Punit Renjen, Global CEO Deloitte. Renjen said, “India will become the third largest economy in the next six years.” Renjen further added that “the supply chains and the realignment of supply chains, where India has a large base of capability, large domestic market, can be and should be a destination for resilient supply chains. Apple setting up a facility in Tamil Nadu and expanding that facility is a good example of that. “I see no reason why India cannot take advantage of the realignment of supply chains that came to the fore through the pandemic,” Renjen said.
Farmers lose faith in crop insurance after private insurers classify Tiruchy as ‘high-risk zone’edit
The New Indian Express – Online
The farmers here are a worried lot after the crop insurance companies here scaled-up Tiruchy from a medium-risk district to a high-risk zone, hindering their chances for benefits. Of the 48,293 farmers who applied for various crop insurance from Tiruchy for 2021-22, 16,587 received the benefits, sources from the district agriculture department said. The figure includes 25,396 applications for crop insurance, 8,920 from cotton farmers and 13,977 applications for maize crop insurance. The delay in the issuance of crop insurance was a matter of numerous discussions and debates at the monthly farmers’ grievance meetings held in the past few months, with speculations arising on the number of beneficiaries.
How Indian farming can reap more than it sowsedit
Livemint – Online
Last month, while on a visit to the US to meet soybean and corn (maize) growers, this reporter received a text message late one night. “Can you get some (soy) seeds from there, at least one kg? Call me.” The message was from an affluent farmer from central India growing soybeans, pulses, and wheat. The reason for this request? Average soy yield in India—or production per unit of land—is less than a third compared to the US. Which means, to produce a ton of soybeans, farmers in India must plant on three times more land than in the US. The seemingly innocuous request had to be turned down. Carrying genetically modified (GM) soy seeds out of ...
India’s changing agricultural landscape and its way to inclusive growthedit
The Economic Times – Online
India being predominantly an agrarian economy, agriculture sector contributes a big chunk of the share to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Thus it’s a key factor for the lifeline of our Indian population and economy’s overall productivity. The agriculture sector has experienced buoyant growth in the past two years. The sector, which is the largest employer of workforce, accounted for a sizeable 18.8 per cent (2021- 22) in Gross Value Added (GVA) of the country registering a growth of 3.6 per cent in 2020-21 and 3.9 per cent in 2021-22. Growth in allied sectors including livestock, dairying and fisheries has been the major drivers of overall growth in the sector.
Opening the door to commercial fodder productionedit
Krishi Jagat – Online
The paired challenges of population growth and climate change have put smallholder farmers in Zambia in a squeeze. In the Southern Province, the center of agricultural production for the nation, smallholder dairy farmers struggle to increase their production of fodder to commercially viable levels in the face of a long dry season that climate change is intensifying. Smallholder farmers looking to support their families, enhance the local food supply, and sustain economic growth in their areas are at a distinct disadvantage because agriculture in Zambia is dominated by massive commercial operations with plentiful capital, large tracts of land, and expensive machinery, with most of their output marked for export.
New Research from The University of East Anglia Shows That Indian Women in Agriculture Lack Skills Training Opportunitiesedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Young rural women in India are increasingly working in agriculture, but new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and RV University Bengaluru shows they’re the least likely to gain training to upgrade their skills or work in a different sector. Given the absence of decent jobs, more young people – particularly women – are staying in or returning to farming and agricultural livelihoods, at least part-time, to secure their futures. Despite 54.6 percent of Indian workers engaged in agriculture, of which 20.26% are women, skill training is targeted primarily at those leaving agriculture and seeking to engage with industry or services. Most skilling opportunities in agriculture are either informal learning by doing, or ...
COP27: India opposes efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agricultureedit
Business Standard – Online
India has opposed the developed world’s efforts to extend the scope of mitigation to agriculture at the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt, saying rich nations do not want to reduce emissions by changing their lifestyles and are “searching for cheaper solutions abroad”, sources said on Thursday. Expressing concern over the draft decision text on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, India said the developed countries are blocking a pro-poor and pro-farmer decision by insisting on expanding the scope for mitigation to agriculture, thereby compromising the very foundation of food security in the world, a source in the Indian delegation said. “At every climate summit, the developed countries wish to change the goalposts of the ...
U.S. aims for zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicles by 2040edit
The Print – Online
The United States aims to only sell and produce zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles like school buses and tractor trailers by 2040, the U.S. energy secretary agreed at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Thursday. The non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) sets a target for 30% of those new vehicles – which include commercial delivery vehicles, buses and trucks – to be zero-emission by 2030 and 100% by 2040. “We have to work together across oceans and borders to meet our clean energy goals,” said U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. The $430 billion climate, tax and drug policy bill passed in August includes new commercial electric vehicles tax credits, with up to $7,500 for ...
G20 leaders pitch for updating global agricultural food trade rulesedit
The Print – Online
G20 leaders on Wednesday pitched for updating global agricultural food trade rules and to facilitate trade in agricultural and food products with the objective of preventing malnutrition and hunger in the backdrop of geopolitical developments. This was stated in the G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration issued after the conclusion of the two-day summit, which was attended top global leaders. “We are deeply concerned by the challenges to global food security exacerbated by current conflicts and tensions. We therefore commit to taking urgent actions to save lives, prevent hunger and malnutrition, particularly to address the vulnerabilities of developing countries, and call for an accelerated transformation towards sustainable and resilient agriculture and food systems and supply chains,” it ...
World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problemedit
India Today – Online
Every Thursday, California resident Richard Redmond takes a gallon-sized container of food scraps to the farmers market in the city of South Pasadena where it is collected and composted for use in gardens – an effort to reduce the amount of household waste he sends to landfill. “It’s just stunning,” the web designer, who is in his 60s, said. “You can see how separating it just reduces the amount of garbage you are putting out.” Redmond’s experience is a tiny window into a huge global problem, and not enough people are with him. Every year, the world throws away around 931 million tons of food, most of it ending up in landfills, where it decomposes ...
Fodder inflation up to 27.31%, highest since June 2013edit
The Indian Express – Online
As fodder prices continue to rise, there seems to be no respite for households whose livelihood is dependent on livestock rearing. The annual rate of fodder inflation based on the All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) has soared to 27.31 per cent in October 2022, the highest since July 2013 when the figure was 27.29 per cent. The WPI data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, shows that the index value for fodder increased to 227 in October 2022, registering an increase of 27.31 per cent over the same month last year (178.3). The WPI-based fodder inflation was 8.85 per cent in October last year. However, it increased sharply in 2022 ...
Finally, Punjab Govt agrees to join Centre’s crop insurance scheme from next fiscaledit
The Tribune – Online
After years of rejecting the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party government is set to join the Centre’s crop insurance scheme from the next fiscal. What has promoted the state government’s change of heart on the issue is two years of successive crop loss because of inclement weather and pest attack on “white gold” cotton, forcing the ruling dispensation to pay Rs 1,500 crore as compensation to paddy and cotton farmers. The crop loss in Punjab had never crossed 5 per cent, till three years ago. But for the past two to three years, the crop loss in paddy (both basmati and non-basmati) and cotton has crossed 15 per cent. “The compensation ...
India, Asean elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnershipedit
Hindustan Times – Online
India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday elevated their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, pledging to enhance cooperation in areas ranging from maritime and cyber security to inter-operability of digital financial systems. This was the main outcome of the Asean-India Summit held in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar led the Indian delegation to the summit, which included external affairs minister S Jaishankar. India and Asean forged a strategic partnership in 2012, and secretary (East) Saurabh Kumar told a media briefing the further elevation of ties will lead to a focus on five specific areas – maritime security, joint implementation of projects in the Indo-Pacific, cybersecurity ...
India must be ready to lead on Critical Climate Change during G20 Presidencyedit
The Financial Express – Online
The G20 could be the definitive moment for India. For the last few months, we all have seen the tireless efforts of the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar jutting out Indian position across the wildly fractured and divisive world of geopolitics. It was in the defence of India’s long-held position of neutrality backed by the argument of strategic autonomy that world –the Western power—must see India in a different light. In that spirit, G20 is the moment what we call—magna occasio—for India to raise the issues on behalf of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. That will be the true reflection of India’s global outreach which is now largely embraced as you hear voices from ...
Stakeholders take stock of farmers’ movement in Karnataka and the way forwardedit
The Hindu – Online
Stakeholders representing various farmers organisations took stock of their struggle and the kisan movement that brought them to the forefront in polity and discussed the way forward, here on Sunday. The discussion on Farmers’ Movement in Karnataka was conducted as part of the 5th Kisan Swaraj Sammelan which concluded here on Sunday. .A. SRIRAM Stakeholders representing various farmers organisations took stock of their struggle and the kisan movement that brought them to the forefront in polity and discussed the way forward, here on Sunday. The discussion on Farmers’ Movement in Karnataka was conducted as part of the 5th Kisan Swaraj Sammelan which concluded here on Sunday. T.N. Prakash Kammardi, former chairperson of Karnataka Agricultural Price ...
Experts stress on imperatives of ecological sustainability and economic viability of agricultureedit
The Hindu – Online
The 5 th all–India Kisan Swaraj Sammelan of the Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) got underway in the city on Friday with the participation of over 2,000 organic farmers and seed conservators from across the country. The 3-day conference is being held in the backdrop of extreme climatic events affecting the world with farmers and agriculture bearing the brunt and has a direct impact on food and crop production. Experts will deliberate on the key issues related to agriculture and the need to reclaim traditional agricultural practices besides the imperatives of restoration of soil with all its lifeform that sustains biodiversity. Sahaja Samrudha, Janapada Seva Trust, KSOU, ICAR-JSS KVK (Suttur), SOIL, Allama Research ...
Andhra’s ANGRAU gets DGCA permission for imparting training in operating drones for agriculture, conventional purposesedit
The Hindu – Online
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sanctioned approval to impart training to operate drones for agriculture and conventional purposes in Acharya N. G. Ranga Agriculture University (ANGRAU), Lam. Andhra Pradesh Sensors and Smart Applications Research in Agriculture (APSARA), launched in Lam farms in the university in Guntur, will give training on operating drones, which is for the first of its kind in India, said ANGRAU Vice-Chancellor Adala Vishnuvardhan Reddy. DGCA Director Jitender Loura, who visited the university recently, verified the curriculum designed by Centre for APSARA Principal Investigator and Senior Scientist, A. Sambaiah, in pilot training of remote air crafts in agriculture, said ANGRAU Director (Research) L. Prasanthi.
