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Tamil Nadu: Rs 12,000 crore disbursed as credit to farmersedit
The Times of India – Online
With one and a half months left for the end of the financial year, a total sum of Rs 12,010 crore has been disbursed as loan to 15.59 lakh farmers from various cooperative banks such as primary agriculture credit cooperative societies (PACCS) and apex cooperative banks, principal secretary for cooperation, food and consumer protection J Radhakrishnan said. Talking to reporters at the collectorate on Saturday, he said, “For the first time in the history of Tamil Nadu civil service corporation (TNCSC), a total of 51,307 tonnes of paddy was procured in single day from 2,277 direct procurement centres functioning across the state.
Ragi to riches: India’s new millet campaign is about how the grain is good for people and planetedit
The Economic Times – Online
India has globally relaunched an old and failed brand — the millet. Called mota anaj (big grain), millet has been looked down upon as a coarse grain while wheat and rice have occupied pride of place as fine grains. New Delhi’s campaign to make millet a global brand has got a push with the United Nations accepting India’s proposal to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. The cereal has been gaining traction among the health-conscious in India and abroad who go for millet pancakes and cookies.
March-like high temperatures may affect Maharashtra wheat yieldedit
The Times of India – Online
The March-like highs in maximum temperatures as early as mid-February are likely to impact the late-sown wheat yield in Maharashtra, state agriculture department officials said on Saturday. “This kind of weather is unfavourable for late-sown wheat. Its impact on the yield per acre will be known during threshing after the harvest. In general too, the tropical weather in Maharashtra is not favourable for the wheat crop,” an agriculture department official told TOI.
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development standalone net profit declines 12.38% in the December 2022 quarteredit
Business Standard – Online
Total Operating Income rise 10.59% to Rs 9939.25 crore Net profit of National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development declined 12.38% to Rs 1169.97 crore in the quarter ended December 2022 as against Rs 1335.21 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2021. Total Operating Income rose 10.59% to Rs 9939.25 crore in the quarter ended December 2022 as against Rs 8987.30 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2021.
Paddy in India
Paddy cultivation in Rabi poised for record high this yearedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
The Rabi crop sown area and paddy cultivation in the state are set to hit an all-time high this year. In the 2020-21 rabi season, Telangana recorded total crop sown area of 68,14,155 acres, of which paddy alone accounted for 52,78,636 acres when the sowing season ended on March 15, 2021, which is the highest so far. This year, as on February 15, the state recorded total crop sown area of 66,84,156, of which paddy has accounted for 51,53,858 acres. With a month to go for the ongoing rabi sowing to end, officials of agriculture department expect them to surpass all records. They attribute this to the good rains, increase in irrigation facilities, timely disbursement ...