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Agriculture Industry
2022 too short, too far: A tough year for farmers, cattle ownersedit
Down To Earth – Online
The year 2022 was not kind to the agricultural sector. Many states reported drought conditions and untimely incessant rainfall destroyed standing crops in several areas. Skyrocketing fodder prices and lumpy skin disease didn’t make it easier for cattle farmers. The agricultural sector was the only one to record growth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the central government told the Parliament that farmers’ income doubled since 2016. But an agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours in 2021 and young women in Marathwada villages are refusing to marry farmers.
Technology in Agriculture
Energy-intensive irrigation practices to be phased out: Agriculture Minsiter P Prasadedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Agriculture Minister P Prasad has said that Kerala has already initiated a transformational and holistic shift to sustainable methods of cultivation, livelihood diversification, decentralised renewables and energy efficiency to help farmers survive climate crisis. ADVERTISEMENT Ads by He said this while inaugurating a two-day consultation on ‘Energy Transition in Agriculture Sector of Kerala,’ organised jointly by Asar Social Impact Advisors and Energy Management Centre under KSEB. The agriculture minister informed that efforts are on to propagate solar energy-based irrigation facilities which can phase out existing energy-intensive farming practices. He said the state is preparing an action plan to help bring down energy-intensive methodologies in land preparation, adding inputs, irrigation and harvesting.
Govt. Policies
Rythu Bandhu Scheme Telangana: Good News For Farmers! Check December 2022 Amount Release Status, Money Updateedit
Times Now – Online
Rythu Bandhu Scheme Telangana Latest News, Update: In a big good news to Telangana farmers, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had directed State Finance Minister T Harish Rao to start releasing the crop investment – Rythu Bandhu funds for the yasangi harvest (rabi) season. Rythu bandhu money release date 2022 CM KCR directed T Harish Rao to start releasing the crop investment – Rythu Bandhu funds for the yasangi harvest (rabi) season from December 28.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Karnataka: Climate change brought intense rain, distress and losses to stateedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The year 2022 brought huge loss to Karnataka in terms of human life, infrastructure and farm production due to natural disasters — heavy rain, floods and sea erosion — which experts say is due to global warming, a man-made mess. ADVERTISEMENT Ads by Post the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year, there was the hope of a revival in infrastructure development and agricultural productivity, which was almost stagnant since the 2021 lockdown. Pre-monsoon showers began early, in the last week of March, bringing much glee to the farming community, but experts say it was an environmental disaster as indicator species, like amphibians, mistook the early showers for the monsoon and began the breeding season.
Paddy in India
Basmati, non-basmati rice exports up 7.37 pc in Apr-Oct: Industry dataedit
The Economic Times – Online
India’s aromatic basmati and non-basmati rice exports rose 7.37 per cent to 126.97 lakh tonnes during the April-October period of the current fiscal, despite restrictions on the shipments, according to industry data. Exports stood at 118.25 lakh tonnes in the same period during the previous fiscal. “Despite curbs on exports of some varieties of rice, the overall exports remained strong so far,” said Vijay Sethia, former president at All India Exporters Association. Out of total exports, basmati rice exports rose to 24.97 lakh tonnes during the April-October period of the 2022-23 fiscal, from 21.59 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, he told PTI.