Haryana gets Agribusiness Awardedit
The Tribune – Online
Haryana has been conferred with the India Agribusiness Award-2022 in the category of “Best State” by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture for its outstanding contribution in the areas of policies, programmes, production, inputs, technologies, marketing, value addition, infrastructure and exports in the agriculture sector. Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister JP Dalal received the award at a function in New Delhi today. Dalal said Haryana had once again proved its mettle in the agriculture sector. He said the state, one of the largest contributors to the national food pool, had taken several policy initiatives for diversification and promotion of horticulture and agribusiness, adding that the state has mapped around 400 horticultural crop clusters ...
Develop plan on regional farming, BIMSTEC toldedit
The Tribune – Online
India today urged Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member countries to cooperate in developing a comprehensive regional strategy to strengthen cooperation for the transformation of agriculture and participate in its initiative to promote millet for a friendly agricultural food system and nutrition. Speaking at the second Agriculture Ministers’ meeting of BIMSTEC under his chairmanship, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged the member countries to cooperate in developing a comprehensive regional strategy to strengthen cooperation for the transformation of agriculture. The Agriculture Ministers of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand participated in the meeting. Referring to the importance of millet as a nutritious food and the efforts made ...
State-of-the-art farming machines on showcase as Agro Tech comes to a close at Chandigarhedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The need for ensuring the benefits of technological advancement reach the ground level was in focus on the fourth and final day of the 15th edition of CII Agro Tech India. While addressing the audience the Parade Ground CII chairperson Amit Thapar said, “The Government of India has taken a number of initiatives to give a major boost to agriculture through policy reforms as well as innovation and technological application at the grassroot level.” “CII is filling the technological gap using science to create a disruptive renaissance in farming. A major aim of Agro Tech India is to create awareness on Central schemes,” he said, highlighting the innovative exhibits and machinery on offer at the ...
COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn expertsedit
Down To Earth – Online
Food systems and agriculture are finally on the table of a Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). There will be dedicated discussions on food and agriculture at the first official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the 27th COP that began November 6, 2022 at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The Pavilion is hosted by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, CGIAR and The Rockefeller Foundation at the climate conference. This comes at a crucial time. The unprecedented drought situation in Europe, the United States and Africa, the heatwave that impacted India’s wheat crop and floods and droughts in Pakistan and China are all stark evidence of how food production is at risk from extreme weather ...
Farmers backbone of rising India; industry driving agriculture into new trajectory: VP Jagdeep Dhankharedit
The Economic Times – Online
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said farmers are the backbone of a rising India and also credited industry with driving the agriculture sector into a “new trajectory”.”Bharat is on the rise as never before. It is a global recognition. And in this rise, farmers are the backbone,” he said in his inaugural address at the 15th edition of the agriculture and food technology fair organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here. The vice president said the commitment of the industry to drive the agriculture sector on a novel trajectory is commendable, welcome and needs to be taken to higher stages of execution.
Climate crisis threatens India’s food security, warn scientistsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Climate scientists have warned that scorching heatwaves in India, among other extreme weather events, are “most certainly” being driven by global warming, posing a risk to the country’s food security. Heatwaves in the country, which shaved off 3 million tonne of wheat output this year compared to the year before, are being driven by changing weather patterns induced by global warming, scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, have concluded. “The only reason behind these heatwaves is global warming,” said Roxy Mathew Koll, climate scientist at the IITM. Koll pored through data from seven decades to conclude that the severity and frequency of heatwaves were directly correlated to a warming globe.
Why some farmers in Maharashtra’s drought-prone Sangli are taking a chance on dragon fruitedit
The Print – Online
Several farmers in western Maharashtra’s Sangli district have switched from the cultivation of traditional crops like sugarcane, grapes, soybean and other vegetables to the more exotic dragon fruit. Sangli is among the drought-prone regions in Maharashtra but despite this, a large area in the district is under sugarcane cultivation, which is a water-guzzling plant but gives higher yields. This year, the area under sugarcane plantations in the state has increased by 2.55 lakh hectares — from 12.32 lakh hectares last year to 14.87 lakh hectares — according to official data.
‘Indian companies can play a major role in accelerating agri transformation in SADC countries’edit
The Print – Online
Indian companies can play a major role in accelerating agricultural transformation in SADC countries by contributing to strengthen value chains, especially in farm mechanisation, irrigation, food processing, nutrients and agricultural research, delegates at the CII-Exim Bank Regional Conclave here were told on Tuesday. Rajiv Wahi, International Business Head (Agri & Construction Equipment), Escorts Kubota Limited, made these remarks at the conclave on India-Southern Africa Growth Partnership as he moderated a panel sharing the experiences on both sides. Government officials and industry captains from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), comprising 16 members, discussed potential cooperation in a number of areas, including agriculture. Wahi said India and South Africa worked very well together in the agricultural ...
Budget
Nirmala Sitharaman concludes pre-Budget meetings with stakeholdersedit
Livemint – Online
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-Budget consultation meetings for Budget 2023-24 held in virtual mode from November 21-28, 2022. The pre-Budget meetings were concluded here on Monday. Eight sessions that were organised during this time period saw participation from more than 110 invited guests representing seven stakeholder groups. According to a statement from the finance ministry, the stakeholder groups include representatives and experts from the agriculture and agro-processing industry, industry, infrastructure, and climate change, financial sector and capital markets, services and trade, social sector, trade unions and labour organisations, and economists.
CLAAS Mentions
Integrated farm data for informed on-farm decision makingedit
Krishi Jagat – Online
With two seasons of trials in southern West Australia and the Riverina under its belt, Bayer’s breakthrough digital farming platform, FieldView, is being released to the market. Bayer’s Head of Digital Farming ANZ, Chris Staff says FieldView allows growers to gain a deeper understanding of their operations, through the collection, visualisation and analysis of data they are generating on their farm, in a single dashboard. “Digital farming integrates detailed information on factors such as weather conditions, soil moisture, soil nutrient levels and crop health to improve on-farm decision-making. Farmers can leverage application technology and data science to maximise efficiency and productivity. “FieldView overcomes the increased challenge of data aggregation and analysis, capturing a farm’s information ...
Competition
New Holland Agriculture exhibits its recently launched Blue Series SIMBA 30 compact tractor at Krishithon 2022edit
Krishi Jagat – Online
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, presented its range of equipment at the 15th edition of KRISHITHON – International Agriculture Trade Fair. The four-day exhibition, from 24th– 28th November, is being organized at Thakker’s Dome in Nashik. The brand is displaying a recently launched Blue Series SIMBA 30 compact tractor for show-goers. Powered by a three-cylinder 29HP Mitsubishi Engine, the Blue Series SIMBA 30 is focused on higher power and fuel efficiency. It also offers the unique benefit of a combination of Narrow Track and high power which makes it the most versatile tractor in the category. Other tractors on display are New Holland 3230 TX SUPER and New Holland 3037 TX SUPER.
New Holland Agriculture showcases modern agri machinery solutions at Krishithon 2022edit
Rural Marketing – Online
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, is showcasing its range of agricultural machinery at the 15th Krishithon, an international agricultural trade fair. The four-day trade fair, from November 24th to 28th, is being organised in Nashik in Maharashtra. Visitors to the show can see the brand’s newly released Blue Series SIMBA 30 small tractor on display. The three-cylinder 29HP Mitsubishi engine that powers the Blue Series SIMBA 30 is designed to deliver more power while using less gasoline. It also has the special advantage of combining narrow track with great power, which makes it the most adaptable tractor in its class. New Holland 3230 TX SUPER and New Holland 3037 TX SUPER are ...
Escorts Kubota targets Rs 22,500 crore revenue by FY2028, eyes No. 2 position in India’s tractor marketedit
Autocar Professional – Online
Escorts Kubota, India’s third largest tractor manufacturer, is looking to farm growth speedily over the next five years. Its new Mid-Term Business Plan outlines the company’s ambitious target of growing business by 2.5 times to Rs 22,500 crore ($2.66 billion) in the next five years essentially by making India am export hub for affordable tractors. To achieve this, the company has lined up fresh capex of Rs 4,000 crore over the next five years (2023-2028) to set up a new greenfield plant and augment capacities for engines and tractors along with product technology as well as sales and network expansion.
Mahindra & Mahindra opens dedicated farm machinery plant in Pithampuredit
Autocar Professional – Online
Mahindra & Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the Mahindra Group, today formally inaugurated its first dedicated farm machinery plant (non-tractor) in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. The new facility was inaugurated by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, Narendra Singh Tomar at an event attended by key state officials, dignitaries and senior leaders from Mahindra & Mahindra. Mahindra’s new farm machinery plant is strategically situated in the industrial city of Pithampur with access to a diverse supplier base, enabling the company to manufacture durable, high-quality, affordable and accessible ‘Made in India, for India’ farm machinery, marketed in both the Mahindra and Swaraj brands. The plant will also manufacture products for ...
New Holland Agriculture bags two awards at the Farm Power Awards 2022edit
Krishi Jagat – Online
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has been awarded with Best Tractor in 31-40 HP category for the New Holland 3037 TX 4WD tractor at the fourth Farm Power Awards. The New Holland Roll-Bar 125 Round Baler also won the Best Launch of the Year (Implement) at the awards. Organized annually, the Farm Power Awards honours the efforts of the OEMs and institutions that has led to significant contributions in the industry and have impacted the lives of farmers. Honored by the recognition, Mr. Gagan Pal- Director Agriculture Brand India, CNH Industrial, said “At New Holland Agriculture, we are committed to offering world-class quality products for the Indian farmers that are also technologically ...
Tractors in the 40-50 HP range most demanded in India, Mahindra 575 tops the listedit
The Financial Express – Online
Tractor Junction a leading digital marketplace for farmers in India has released details on the agri-equipment industry in the country. The company says when it comes to retail demand, the 40-50 HP (horsepower) tops the demand chart, and the top 10 models sold in the country are in the above range. Mahindra & Mahindra 575 – 47 HP topped the list for the highest traction and sales. In terms of the best tractor brand – Mahindra & Mahindra remains highest-selling tractor in India with offerings in almost every segment and various specifications says Tractor Junction findings.
Dairy Farming
Heat stress crimping summer milk outputedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Increasing spells of summer heatwave in northwestern India, thought to be linked to climate change, are hurting milk productivity, or output per cattle, while raising costs of production for farmers, a study by the flagship National Dairy Research Institute has found, highlighting the vulnerability of the country’s agriculture sector to extreme weather. Climate scientists have warned that scorching heatwaves in India, among other extreme weather events, are certainly being driven by global warming, posing a risk to food output. Milk productivity in the world’s largest producer has also been on a decreasing trend during summers due to heat stress, the recent study found. The study found that each unit increase in the temperature humidity index ...
