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Agriculture Industry
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 ...
Dairy Farming
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. Policies
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.