Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
TN: Farmers urge Ramanathapuram administration to solve irrigation woesedit
The New Indian Express – Online
As irrigation woes continue to be one of the most frequented issues concerning the farmers of Ramanathapuram, farmers from several parts of the district have petitioned the district administration at a grievance meeting on Friday to put an end to the issue by providing water for irrigation. With Samba paddy crops in its maturing stage, farmers from RS Mangalam, Thiruvadanai, Kadaladi, Kamuthi and Mudukulathur arrived at the grievance meeting with wilted paddy saplings to address the issue. “Due to the lack of irrigation, the samba paddy crops have been wilting, adding to our woes. We have been facing difficulties since the district witness lesser rainfall during the monsoon than what was predicted,” they ...
IRRl Collaborates with Indonesian Govt to Help Rice Farmers Make Science-Based Decisionsedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
IRRI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) during the workshop along with a Letter of Intent to collaborate with the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Instrument Standardization (IAAIS) of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia. Furthermore, IRRI also signed a ‘Letter of Agreement’ with Viamo, the country’s leading telecom service provider, to implement its Rice Crop Manager (RCM) Project. The RCM Project will create and disseminate a digital agriculture platform that will provide science-based information to help rice production become more efficient.
Yogi Adityanath says Uttar Pradesh has potential to feed the worldedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday hit out at previous state governments over corruption and discrimination in recruitments, alleging that these twin factors had made youngsters distrust the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) in the past regime. He made the remarks at a programme at Lok Bhavan where he distributed appointment letters to 431 candidates recruited by UPPSC for the state agriculture department under the Uttar Pradesh government’s “Mission Rozgar”. Congratulating the newly recruited candidates, Yogi Adityanath said, “Knowledge of the candidates will benefit the farmers of the state.” “Uttar Pradesh has enough potential to feed not only the entire country, but also the world. If the state’s agricultural capacity is improved with concerted ...
Govt. Policies
Telangana to disburse ₹7600 cr to farmers under ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme from 28 Decedit
Mint – Online
K Chandrasekhar Rao, the chief minister of Telangana, gave T Harish Rao, the state’s finance minister, instructions on Sunday to begin disbursing the crop investment-Rythu Bandhu funds for the yasangi harvest (rabi) season on 28 December. An official release from the CMO stated that the Rythu Bandhu funds, starting from one acre as usual, would be credited to the accounts of all farmers by Sankranthi and for this, the State government would deposit ₹7,600 crore in their bank accounts.
Tractor industry
India’s tractor sales could touch a record 900,000 units this fiscal year. Here’s whyedit
The Economic Times – Online
Tractors are having a field day. In September, even before the festival season began, India’s domestic tractor sales witnessed a sharp 23% growth y-o-y. Even if that is dismissed as an anomaly, the numbers available for April November have registered a solid 9% growth and point towards a possible milestone for the tractor industry —domestic sales, which have already touched 678,869 units, could cross 900,000 units a year for the first time. Tractor exports, which account for roughly 15% of domestic sales, have been excluded from this estimate.