Global cattle emission concerns sideline the sustainable possibilities of Indian livestock systemsedit
Scroll.in – Online
Amid growing calls to “reboot food” and shift to plant-based and lab-grown diets, world leaders failed to address the climate and livestock debate at COP27 – the United Nations 27th Climate Conference held in Egypt from November 6-20. Mainstream narratives villainise livestock, especially cattle, as a major cause of climate change with some experts calling it the single-biggest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock are egregiously equated to emissions from fuel-based transport despite the different parameters through which these statistics are derived and their different effects. This has serious implications for India, given the scale of its livestock sector. India holds the world’s largest cattle herd and is the biggest milk ...
Maharashtra Govt sets up state-level coordination committee to address problems of poultry sectoredit
Free Press Journal – Online
The Maharashtra Government on Monday set up an 11-member state-level coordination committee headed by the Animal Husbandry Commissioner to address the issues faced by private poultry keepers, farmers and private poultry companies. The committee will have the mandate to see the implementation of the agreement between the farmers and poultry companies and settle the grievances raised by the farmers. The farmers are demanding that the companies purchase birds and eggs from them. The animal husbandry and dairy development minister Mr Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil-Patil on November 4 had announced that a state-level coordination committee will be established after his meeting with the representatives of the poultry industry. The poultry farming segment in Maharashtra, with an annual ...
Govt moves to set up fodder-centric farmer producer organisationsedit
The Indian Express – Online
TWO YEARS after the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying proposed the formation and promotion of fodder-centric Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to address the fodder deficit, the government has designated the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as the implementing agency, setting a target of 100 such FPOs in 2022-23. In its order on November 4, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said: “The competent authority in the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has approved to designate NDDB as implementing agency under the scheme of formation and promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to form and promote FPOs, primarily fodder centric, and animal husbandry activities as a secondary activity (fodder ...
Kerala Encourages for Maize Cultivation to Increase Dairy Productivity, Control Fodder Pricesedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Although maize is not a common crop in Kerala, the Animal Husbandry department is considering expanding its cultivation to more areas in order to produce low-cost fodder. Maize is a staple ruminant feed and its quality can have a significant impact on milk yield and composition. The raw material, a major component of cattle feed, is sourced by Kerala from other states, and dairy farmers are concerned about the recent price increase. Following the success of a pilot project, the department is now attempting to popularise maize cultivation, and Kerala Feeds Limited (KFL) will offer a price above the market rate to procure the crop. “Because we do not produce soyabean and maize, we are ...
From India to the US, extreme heat is stressing cows and imperiling global dairy supplyedit
The Economic Times – Online
Heat and drought are inflicting perilous strain on dairy cows across the globe, drying up their milk production and threatening the long-term global supply of everything from butter to baby formula. Volumes of dairy are forecast to sink by nearly half a million metric tons this year in major exporter Australia as farmers exit the industry after years of pressure from heat waves. In India, small-scale farmers are contemplating investing in cooling equipment they’d have to stretch to afford. And producers in France had to pause making one type of high-quality cheese when parched fields left grass-fed cows with nowhere to graze. Some of the world’s biggest milk-making regions are becoming less hospitable to ...
Events
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates the 29th Regional Workshop of Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarhedit
PIB – Online
The 29th Regional Workshop of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar at Morena, Madhya Pradesh today. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Tomar said that the field of agriculture is vast and challenging, it is not an end-to-end task, it will continue to work from generation to generation. The contribution of all KVKs and agricultural scientists in the development of agriculture in the country is and will always be exceptional. Union Minister Shri Tomar said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi wants people to be attracted towards agriculture, for this encouragement has been given to scientists and farmers along ...
‘AgroWorld 2022’ Kickstarts Today at Pusa, New Delhiedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The event was attended by agri-food industry experts from across the world including big agro players, government officials, entrepreneurs, farmers, scientists, Indian industries and businesses, institutions, central ministries, and state governments, as well as market stakeholders. With an objective to address key global challenges, technology, and investment in today’s agricultural world, the AgroWorld 2022 organized by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture kickstarted on Wednesday. Minister of State for Rural Development, Faggan Singh Kulaste inaugurated the summit organized at the sprawling campus of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Mysuru to host 5th Kisan Swaraj Sammelanedit
The Hindu – Online
Farmers from over 23 States to attend the summit from November 11 to 13; roots and tubers’ festival, seed festival and special banana diversity festival are part of the event. The Alliance for Sustainable Holistic Agriculture, a national-level network of farmers involved in agro-ecology, has organised the conclave where more than 2,000 participants from 23 States are expected to participate.
Dairy sector needs to focus on innovation, industry experts at CII AgroTech 2022edit
Hindustan Times – Online
Various stakeholders from the Indian Veterinary Association and private companies on Saturday participated in the discussion on sustainable dairy and livestock management practices as part of a special conference on Day 2 of the CII AgroTech 2022. Speaking at the 15th edition of the premier agri and food technology fair, Ajooni Biotech Limited chairperson Gurmeet Singh Bhatia said, “Livestock contributes to 40% of global agriculture output. Over 70 million farmers are directly involved in dairy farming. We are here to exchange ideas on achieving sustainable diary management.” Highlighting India’s abundant genetic resources for dairy animals, both in terms of population and diversity, he added knowledgeable farmers will set an example for those not ready to ...
Agro Tech 2022: Rural farmers bat for technology in agricultureedit
The Indian Express – Online
FARMERS VISITING the Agro Tech 2022 said that such fairs should be organised yearly in areas dominated by agriculture. Farmers from Punjab and Haryana said that the congestion and traffic restrictions in Chandigarh discourage farmers from visiting such fairs. They said if similar programmes are held in rural areas where agriculture is the main profession, scores of people will be benefited. Many dealers, who displayed their products at Agro Tech 2022 at Parade Ground, Sector 17, said the response (advance booking of products) they received in cities like Ludhiana has been better than Chandigarh.
Krishi Mela in Bengaluru: ‘Innovation in Agriculture’ gives farmers the edgeedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Technology advancement to help reduce the labour workforce is gaining popularity among farmers, with innovations like using drones for improved farm management, reducing salt content in the soil, and solar energy for energy efficiency, even in areas with no electricity. ‘Innovation in Agriculture’ as the theme for Krishi Mela 2022 resonated well with stalls displaying different technologies. Usage of solar power in areas which have electricity for a few hours or not at all, inverters and water pumping machines working on solar energy were proving to be helpful to farmers. One of the inverters could function for 7-8 hours, with a 2.5-hour charge. The manufacturers, Mecwin Empowering Future, said they had sold around ...
EIMA 2022, a global hub for agricultural machineryedit
Krishi Jagat – Online
Exhibitors from 40 countries, visitors expected from 160 nations, official ICE delegations from 80 countries: these are the credentials of the international exhibition of agricultural machinery scheduled in Bologna from 9 to 13 November. An entire pavilion dedicated to business-to-business meetings, and a programme that includes “focus” days and informative events to encourage the meeting between demand and supply of technologies for every model of agriculture. The EIMA exhibition of machinery, equipment and components for agriculture and landscaping – staged in Bologna from 9 to 13 November – confirms its international scale. There are 480 foreign exhibiting companies representing 40 countries, and the public of visitors (317,000 in the 2018 edition and 270,400 in the ...
Farm Mechanization
Auto Sales In October 2022: Festive Cheer Fails To Lift Rural Marketsedit
BQ Prime – Online
India’s auto sales in October are expected to be a mixed bag as a festival booster failed to lift buyer sentiment in rural markets, while the passenger vehicle segment continued to stride ahead. Strong demand for high-end passenger vehicles and premium two-wheelers was offset by muted sales of entry-level cars, bikes and scooters, along with a moderation in volumes of commercial vehicles, according to research reports from Dolat Capital Market Pvt., Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities India Pvt. “Although urban and semi-urban sales are strong, rural demand is still under stress due to erratic rainfall in many parts of the country causing impact on yield of crops like soya, ...
Technology in Agriculture
Tomar Advises Farmers to Use Technology to Ensure Good Production & Profitedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The agriculture minister while talking to the media said that farmers must use latest technology to increase their productivity and profit. Tomar lauded Haryana, claiming that it is a state that leads the nation in horticulture and crop output. In order to produce higher-quality produce today, farmers must cultivate new crops and use cutting-edge technologies. The fact that Haryana farmers and the Haryana government are utilizing such cutting-edge agricultural techniques, he continued, brings him immense pleasure. Tomar claimed that the Narendra Modi-led federal government is devoted to raising farmers’ incomes. Over the past eight years, the government has launched a number of initiatives, and the results are beginning to show.
Telangana innovator is on a mission to make lives of farmers easieredit
The New Indian Express – Online
Empathising with farmers’ sufferings due to the lack of suitable and affordable equipment in the Indian market, Kadavendi Mahipal Chary, a 42-year-old grassroots innovator and entrepreneur from Parkal is providing solutions with his innovations like mini-cultivator, mini-tractor, power weeder and hydraulic lifts. Chary says, “I couldn’t complete my 10th board exams and used to work as a bike mechanic. Later, I returned to my village and started cultivating my 2-acre land passed on to me by my father.”During that time, I didn’t have enough income to afford cows for ploughing or pay labourers. I started repairing tractors and gradually became proficient. In 2011, I started designing the mini-cultivator which replaces manpower and dependence ...
Adopt tech in farming to ensure higher productivity better profit Agri Minister Tomar to farmersedit
The Week – Online
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday urged farmers to adopt technology in farming to ensure higher productivity and better profit. Tomar praised Haryana, saying it is a leading state in crop production and horticulture. Farmers in the country should adopt technology in farming to ensure higher productivity and better profit, the minister said. Today, it is essential for farmers to cultivate new crops and use advanced technology to produce better quality. It is a matter of immense pleasure that Haryana farmers and the Haryana government are adopting such advanced methods of agriculture, he added. Tomar said the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is committed to increase the income of farmers and in ...
Rs 1,890 cr pledged for post-harvest tech in Punjabedit
The Tribune – Online
Years of waiting for post-harvest technological interventions seem to have finally paid off in Punjab as the state begins to attract investments, with investments worth Rs 1,890 crore already being pledged in the state. It is the first time that the state agriculture, which has been battling with post-harvest losses for years, has attracted 1,138 investors to set up projects. The investment is coming under the Government of India’s Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme, with the maximum projects coming up in Sangrur, followed by Patiala and Mansa districts. The data, compiled by the state Horticulture Department, shows that the maximum investment will be used in setting up of primary processing centres, followed by custom hiring ...
Start-up aims to use drones for hi-tech agri interventionsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
At times when drones are commonly being used across the globe, the new technology has now started picking up pace in the agriculture sector of the region. Though people might have heard about drones being used in agricultural activities like spraying of pesticides or watering the crop, Aerosys Aviation India, a start-up, is using the drones for crop mapping, surveying, crop damage assessment and for various other agricultural purposes. Aerosys Aviation India, a start-up by the two young minds, have been helping the farmers in analysing their fields since the past two years. The company co-founders Sethuraj V and Avinash Kumar are now reaching out to masses in the biennial agro technology and business fair ...
