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Agriculture Industry
India to take up affordability of energy, foodgrains issue at G20 stronglyedit
Business Standard – Online
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday underlined that during its G20 presidency, India intends to take up the issue of affordability and accessibility to energy, foodgrains and fertilisers “very strongly” as the economies of the Global South have been impacted. India formally assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1. The next G20 Leaders’ Summit at the level of Heads of State/Government is scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10 next year in New Delhi. Addressing a business event here, Jaishankar, who is on his first official visit to Cyprus as India and Cyprus celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations, noted that the efficiency and the delivery of global supply chains is a ...
Weather uncertainties grip agri sector in 2022; food grain supplies, crop prospects look brightedit
The Economic Times – Online
Wheat and paddy crops withered, and retail prices surged this year as vagaries of the weather clouded the country’s agriculture sector growth, triggering various policy measures, including export curbs, to efficiently manage foodgrain supplies in the recovering economy. If farm laws were the reason for the sector to hog headlines in 2021, this year, a raft of factors dotted the agriculture-food firmament. While rain deficit and heatwaves in winter hit production of a few major crops, Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed higher the prices of many commodities and fertilisers.
Technology in Agriculture
How AI-enabled initiatives have impacted these Indian sectors in 2022edit
India Today – Online
In India, public funding for the Digital India mission increased by 67 percent from last year to Rs10,676 crores in 2022-23; the mission outlines a plan to use AI to promote financial inclusion, supplement the education sector, and transform urban infrastructure. States such as Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana are already utilising AI-based tools to support law and order, increase agricultural productivity, and improve health care delivery.The AI market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 20.2 percent to $7.8 billion by 2025.
Paddy in India
Govt procures 18.52L MT of paddyedit
The Hans India – Online
AP Civil Supplies Corporation Managing Director and VC G Veerapandian informed that the government has procured 18,52,383 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy so far across the State from 3,29,862 farmers and added that the farmers were being paid Rs 3,780.91 crore for their produce. He also stated that the government credited Rs 2,924.77 crore into the accounts of 2,84,089 farmers so far. In a press statement on Friday, the Managing Director claimed that the government was paying the amount to the farmers within one week of the procurement. In addition, the farmers who have procured gunny bags on their own and incurred hamali and transportation charges were also given Rs 20 crore with 44 ...