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Farm Mechanization
Farmers in Thanjavur seek revision in harvest machine rentedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Irked over harvest machine operators increasing rent compared to last year, the farmers involved in the harvesting of early samba paddy urged the district administration to immediately convene a tripartite meeting with officials and private harvest machine operators to fix a fair rent. The harvesting of early samba paddy just commenced in parts of Thanjavur district. Samba and thalady paddy crops have been cultivated in more than 3.5 lakh acres in Thanjavur district this year. Of this, around 300 acres, mostly in Orathanadu area, have been harvested so far. R Sukumaran, a farmer from Kakkarai, said the operators have increased the rent rate by Rs 200-Rs 400 per hour. “During the recent kuruvai ...
Paddy in India
Three-day conference discusses need to shift from paddy to millet cultivationedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The College of Food and Dairy Technology kick-started an international conference cum exhibition on food and beverage technology at the Madras Veterinary College on Wednesday. CFDT, a constituent of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), is organising the event in collaboration with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the Indian Beverage Association, and the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists. The three-day event, titled ‘Innovations in Food and Beverage Technology for Sustainable Future’, will see experts speak on challenges faced by the food and beverage industry and how these can be solved to achieve sustainability, ...
Govt’s paddy procurement rises 10 pc to 541.90 lakh tonne so faredit
The Economic Times – Online
The government’s paddy procurement for the central pool rose 9.58 per cent to 541.90 lakh tonne so far in the ongoing 2022-23 kharif marketing season, according to the food ministry data. Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Telangana were the top contributors to the central pool. Normally, paddy procurement begins from October. However, in southern states, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it begins from September. The government aims to procure 775.72 lakh tonne of paddy in the 2022-23 kharif marketing season (October-September).