Govt. Policies
Government lifts ban on exports of organic non-basmati riceedit
Free Press Journal – Online
The government on Tuesday lifted the ban on exports of organic non-basmati rice, including broken rice after the easing of domestic supplies moderated prices. The government had, in early September, banned the export of broken rice with an aim to increase domestic availability. This followed a 20 per cent duty on the export of non-basmati rice aimed at shoring up domestic supplies after prices surged in retail markets. In a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said the export of organic non-basmati rice, including organic non-basmati broken rice, will now be governed by rules that prevailed before the September ban. In September, India imposed 20 per cent export duty on rice, semi-milled and ...
PM Kisan Scheme: Financial Benefits Likely to be Extended to More Farmersedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Farmers asked the authorities to assist more farmers during the monthly grievance meeting held on Friday after a decline in beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) in 2022. All India Kisan Sabha district president N. Perumal reported that 46.8 lakh farmers benefited from the scheme in 2019. (Farmer families receive Rs 6,000 in three installments of Rs 2,000 every year.) He stated that “after the distribution of the 11th installment of cash, the numbers of beneficiaries dropped drastically to 23.04 farmers in 2022″ and added that not enough people were aware of the situation. They need to raise awareness, contact them, and have more camps to increase the number.”
5,000 without land pose as farmers in Tiruppur, get PM Kisan aidedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Over 5,000 people who do not own land have been receiving financial assistance of Rs 6,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM Kisan) in Tiruppur district since 2019. According to land verification records, shared by the agriculture department, reveals that 5,392 people are continuing to receiving the money even though they do not own land in their name. The agricultural department completed the land verification process two months ago in ten blocks of the district. As per the records, there are 93,752 registered beneficiaries. Of these 72,009 beneficiaries own land in their name. Around 1,142 beneficiaries own ancestral property, and 914 beneficiaries are legal heirs holding lands.
Tamil Nadu will send 100 farmers to Israel for training: Ministeredit
The New Indian Express – Online
Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare MRK Panneerselvam on Thursday said the State government is planning to send within a year 100 farmers to Israel to learning new farming techniques. He said this at the two-day Indo-Israel conference on women empowerment in agriculture, organised at Centre of Excellence (COE) for cut flowers, in Thally. The event was organised to mark 30 years of diplomatic relationship between India and Israel. Also, Israel has been supporting Indian farmers through various technologies like water conservation. “Over 7,000 farmers from Tamil Nadu have undergone various training at COE since its inception in 2017,” the minister said.
Farmers can now get loans by pledging produceedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Farmers can now avail of loans by pledging agricultural produce in godowns registered with Warehouse Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA), which comes under the Union ministry of food and public distribution. The scheme was launched in Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Coimbatore and Tiruppur last week. Farmers who store produce at WRDA-authorised repositories will be given electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (eNWRs). As per RBI guidelines, 25-35% of total agriculture produce value (up to Rs 75 lakh) can be availed of by an individual against eNWR from banks for 12 months at 7% interest. Official sources said the scheme enabled farmers to store their produce safe in nearby warehouses and avail of loans from banks against NWRs ...
Govt says number of beneficiaries under PM-KISAN has crossed 10 croreedit
The Economic Times – Online
The Centre on Monday said the number of beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN scheme has crossed 10 crore, increasing more than three-fold from 3.16 crore farmers covered under the first instalment period in early 2019. The statement came hours after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the government over the scheme, alleging that the number of beneficiaries has gone down with every instalment. Under the scheme, announced in February 2019 but made operational with effect from December 2018, the Centre provides an income support of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments to all land holding farmer families. “The release of benefits for any instalment period under PM-KISAN has now crossed 10 crore farmers from ...
NABARD projects Rs 39,636 crore credit potential for Assamedit
The Economic Times – Online
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) projects credit potential of Rs 39,636 crore for the state of Assam for the financial year 2023-24. The State Credit Seminar, held on 21st November 2022, has pegged 9 per cent higher credit potential than the previous year for the state. Of the total projected credit potential, as much as Rs 19,983 crore (31%) is towards Agriculture and Allied activities.
PM Kisan, World’s Largest Individual Beneficiary Scheme for Landholding Farmersedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has a direct connection with the general public. He connects with people directly and understands their needs as well. When he became Chief Minister of Gujarat, he noticed that farmers were losing their crops and having issues like low productivity, and lack of support and guidance from the administration, particularly in abnormal events or adverse weather conditions. Krishi Mahotsav approach was introduced in the year 2004, to meet and guide farmers at their doorstep. He introduced the Soil Health Card – a soil test of each farmer’s land to understand what his soil is lacking in terms of nutrients and what it is capable of producing. This led to sustainable ...
Telangana nudging farmers to shift to oil palm: Minister KT Rama Raoedit
Telangana Today – Online
Telangana Government is asking the farmers to move away from paddy cultivation and opt for oil palm and oil seed cultivation. This will help in reducing the import dependence for edible oils and also protect the farmers from the glut in the paddy production. Over the next five years, effort will be to convert 20 lakh acre paddy systemically towards oil palm with support and guidance from the Government, said IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao. Speaking at the global roundtable organised by the Indian Vegetable Oil Producers Association, he said the State has worked meticulously on the Kaleshwaram project and this has added over 40 lakh acre command area (the extent of the ...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Launches ‘Special Mission’ to Boost Millet Production in the Stateedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
With an ambition to boost farm production and double the income of the farmers, the Assam government has launched a special initiative termed as Assam Millet Mission. “Launched Assam Millet Mission, targeted to raise nutrition quotient & doubling farmers’ income. To increase productivity, it will also contribute in crop diversification”, Sarma tweeted via his official Twitter handle. “Distributed power tillers, pump sets, mini trucks, harvesters, crop seeds, financial aids among beneficiaries”, he added. PM Modi-led government has formed a comprehensive strategy to increase the millet export. The scheme is said to be launched in parallel to the initiative of central government to raise the millet export from India across the globe. While addressing thousands of ...
Assam govt launches programme to boost agriculture sectoredit
The Print – Online
The Assam government on Wednesday launched a special programme aimed at increasing agriculture productivity and doubling farmers’ income. A special initiative, Assam Millet Mission, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for this purpose. “Launched Assam Millet Mission, targeted to raise nutrition quotient & doubling farmers’ income. To increase productivity, it will also contribute in crop diversification,” Sarma tweeted. “Distributed power tillers, pump sets, mini trucks, harvesters, crop seeds, financial aids among beneficiaries,” he added. The chief minister also inaugurated six soil testing and quality control labs, and two knowledge centres, which will help the state become self-sufficient in agriculture.
Create awareness among farmers on impact of stubble burning, Yogi tells officersedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Expressing concern over the rising pollution caused by stubble burning in UP, chief minister Yogi Adityanath asked officers to make farmers aware of its adverse impact on the environment, said a government spokesperson on Tuesday. Adityanath told officers to raise awareness among farmers about strategies such as stubble fermentation by watering it and adding urea to tackle the issue. Measures should be taken to prevent stubble burning by setting up camps in sensitive villages, stated the chief minister. Additional chief secretary (agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi, as quoted by the spokesperson, informed that stubble was being taken to ‘gaushalas’ in every district. The ‘Parali Do, Khaad Lo’ programme was being promoted extensively in all districts, so that ...
Andhra govt to introduce millets through PDS on line of riceedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The state government is contemplating introducing millets through Public Distribution System (PDS) on the lines of rice from next year, which is to be celebrated as the year of millets.In fact, the Central government has already given clearance for the distribution of two types of millets – white jowar (Sorghum) and finger millet (Ragi) — through PDS. Both the crops are also cultivated in the State and is part of the diet in the Rayalaseema region. Millets have already been introduced in PDS in Karnataka and Telangana, which have close cultural ties and a similar eating habits like some parts of Andhra Pradesh. According to a senior official, modalities are being worked out ...
Ease of doing agriculture key to curbing land conversion in Tamil Naduedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The Tamil Nadu government has been taking efforts to bring fallow lands back into agriculture as mentioned in their first-ever standalone budget for agriculture presented on August 14, 2021. The focus is primarily on bringing ‘other fallow lands’, where the cultivable land has been kept fallow for more than one year but less than five years, back into agriculture. TN’s Season & Crop Report for 2021-22 said this category of fallow land accounted for 17.29 lakh hectares or 13% of TN’s total geographical area. Another 9.89 lakh hectares come under the category of ‘current fallow’ where the land has been kept fallow only during the current year. Together both categories constitute nearly 21% ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Maha: Excessive rainfall-affected farmers upset over getting paltry amounts as crop insuranceedit
The Print – Online
A number of farmers in Maharashtra whose crops were damaged due to excessive rains claimed to have received very low compensation amounts, with one cultivator getting only Rs 90 for his crop losses. When contacted, state Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar said some farmers had received very low amounts, but the government will try to widen the insurance coverage and also make the claims settlement system dynamic. An official from the state relief and rehabilitation department said 7.48 lakh farmers from Aurangabad district availed the government’s crop insurance scheme in the 2022 kharif season, but despite the widespread excessive rains before Diwali festival, claims of only 1.84 lakh farmers have been approved by the insurance company. ...
Crops heavily damaged due to unseasonal rains: Union minister Tomaredit
Business Standard – Online
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said crops suffered heavy damage due to unseasonal rains, which is a fallout of climate change. He said state governments are assessing losses incurred by farmers due to heavy rains in their respective regions. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Pune, Tomar said the income of farmers should be increased and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fully committed to this goal. “No one has control over natural calamities. Climate change is being witnessed due to which unseasonal rains occur in one place while other region sees drought. Because of these factors, farmers are affected. This time, crops suffered heavy damage due to rains,” the Union ...
Paddy in India
Telangana to enchance paddy export to other states by processing it into rice, says CM KCRedit
India Today – Online
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao made it clear that Telangana will further encourage paddy export to other states by processing it into rice. KCR also announced that 2 per cent CST (Central Sales Tax) dues would be waived. The CM reiterated that the Telangana government will protect the interests of Telangana rice millers and farmers by encouraging rice exports. Earlier, in the case of rice export from Telangana to other states, there was a policy of providing a 2 per cent concession on CST dues if Form C was filed. The rice millers’ representatives have stated they were suffering financial loss due to not providing a 2 per cent tax concession.
Govt’s paddy procurement up 9 pc at 306 lakh tonnes so far this yearedit
The Economic Times – Online
The government’s paddy procurement for the central pool rose over nine per cent to 306.06 lakh tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 kharif marketing season, according to the food ministry data. Higher quantities of paddy were purchased from Punjab, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Normally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern states, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it begins from September. The government aims to procure 775.72 lakh tonnes of paddy in the 2022-23 kharif marketing season (October-September). The actual procurement stood at record 759.32 lakh tonnes in the previous kharif marketing season.
