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‘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.
Technology in Agriculture
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 ...
Paddy in India
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.
Stubble Burning
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.