The New Indian Express – Online

The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) authorities are working to establish 35,000 self employment industrial units in the district. As part of their action plan, the authorities established around 10,000 units of livestock related businesses including backyard poultry, dairy and cattle farms. The authorities are focusing on establishing ‘Jagananna Cheyutha Mahila Marts’ by self-help groups with women members across the district. As part of the plan, the DRDA made elaborate arrangements to kick start about 6,000 high-end enterprises under the employment generation programme in relation to the farming and non-farming sector units, including various seasonal vegetables and fruit processing units, local familiar artifact industries, eateries, food processing units at various places of the ...

Telangana Today – Online

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has pegged a credit potential of Rs 1,85,327 crore for priority sector lending in Telangana for 2023-24. Of this, the potential estimate for agriculture is Rs 1,12,763 crore comprising short-term crop loan component of Rs 73,437 crore and agriculture and allied term credit of Rs 39,326 crore. The assessment of credit potential for MSME and other priority sectors is Rs 54,672 crore and Rs 17,892 crore, respectively. Finance Minister T Harish Rao released the State Focus Paper of Telangana giving an assessment of the potential for lending by banks to various activities under the priority sector ...

The Economic Times – Online

Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja on Thursday said there is a bright prospect of wheat crop in key growing states as the current temperature remains conducive for plant growth and higher yield. Till last week, there was a 3 per cent increase in wheat acreage at 286.5 lakh hectares in the ongoing rabi season that began in October, according to the agriculture ministry’s data. “Wheat crop prospect is bright. The current weather remains conducive for the plant growth and better yields,” Ahuja told PTI on the sidelines of a millet luncheon organised by the Union Agriculture Minister at his residence ahead of the 2023 International Year of Millets.

The New Indian Express – Online

The 11th agriculture census began in Ernakulam district on Thursday. The census is being conducted under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. According to District Collector Renu Raj, the public and officials need to cooperate to collect accurate information during the census. The collector also flagged off the proclamation rally held as a part of promoting the census. She said the agriculture census plays an important role in formulating future activities and projects in the farming sector. “However, it is seen that when the officials arrive to collect details, people show reluctance to provide the necessary information. To avoid such a situation, it important to make the public aware ...

Business World – Online

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that the government has made a record purchase of Rs 2.75 lakh crore on MSP in 2021-22. He informed that the 339.88 LMT paddy (227.82 LMT in case of rice) has been procured at MSP during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2022-23 up to 4 December 2022 at a cost of Rs 70,000 crore, benefitting 30 lakh farmers. While paddy procurement in Kharif was 475 LMT in 2013-14, this has increased to 759 LMT in 2021-22 (an increase of 60 per cent). There has been an increase of 132 per cent in the procurement price in eight years (now the total value is ...