Odisha Govt Demands for Increase in MSP of Paddy to Rs 3,400 Per Quintaledit
Krishi Jagran – Online
On Saturday, Odisha government proposed that the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy be raised from the current Rs 2,040 per quintal to Rs 3,400. Forest and environment minister Pradip Amat while responding to a motion for postponement on farmers’ issues put forth by the Congress, said that the House had decided to enhance the paddy MSP to Rs 2,930 per quintal in 2017, and prices have seen a rise since then. Amat advised BJP MLAs present in the house to ask Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to raise the MSP as he will be visiting the state on Sunday. Tomar is slated to conduct a campaign for BJP candidate Pradip Purohit for the ...
Farmers prefer selling paddy to private tradersedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
Farmers of Khammam district are preferring to sell their paddy to private traders than state government despite getting a price lower than the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 2,060 for A grade and Rs 2,040 for B grade paddy. Enquiries reveal that farmers do not mind losing Rs 50 to Rs 100 per quintal of paddy because private traders lift paddy right from their fields. They do not have to bear the transportation cost of taking their paddy to the market yard. N. Sankar Naik, a farmer of Narapanenipalli in Wyra mandal, said: “We end up facing from officials several queries at paddy lifting centres opened by the government, like moisture content and gunny ...
Telangana 26 lakh tonnes paddy procured for Kharif season so faredit
Siasat.com – Online
The Telangana government has procured 26 lakh tonnes of paddy from 4.16 lakh farmers as of November 24 compared to the corresponding period during the last Vaanakalam (Kharif) season, this is nearly eight lakh tonnes more. The state government procured paddy through 6,129 procurement centres. It aims to further procure approximately 90 lakh tonnes of an estimated 1.41 crore tonnes of paddy produced during the recently concluded Vaanakalam season. In a recent statement Telangana civil supplies minister Gangula Kamlakar said, “Paddy procurement was being carried out in an expeditious and effective manner. The procurement centres were opened in all areas where the harvesting is underway and paddy procurement has been already completed in 35 centres.”
Paddy cultivation drops by 45 pc within 10 years in Wayanadedit
Mathrubhumi – Online
As fields continue to be replaced by banana plantations, paddy fields are deteriorating in Wayanad. According to Land Using Data 2019, the district is left with only 133.25 sq. kms of paddy fields. Around 25.96 kms of land has been converted to banana plantations. Whereas,1.86 sq. kms of paddy field was cleared for cultivating other crops and 0.77 sq. kms for construction of houses. As per the report, there has been a 45 per cent decrease in paddy cultivation within the last 10 years. Meantime, plantain cultivation in the district has expanded to 12,842 hectares from just 1054 hectares in the 1990s. The conversion of paddy lands has been on the rise in the district on ...
Punjab burnt paddy residue on nearly 15 lakh hectares, 20% in just 5 daysedit
The Indian Express – Online
Punjab has burnt paddy crop residue on 14.88 lakh hectares of land till November 18, including around 3 lakh hectares (20%) in just five days from November 14 to November 18. And the menace of stubble burning is continuing unabated in the state. Last year out of the total burning of crop residue on 15.65 lakh hectares, stubble on nearly 14.17 lakh hectares was burnt till November 20. Stubble burning in the state is usually recorded till November-end. Out of 23 districts in Punjab, 12 districts have shown an increase in the burnt area compared to last year. Meanwhile, harvesting has been completed in the entire state. According to the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre ...
30L quintal paddy to be procured in Bhadrakedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The Bhadrak administration has decided to procure around 30 lakh quintal paddy for the 2022-23 kharif year and as many as 90,523 farmers have registered their names to sell paddy.District civil supplies officer (CSO) Lingaraj Behera said the procurement process will begin from December 28. “Around 23,52,352 quintal paddy will be procured through 153 centres in the first phase in which 57 out of 153 women self-help groups (WSHGs) and 96 cooperative societies will participate.” The government has fixed the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 2,040 per quintal of normal paddy and Rs 2,060 per quintal for O-grade paddy this year, added the CSO. While the WSHGs will be trained for smooth ...
Over 84,000 tonne paddy to be procured in Kendraparaedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The Odisha state civil supplies corporation (OSCSC) will procure 84,808.82 tonne of paddy from the farmers in Kendrapara. As many as 118 primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACSs) have been entrusted the responsibility of procuring paddy from the farmers. The procurement begins from December 28. “After purchasing paddy from the farmers, the PACSs will hand them over to the rice mills. The millers will provide us with rice. The authority has fixed Rs 2,040 as the price per quintal of fair average quality paddy,” said district civil supplies officer (DCSO), Prasant Kumar Gantayak. Stringent action will be taken against rice mill owners who do not abide by the norms of the OSCSP. “We are ...
Paddy arrival still 5% less than last year, mandi board to stop sale and purchase from todayedit
The Indian Express – Online
Although arrival of paddy is still 5% less in mandis compared to last year, as per the orders of Punjab Mandi Board (PMB), sale and purchase of paddy will be stopped in all the main yards, sub-yards and purchase centres at 5 pm on November 17. The sale and purchase in districts of Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Moga, Pathankot, Rupnagar, Mohali and Tarn Taran was stopped at 5 pm on November 16 and for the rest of the districts, it will be stopped by 5 pm on November 17, reads the order issued by the PMB secretary on November 16. It has been indicated that arrival target has been met, following which this decision was ...
Punjab set to procure more basmati this yearedit
The Indian Express – Online
Punjab is likely to procure more basmati (aromatic rice) this year compared to last year as the state has already crossed last year’s procurement figure while the arrival of basmati in the mandis is continuing. This year the arrival of basmati in state mandis is faster than last year. Only 6.80 lakh tonnes (LT) basmati of the total arrivals last season (14.13 LT) could reach the mandis by November 14, 2021, against 14.17 LT this year. Also, farmers are reaping rich dividends this year as the crop is being purchased at Rs 2,665 to Rs 5,420 per quintal (depending on different varieties of the basmati) against Rs 2,200 to Rs 3,950 per quintal last ...
Paddy procurement from November 21edit
The New Indian Express – Online
The state government has decided to procure paddy of the 2022-23 kharif season from November 21 in Bargarh district and the next day from Sambalpur district. The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department has informed the decision of the government to collectors of the two district. The collectors have been asked to open required number of mandis (paddy procurement centres) for timely procurement of paddy under price support system through the primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS), self help groups and pani panchayats. The department has further directed the two districts to ensure timely lifting of paddy from the mandis by registered rice millers assigned for their districts with a caution that any complaint ...
20% paddy straw as fuel: Brick-kiln owners question govt’s capabilityedit
The Tribune – Online
Brick kiln owners have raised questions on the six-month deadline (till May 1, 2023) given to them to comply with instructions to use 20 per cent straw as fuel. They expressed their apprehension on the capability of the government to provide adequate supply of stubble pellets to 2,700 kilns in state. Mukesh Nanda of Brick-Kiln Association of Punjab said the state would require over 400 units to turn the stubble in pellet form to feed to kilns by May 2023, when the law will come into force. Whereas, as of now, only couple of such units were available, that too, in and around Ludhiana.
97.21 acres of paddy crops under water in Madurai districtedit
The New Indian Express – Online
With consecutive days of rainfall lashing the district, farmers in Madurai have begun to worry if the monsoon would overstay its welcome this year. As per data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the district has received an average rainfall of 113.3 mm in the last 13 days, which is 37% higher than the usual rainfall for this period. Some paddy fields have already got inundated. Though the incessant downpour has significantly replenished the waterbodies, farmers opine a notable drop in temperature and rise in humidity levels could lead to pest attacks in fields. Agriculture Department Joint Director Vivekananthan said 97.21 acres of samba paddy have already got flooded. “Of this, crops in ...
Punjab to supply paddy straw to Kerala, will be used as dry fodderedit
The Tribune – Online
The Punjab Government will supply paddy straw to Kerala, which will be used as dry fodder for feeding cattle. The southern state is facing an acute shortage of fodder these days. Animal Husbandry Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said this would help contain the rising air pollution in the state. Although, the exact quantity of paddy straw required by farmers in Kerala is yet to be worked out by the government of the southern coastal state, it has already been decided to utilise the Kisan Rail Project to transport the dry fodder. The Kisan Rail Project was started by the Union government to increase the income of farm sector by connecting production centres to markets and ...
20 per cent of fuel used in brick kilns to be paddy straw, says Punjab govtedit
PTI – Online
The Punjab government Sunday made it mandatory for brick kilns that 20 per cent of their fuel be paddy straw. This decision will give a boost to straw management and farmers will benefit financially by selling straw, Punjab’s Environment, Science and Technology Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said. He said following the notification, brick kiln owners have been given six months to ensure 20 per cent of the fuel is paddy straw pellets. Action will be taken against those who do not implement it after May 1 next year.
Govt’s paddy procurement up 1.31% at 23.1 MT till Nov 10: Food ministryedit
Business Standard – Online
The government’s paddy procurement has increased marginally by 1.31 per cent to 231 lakh tonnes so far in the 2022-23 kharif marketing year from the year-ago period, according to the food ministry. Normally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern states, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it begins from September. The government aims to procure 771.25 lakh tonnes of paddy in the 2022-23 kharif marketing season (October-September). The actual procurement stood at record 759.32 lakh tonnes in the previous kharif marketing season.
Punjab to give Kerala paddy straw to feed its cattleedit
PTI – Online
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (PTI) Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar Thursday assured his counterpart in Kerala that Punjab will provide paddy straw to the state to be used as fodder for livestock. He said the move will help Punjab deal with the excess paddy straw. Kerala Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchurani, who was leading a 21-member delegation here, said dairying is a prominent livelihood activity in Kerala and is the primary source of income for lakhs of dairy farmers, according to a state government release. Kerala ranks second in milk production after Punjab, she said, adding that over the last few years, high cost of feeding animals has adversely affected the economic viability of the ...
Paddy procurement for central pool rises 6.8%edit
The Economic Times – Online
Procurement of paddy for the central pool in the ongoing 2022-23 kharif marketing season was 6.8% higher at 21.45 million tonnes as on November 7, compared with 20.08 million tonnes a year earlier, according to latest data from Food Corporation of India (FCI).
The data indicate that this year, the government will actively procure paddy to fill up its stocks, as the central pool stocks of rice were 19% lower and the stock of un-milled paddy was 16% less as on October 1 compared with last year, said Rajiv Yadav, senior vice president at Origo Commodities, which focuses on commodity supply chain, post-harvest management, trade and finance.
‘Surface seeding of wheat’ PAU answer to manage paddy stubbleedit
The Tribune – Online
To address the issue of management of paddy stubble, Punjab Agricultural University has come up with a low-cost and environment-friendly technique “surface seeding of wheat” in which paddy harvesting and wheat sowing gets done simultaneously. An attachment has been fitted with a combine harvester, which uniformly broadcasts wheat seed and basal fertiliser, during paddy harvesting. It’s followed by a single operation of cutter-cum-spreader and application of irrigation. For sowing, 45 kg of wheat seed and 65-kg DAP fertiliser can be used in one acre of land. If the combine harvester with seeding attachment is not available, seed and fertiliser could be broadcast manually, after harvesting of paddy. The new technique does not require costly machines ...
Govt buys 206 Lakh Tonnes Paddy so far this Kharif Marketing season for Rs 42,600 credit
CNBC – Online
The government on Monday said it has procured 206 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy so far (November 6) in the current kharif marketing season (KMS) 2022-23 for over Rs 42,600 crore. The kharif marketing season 2022-23 runs from October to September. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is the government’s nodal agency for the procurement and distribution of food grains. In a tweet on November 7, the Food Ministry said, “In the ongoing #KMS 2022-23 in States/UTs, 11.74 Lakhs #farmers benefiting with #MSP value of Rs. 42604.84 crore.” In the ongoing #KMS 2022-23 in States/UTs, 11.74 Lakhs #farmers benefiting with #MSP value of Rs. 42604.84 crore. pic.twitter.com/TH5DH7csYQ. The government aims to procure 771.25 LMT of ...
Maharashtra: Paddy procurement likely to start next week in Gondia, Bhandaraedit
Mid Day- Online
Gondia, which is also known as the ‘Rice City’ due to its innumerable paddy processing mills, and Bhandara are major belts for the crop, with more than five lakh farmers involved and cultivation area exceeding 3.36 lakh hectares.
The paddy procurement process in Gondia and Bhandara districts in Maharashtra is likely to begin on a regular basis from November 7, a senior official said on Thursday.
“We are expecting the regular paddy procurement process to start from November 7. This year the process was delayed to due to rains. This season, 110 procurement centres have been approved for the district,” Gondia District Marketing Officer Manoj Bajpayee said.
Rs 14,000 crore to be infused via paddy procurement in Uttar Pradeshedit
Business Standard– Online
An estimated Rs 14,000 crore is expected to be injected into the rural economy of Uttar Pradesh through the procurement of paddy in the current 2022-23 kharif marketing season.
During the current procurement cycle — effective for five months during October-February — the UP government is targeting to procure 7 million tonnes (MT) of paddy across the state.
In the 2022-23 kharif season, the minimum support price (MSP) has been fixed at Rs 2,040 per quintal for common paddy and Rs 2,060 per quintal for Grade A paddy. The average procurement price juxtaposed with the procurement target translates into a total farm payout of nearly Rs 14,000 crore in direct benefit transfer ...
Tripura registers shortfall in paddy cultivation due to low rainfalledit
Hindustan Times – Online
Paddy crops could not be cultivated in nearly 4,000 hectare cultivable land in Tripura in the Aman crop cycle this year due to low rainfall, officials in the state agriculture department said on Wednesday. Agriculture secretary Apurba Roy said the state registered 17 percent less rainfall than previous years, which had a “little bit” influence on the Aman crop. Aman, which is a paddy crop cycle like Aaush, Boro or Ravi, is the next paddy crop in the state. Out of 1.48 lakh hectare paddy field in the state, farmers could plant 1,44,120 hectare this year owing to low rainfall. Agriculture minister Pranajit Singha Roy said earlier in August this year that the state had ...
Govt’s paddy procurement increases by 12% at 17.05 mn tonnes till Octedit
Business Standard – Online
The government’s paddy procurement for the central pool rose 12 per cent to 170.53 lakh tonnes till October of the ongoing 2022-23 kharif marketing season, according to the food ministry data. Higher quantities of paddy were purchased from Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu. Normally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern states, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it begins from September. The government aims to procure 771.25 lakh tonnes of paddy in the 2022-23 kharif marketing season (October-September). The actual procurement stood at record 759.32 lakh tonnes in the previous kharif marketing season.
Paddy purchased in record time of 12 hours: Minister Dhaliwaledit
Hindustan Times – Online
Agriculture minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Monday said it is the first time in the history of Punjab that paddy arrived in the grain markets was purchased within 12 hours. He said so far, 1,12,46,266 MT paddy has arrived in Punjab of which 1,09,61,735 MT paddy had already been procured by various agencies which was around 97 % of the total. He said that payments worth ₹18,660 crore have been paid to farmers in Punjab. Dhaliwal said that foremost priority was given to ensuring a hassle-free procurement and payments to farmers. The minister also met the farmers, labourers and traders in the mandi to know if they were facing any problems.
Stubble Burning
With 30% Dip from 2021, Farm Fires in Punjab Lowest in 11 Yearsedit
News18 – Online
Even as farm fires raged on a large scale in Punjab during the stubble-burning season this winter, it was found that the total number of cases this season was the lowest in at least 11 years. Punjab recorded a total of 49,899 farm fires until Monday as the season (September 15 – November 30) ends, satellite data compiled by the Consortium for Research on the Agroecosystem Monitoring & Modelling from Space (CREAMS) under the Indian Agricultural Research Institute suggested, as per a Times of India report. This is a 30 per cent dip from the 2021 count of 71,304 and is significantly lower than the number of fires in 2020. There were 50,738 stubble-burning events in 2019 and 59,695 ...
Stubble burning: Notification issued to withdraw red entries, says ministeredit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Punjab agriculture minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Sunday said that the agriculture department has issued the notification to withdraw the red entries made in the land records of the farmers for stubble burning. He said that the orders to make red entries against farmers in the revenue record, issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its letter on October 4, have been withdrawn. “Instructions have been issued,” he said. Dhaliwal said that the red entry in the land record is not in the interest of the farmers. He said that due to a red entry, a farmer would have been deprived of taking loans, government facilities and subsidies etc. The minister emphasized the ...
Uttar Pradesh Farmers Engaging in Stubble Burning To Be Stripped Of Benefits Lent By PMKSN Government Schemeedit
The Weather Channel – Online
Stubble burning constantly threatens the already deteriorating air quality in India’s northern states during the winter. And while the state and central governments work tirelessly to come up with a solution to dissuade farmers from engaging in this activity, success stories have been scarce. The ‘impracticality’ of alternative methods of crop disposal has led to many farmers across the state taking the easy way out and simply setting fire to the residual crop. And the dire state of affairs has had the Uttar Pradesh government mulling over how to best deal with the situation for weeks. Now, the agricultural department has finally devised a solution to curb stubble burning. Officials have warned that farmers ...
When farmers give you stubble, make ethanol — how IOCL Panipat plant can cut farm fires, emissionsedit
The Print – Online
Can a public sector giant incentivise farmers to opt for alternative methods of stubble disposal, help marginally reduce India’s oil import bill, and prevent CO2 emissions to the extent that it may be the same as removing 62,000 cars from roads? The order may seem tall, but this is exactly what a central public sector enterprise (CPSE) — which happens to be a Fortune 500 oil company — has set out to do in Haryana’s Panipat. Once commissioned next month, the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd’s (IOCL) 2G (second generation) ethanol plant in Panipat will process 2.1 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of dry rice straw annually, converting it into 3 crore litres of ethanol — a ...
Stubble Burning: खोजना होगा पराली का निदान, कई राज्यों में जबर्दस्त तनावedit
Amarujala – Online
इस समय पराली जलाने को लेकर दिल्ली और उसके आसपास के राज्यों में जबर्दस्त तनाव व्याप्त है। हर कोई एक-दूसरे पर आरोप लगा रहा है, परंतु समस्या वहीं की वहीं है और पराली जल रही है। ड्रोन एवं अन्य माध्यमों द्वारा निगरानी की जा रही है। आर्थिक दंड और कानूनी कार्रवाई की धमकी जारी है और कहीं-कहीं पर किसानों पर कार्रवाई भी की जा रही है, परंतु समस्या का निदान दूर-दूर तक दिखाई नहीं दे रहा है। असल में इस समस्या के मूल में कृषि मजदूरों की कमी या उनका महंगा होना है। इसी कारण से कंबाइन का प्रयोग बढ़ा। कंबाइन मजदूरों की तुलना में सस्ती पड़ती है और समय की भी बचत होती है, जिससे ...
Punjab seeks shorter-duration paddy to reduce stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Punjab has sought the Centre’s help to shift to shorter-duration paddy varieties, which will give farmers a longer window to clear crop residue and, as a result, help lessen an annual spell of deadly pollution from stubble burning, an official aware of the development said. A widely-grown rice variety is ‘Pusa-44’, which takes 150 days to mature. The Punjab government has said it is willing to “de-notify” Pusa-44 — notorious for its hard stubble — if suitable shorter-duration alternatives with similar yields and costs of cultivation are made available to the state, said the official, who took part in recent consultations between the Centre and state government. “The Punjab government is in talks with Indian ...
We are ignoring the simplest solution to the stubble burning problemedit
The Indian Express – Online
It’s that time of the year again when the air quality in Delhi-NCR and surrounding areas worsens to the ‘severe’ category. Starting from mid-October, the air in the region becomes so hazardous that it seems like a deadly gas chamber. All the government agencies, like the Central Pollution Control Board, Commission for Air Quality Management, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), all the laws and measures taken and all the governments — central and of the states of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh — who are responsible for monitoring, management and control of the situation, have failed to curb this pollution for almost a decade now. The front pages ...
Give free tools to farmers to prevent stubble burning: NHRCedit
The Print – Online
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday held a third round of meeting through video conferencing with the Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh and asked them to give a detailed report on how to prevent air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. The meeting was held with Chief Secretaries of four states through video conferencing under the chairmanship of NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Kumar Mishra regarding air pollution as the national capital and the NCR region continues to be covered with a heavy blanket of smog.
Stubble Burning: Red Entries Made in Land Records of Over 4k Farmers in Punjabedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Over 80% of the state’s wheat has been sown, and 97% of the paddy harvest has already been completed, according to the agriculture department. What is a red entry Red entries may have an impact, but that has yet to be determined. Once a red entry has been made, a farmer might not be able to sell, mortgage, or take out a loan against the affected land, depending on the state government’s decision. In addition, environmental compensation (penalty) has been imposed on 6,180 farmers for violating government instructions not to burn paddy straws. However, the rate recovery was minimal because, as of November 14, just Rs 12,500 of the Rs 1.58 crore in penalties imposed ...
Inspect paddy centres, stop stubble-burning: U.P. chief secretaryedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Chief secretary Durga Shankar Mishra has directed all divisional commissioners and district magistrates to regularly carry out inspections of paddy procurement centres in the state to ensure farmers did not have to face any inconvenience in selling their produce. Holding a meeting through video conference here on Wednesday, he also directed officials to set up special control rooms in all districts to dispose of farmers’ complaints. He ordered strict action against middlemen and people storing paddy illegally. Mishra further directed officials to generate awareness among farmers telling them about the adverse environmental impact of stubble-burning. He said officials should camp in sensitive villages to curb incidents of crop fires. He stressed on the need to ...
Delhi air quality improves amid sharp drop in stubble burning in farmsedit
Business Standard – Online
Delhi’s air quality improved significantly on Tuesday amid a sharp decline in farm fires in Punjab over the last two days. The capital’s 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 227 on Tuesday. It was 294 on Monday and 303 on Sunday. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. The air quality is likely to improve further on the back of strong winds, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said The city recorded a minimum temperature of 15.4 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 29.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, it said. According to Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) data, Punjab reported 141 farm ...
Farm fires see sudden dip in Punjabedit
The Tribune – Online
Farm fires in the state saw a sudden dip today as only four cases were reported on Monday. These are the lowest stubble-burning incidents in the current kharif season. The state had reported 2,175 cases on Sunday. Whereas on the same day (November 14) in the year 2020, 352 active fire events were captured by a satellite, in the year 2021 there were 2,541 active fire incidents in the state. Of the four fire incidents in the state today, Mansa reported two while Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib reported one case each. As per the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana, the state has already reported 45,323 farm fires this season so far. Interestingly, the CM’s home ...
Delhi: Air ‘poor’, but good enough to roll back GRAP-III curbsedit
The Times of India – Online
After the city’s air quality improved to the “poor” category, the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Monday revoked certain measures with immediate effect under Stage-III of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). They include ban on construction and demolition (C&D) activities, brick-kilns, hot-mix plants, stone crushers and mining. The industries, which were running on non-cleaner fuels, can also operate now. Strong winds improved Delhi’s air quality to the “poor” category with an air quality index (AQI) of 294 on Monday against 303 in the “very poor” category a day earlier. On November 11, the city recorded an AQI of 346. “The overall air quality is ...
Pollution boards seen ill-equipped to handle stubble burningedit
The Financial Express – Online
While stubble burning contributes the most to the sharp deterioration of the air quality in north India, including the national capital region ahead of and during the winter periods for many years, the state pollution control boards (SPCBs) of Haryana and Punjab, two states which report the highest number of such events, have seen frequent changes at the top. Since January 2008, Haryana and Punjab have appointed 18 and 10 chairpersons respectively for their SPCBs. Also, a significant number of the SPCB heads were from specialized agencies, who held this crucial post as additional charge without full-time devotion.
Over 43,000 crop burning cases in Punjabedit
The Times of India – Online
Crop residue burning continued unabated in Punjab with 2,467 cases reported on Saturday, taking the total count to 43,144 in the ongoing paddy harvesting season. The only solace is that the stubble burning cases are much less than the previous two years. Against 2,467 burning cases on Saturday, 1,758 burning cases were reported on the day in year 2020 and 3,403 cases on the day in year 2021. Data also revealed that against 43,144 burning cases in the ongoing season, these were 71,091 cases in the year 2020 and 58,976 in 2021. Four districts recorded over 200 cases each, while 2 districts recorded over 300 cases each, while district Bathinda recorded maximum of 3,583 burning ...
AQI Remains ‘Very Poor’ in Delhi Even as Stubble Burning Dips; Air in 3 Bihar Towns Worst in Indiaedit
News 18 – Online
As we move further into winter months, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to remain in the “very poor” category, at 320, on Sunday morning. This comes as the pollution levels have marginally improved, owing to strong winds, taking a step back from the “severe” AQI. However, farm fires raging in the neighboring Punjab and biomass-burning has prevented a significant improvement in pollution. On Saturday, the worst polluted towns in the country were all from Bihar and their AQI remained in the “severe” category.” The capital’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 303 on the same day, improving from 346 on Friday. On Thursday, this had gone down to 295.
Thick layer of smog shrouds Delhi-NCR as pollution worsens again, air quality remains very pooredit
India Today – Online
Delhi’s air quality entered ‘very poor’ category with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 303 at 6:30 am on Friday after two days of remaining ‘poor’. With the air pollution levels in the national capital coming down in the last few days, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said it will review the situation today. According to data by SAFAR, AQI is presently at 280 in Dhirpur, 303 at IGI Airport (T3), 337 at Delhi University, 329 at Noida and 239 at Gurugram. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. As a thick layer of smog shrouded the national capital, Delhi International Airport ...
Chandigarh Administration in wait-&-watch mode as smog chokes cityedit
The Tribune – Online
The city’s air quality continued to remain ‘very poor’ for the second consecutive day, with stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and poor wind velocity being blamed for the present conditions. The UT Administration says it is closely monitoring the prevailing conditions and will “wait for a few more days”. The air quality improved slightly in comparison to yesterday, but remained hazardous. The average air quality index (AQI) level stood at 322, against 384 recorded yesterday. The AQI level at continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) in Sector 53 was recorded at 345, while it was 313 at Sector 22 and 310 at Sector 25 stations. The index value had touched 452 at Sector 53 ...
One direction: Northwest winds spell gloom in Delhiedit
The Times of India – Online
The share of stubble burning in Delhi’s PM2.5 touched the season’s high at 34% on November 3, but it has been on the decline since November 6 due to unfavourable transport-level wind direction. The contribution of farm fires was just 5% on Wednesday. Unlike previous years, when the per day share of paddy residue burning rose above 40%, this season has mostly seen it hovering at 20-25%. Experts said peak burning this year was delayed by two weeks, but with the wind direction expected to become favourable from Friday, the contribution of farm fires was likely to rise.
To curb stubble burning, UP Deoria administration makes first purchase of Rs 15,000edit
India Today – Online
To curb the environmental damage caused by stubble burning and the fines on the farmers, the Deoria district administration in Uttar Pradesh started a new initiative to procure stubble, which will bring economic benefits to the farmers. In the first purchase, 10 tonnes of stubble was purchased for Rs 15,000 from a farmer in UP’s Deoria. To make bio coal, Shubham Bio Energy and Indian Oil Corporation purchased 10 tonnes of stubble from a farmer in Ratanpura village for Rs 15,000. The check for the transaction was presented by SDM Sadar Saurabh to farmer Dayanand Gupta. A farmer can sell the stubble at Rs 150 per quintal. However, if he sells the stubble at the ...
1,778 new stubble-burning incidents in Punjabedit
PTI – Online
Chandigarh, Nov 9 (PTI) Punjab saw 1,778 stubble-burning incidents on Wednesday, with Muktsar district witnessing a maximum 220 farm fires. The state had seen 1,705 and 5,079 active fire incidents on November 9 in 2020 and 2021 respectively, according to the data. Farmers continued to burn stubble despite the state government holding a massive awareness programme against crop residue burning. Many places in Punjab and Haryana reported air quality indices in ‘poor’, ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories.
11 farm fires in 24 hoursedit
The Tribune – Online
With the harvesting of paddy heading towards completion, the number of daily stubble-burning cases is also coming down across the state. Haryana recorded 11 fresh cases of stubble-burning over the past 24 hours. With these cases, the count of the state has reached to 2,624. Last year, the number of farm fires was 4,536 till November 8. With 613 cases, Kaithal district is leading the tally, while Fatehabad is second with 536 cases, followed by Jind (303), Kaithal (289), Karnal (271), Ambala (205), Yamunanagar (132), Sirsa (118), Hisar (51), Palwal (44), Panipat (32), Sonepat (24), Rohtak (3), Jhajjar (1), Bhiwani (1) and Faridabad (1).
Layer of haze shrouds Delhi as air quality deterioratesedit
India Today – Online
A layer of smog covered Delhi and people continued to gasp for fresh air as its air quality deteriorated on Wednesday. The national capital’s overall AQI worsened from 321 on Tuesday to 339 on Wednesday, according to the latest data from System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The air quality is expected to become worse over the next few hours due to unfavourable meteorological conditions. Helpful wind speed,15 to 20 kmph, is predicted to bring a considerable improvement from November 11. The overall AQI worsened in other parts of Delhi-NCR, too. Noida’s Air Quality Index (AQI) is at 371 (very poor category) and Gurugram is at 338 (very poor category). An ...
Farmers cite lack of options as stubble burning turns air toxic in northern Indiaedit
The Print – Online
Smoke billows out of the fields in India’s Punjab state as several thousand acres of crop stubble are set on fire, wrapping surrounding areas in a thick, grey blanket. The national capital Delhi and surrounding areas are enveloped in a layer of smog each winter as cold, heavy air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from the crop stubble burning in the states of Punjab and Haryana. Raging farm fires in these states have become a common sight as farmers burn crop waste to clear their fields after a harvest and prepare for the next sowing. Typically, the harvesting of summer-sown crops starts in October and sowing for the winter crop is carried out ...
IARI trying higher yield in short-duration rice varieties to stop stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
To prevent stubble burning in Punjab, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) on Monday said it is trying a breeding programme to get higher yield in the short-duration rice varieties to help farmers easily shift from the long-duration PUSA-44 variety. Stubble burning by farmers in Punjab and other parts significantly contributes to air pollution in north India during winters. Speaking to PTI, IARI director AK Singh said stubble burning in Punjab is because long-duration paddy varieties, especially PUSA-44, are grown in the state, which matures in 155 days, offering less time for crop residue management. While IARI’s short-duration varieties — PR126, Pusa Basmati-1509, Pusa Basmati-1692 — that matures in 120 days are released in Punjab, it ...
Stubble burning incidents in Punjab cross 30,000 markedit
PTI – Online
Farm fire incidents crossed the 30,000 mark in Punjab with the state witnessing 2,487 stubble-burning cases on Monday. With fresh crop residue burning incidents, the cumulative farm fire cases from September 15 to November 7, rose to 32,486, according to the Ludhiana-based Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data. The state reported 57,696 and 37,933 farm fires during the same period in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Out of a total of 2,487 farm fire incidents on Monday, Ferozepur witnessed 353 crop residue burning incidents—the highest in the state, followed by 268 in Moga, 257 in Muktsar, 256 in Batala, 218 in Faridkot, 202 in Barnala, 180 in Sangrur, 177 in Fazilka and 165 in Mansa, according to the ...
Punjab Sees 16% Hike In Paddy Stubble Burning, Day After Centre’s Appeal To Use Machines For Crop Residueedit
Jagran – Online
The number of paddy stubble burning incidents rose 16 per cent to 2,817 in Punjab on November 5 over the previous day even as the Centre has been appealing to farmers to use Pusa bio-decomposer and other machines for crop residue management. As per the data maintained by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), about 319 stubble burning events were reported in Madhya Pradesh, 91 in Rajasthan, 90 in Haryana, 24 in Uttar Pradesh and nil in Delhi on November 5. Between September 15 and November 5 this year, a total of 29,400 stubble burning events were detected in Punjab alone, followed by 2,530 events in Haryana, 2,246 in Madhya Pradesh, 927 in Uttar Pradesh, ...
Rajasthan, Punjab not doing enough to check stubble burning: Jitendra Singhedit
Business Standard – Online
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said incidents of stubble burning have risen by 160 per cent in Rajasthan and 20 per cent in Punjab from October 2021 to October this year. Farm fires in Punjab rose from 13,269 in October 2021 to 16,004 in October 2022, while their number rose from 124 to 318 in Rajasthan during this period, Singh said. This, he said, implies that the governments in the two states are not doing enough to check stubble burning and are, on the contrary, increasingly contributing to the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR. On the other hand, states such as Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have recorded progressive decline in the incidents of stubble ...
Stubble burning has increased 160% in Rajasthan, 20% in Punjab: ministeredit
Livemint – Online
As the air quality in the national capital region has deteriorated in the past one week, union minister for state for science & technology and earth sciences Jitendra Singh said that stubble burning cases rose 160% in Rajasthan and 20% in Punjab in October 2022 compared to the same period last year. The data is based on findings of the India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology under the aegis of the ministry of earth sciences, said an official statement.“This implies that the governments in the two states are not doing enough to check stubble burning and are, on the contrary, increasingly contributing to the deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR,” said the statement ...
12 Punjab, Haryana districts see over 84% reduction in stubble burningedit
Business Standard – Online
Twelve districts of Punjab and Haryana, the biggest contributors to the food basket of India, covering three lakh acres of farmland of 50,000 farmers in 300 villages, has resulted in over 84 per cent reduction in stubble burning this season. This became reality with the Crop Residue Management (CRM) project, a community-driven initiative of CII Foundation launched initially in 19 villages in 2018, covering 16,000 acres of farmland in Punjab under its Cleaner Air, Better Life initiative. A spokesperson for the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) told IANS on Sunday that under the project farmers are advised and supported to adopt the environment-friendly alternatives through interventions focussed on creating awareness about the hazards of stubble ...
This village in Jalandhar is 100% stubble burning free & setting an example for all of Punjabedit
The Print – Online
leven kilometres from Jalandhar lies the village of Bajra, where the air is relatively cleaner than in nearby villages. Bajra boasts of being 100 per cent free of stubble burning for over five years now. At a time when farm fires a cause of concern for most of northern India, this hamlet in Punjab is a welcome aberration. In the limited time they have between two crops, farmers here prefer alternative methods to clear their fields despite these techniques being high-priced and time-consuming. This year too, the village did not witness any stubble burning incidents, according to officials of the state agriculture department. “Yes, we can confirm that Bajra has successfully managed its stubble and ...
‘Punjab stubble burning turned Delhi to gas chamber,’ says LG. Mann respondsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Stubble burning in Punjab has once again turned Delhi into a “gas chamber”, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has told Bhagwant Mann in a letter as the national capital sees the AQI (Air Quality Index) going from bad to worse. On Friday afternoon, the AQI at the city’s ITI Jahangirpuri station was in the “hazardous” category. Experts suggest avoiding outdoor exertion when the air quality drops to this level. The Delhi LG – in his letter – said that “people of Delhi are suffering for no fault of theirs” as he urged the Punjab Chief Minister to take urgent steps to control stubble burning. “It is sad that volume of Parali fires (farm fires) ...
Delhi’s Air Turns Toxic, AQI Crosses 400edit
Zee Business– Online
Incidents of stubble burning on a large scale are coming to the fore in Punjab. Because of this, the capital Delhi and the surrounding states are facing serious problems of pollution. The AQI has crossed 400 in many areas of Delhi. Smoke and stubble from vehicles are being told the reason for the pollution. According to the information received, stubble has been burnt at maximum 3,634 places in the last 24 hours.
53 pc Delhi-NCR residents hold stubble burning as primary cause of air pollution: Surveyedit
PTI– Online
New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) Around 53 per cent of the Delhi-NCR residents identify stubble burning in neighbouring states as the “primary cause” of rising levels of air pollution, according to a survey.
The survey conducted by LocalCircles is based on responses from 20,000 citizens. Around 10,037 respondents identified stubble burning by farmers in adjoining states as the root cause of bad air quality in the national capital, it said. Delhi’s air quality continued to be in the ‘severe’ category on Thursday with its Air Quality Index (AQI) dipping at 426 at 9.10 am, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
The data breakup shows that a much smaller percentage or 13 per cent believe the ...
88 new cases of stubble burning in Haryana, agriculture minister says farm fires down by 31%edit
India Today – Online
In the last 24 hours, 88 new cases of stubble burning have been reported in Haryana. With this, a total 2,083 cases of farm fires have been reported in the state so far. This number is about 31 percent less than the corresponding period last year (3,038). Speaking to India Today, Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal hit out at his Punjab counterpart Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal who had shifted blame to Haryana for Delhi’s poor air quality. Taking a swipe at the Haryana CM, Kuldeep Dhaliwal had asked, “Khattar sir, tell us where does the smoke from Sonipat, Karnal, Panipat go?” In response, Haryana minister JP Dalal said the incident of stubble burning in Haryana has ...
Stubble burning share in pollution hits peak this yearedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The incidents of stubble burning from Punjab and Haryana have increased by 18% this year compared to previous year, leading to an increased share in PM 2.5 levels in the capital which is reeling under a severe pollution crisis. According to the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, both states reported 3,800 fire incidents on Wednesday, which is the highest the season recorded so far, of which, Punjab had the most share. The central agricultural research body said Punjab recorded 3,634 farm fires while Haryana reported 166 fire incidents on Wednesday. Farm fires incident in Punjab stood at 1,842 on Tuesday, 2,131 on Monday, 1,761 on Sunday, 1,898 on Saturday and 2,067 on Friday. The ...
Farm fires rage in Punjab, highest in CM Bhagwant Mann’s home district Sangrur | Ground reportedit
India Today – Online
Farm fires, considered a contributor to rising pollution in the National Capital Region, are once on the rise in north Indian states, especially in Punjab. Despite alternatives to stubble burning being proposed by the previous Congress government and the present AAP dispensation in Punjab, farmers remain sceptical of the offered solutions. An India Today team visited the Sangrur district, which accounted for 19% of farm fire cases in Punjab, on November 1. Sangrur happens to be the constituency of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
Wake up from slumber: BJP slams Punjab govt over stubble burningedit
The Print – Online
The BJP targeted the AAP government on Tuesday over the rising incidents of stubble burning in Punjab, asking it to wake up from its “deep slumber” over the issue of farm fires. The opposition party slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, pointing out that he used to target the earlier Punjab governments for failing to control farm fires and blame the state for pollution in New Delhi. “Why is the Delhi CM staying mum now?” Punjab BJP general secretary Subhash Sharma asked. He said the state witnessed 2,131 incidents of farm fire — the highest in the season so far — and a maximum of 330 cases were witnessed in Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s home ...
Delhi’s air could soon turn ‘severe’ as share of stubble burning rises to 22%edit
Livemint – Online
Delhi witnessed an eye-stinging layer of smog as the air quality in the national capital worsening and inching closer to the ‘severe zone. The incidents of stubble burning are accounting for 22 percent of the PM 2.5 pollution in the city. Delhi Air Quality Index(AQI) dropped to 392(very poor) on Monday compared to 352 on Sunday. The AQI was 354 on Thursday, 271 on Wednesday, 302 on Tuesday and 312 on the day of Diwali. Skymet Weather Vice President (meteorology and climate change) Mahesh Palawat said Low wind speed allowed pollutants to accumulate in the air and the situation might deteriorate to “severe” on Tuesday morning. He added humidity may increase and the wind speed may ...
Tractor industry
Tractor volumes remain in fast lane shows October wholesale dataedit
Livemint – Online
In October, tractor sales continued to ride on the momentum seen in September. Wholesale volumes benefitted from inventory channel filling for the recently concluded festival season. In fact, volumes surpassed analysts’ expectations. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M)’s tractor volumes in October grew nearly 7% sequentially and almost 11% year-on-year to 51,994 units. For perspective, analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services expected M&M to clock sales of 44,666 tractor units last month. Escorts Kubota Ltd saw 18.5% sequential rise and 7.2% year-on-year growth in its October tractor volumes to 14,492 units. In comparison, Motilal Oswal’s analysts estimated Escorts to see nearly 5% sequential decline and 14% year-on-year drop in wholesale volumes.
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Bank of Maharashtra is Offering All Purpose Loans for Farmers Up to 10 Lakh at 2.5% Interestedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Bank of Maharashtra, popular for its loan schemes for various farmer requirements provides the Mahabank Kisan All Purpose Term Loan to help farmers become successful and double their income! If you or a farmer you know needs financial assistance to grow their farm, buy equipment or land need financial help then it is advised you go to the banks instead of going to loan sharks. Here we have mentioned all the details of the loan scheme and a step-by-step guide to help you through the process. What is the Purpose of the Loan? The purpose of the Mahabank Kisan All Purpose Term Loan is to create a hassle-free single-term loan limit for farmers for all ...
1 lakh solar pumps to be installed across Haryana: Khattaredit
Hindustan Times – Online
Reiterating that Haryana government is against the ‘concept of free electricity’ as this ‘neither benefits the consumers nor the government’, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said 1 lakh solar pumps will be installed to reduce the power subsidy bill of the agriculture sector. Addressing chairpersons and members of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions of different states in a meeting organised by Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission, the chief minister said though some states have pursued the policy of free power to consumers, Haryana has rejected this concept as ‘free electricity is no electricity’. Khattar said the concept of free electricity ‘neither benefits the consumers nor the government’ and that people of Haryana have also understood ...
COP27: India Expresses Concerns Over Developed Nations’ Attempt to Augment Mitigation to Agricultureedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
According to sources, in the UN climate summit currently taking place in Egypt, India has argued that wealthy nations do not want to reduce emissions by changing their lifestyles and are instead “searching for cheaper solutions abroad” while opposing the efforts by the developed world to broaden the scope of mitigation to agriculture. “The developed nations want to use diversionary tactics to lessen their obligations resulting from historical emissions at every climate summit in order to move the goalposts of the global climate regime. The world owes Annex-I nations a carbon debt of 790 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (GtCO2), or USD 79 trillion, even at the low price of USD 100 per tonne,” India said ...