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Agriculture Industry
Chana procurement to hit record high in 2023, keep prices in check: Reportedit
The Print – Online
Procurement of chickpea crop from the Rabi season at assured Minimum Support Price (MSP) is currently underway and its stocks this year are expected to rise to a new high, according to a report published by Global Pulse Confederation. Chickpea or as they are called chana in India is a rabi crop, which is mostly sown during October and November and the produce is harvested from January to March depending on maturity.
Technology in Agriculture
Agritech can solve farm sector challenges: UNCDF-NITI Aayog Reportedit
Mint – Online
Some of the critical challenges in the farm sector that lead to loss of income for farmers, including inadequacies in production, supply chain, weather risk and climate change, offer a unique opportunity to agritech start-ups, according to a report published by UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and NITI Aayog. The report said that agritech start-ups can find ways to solve the problems faced by smallholder farmers who produce more than 50-60% of agricultural output in lower-middle and lower-income countries. These solutions can bring efficiency across the value chain, the report said.
Paddy in India
Heavy rain damages paddy in procurement centers in erstwhile Nalgondaedit
Telangana Today – Online
The unseasonal rain on night of Friday damaged harvested paddy which was brought to procurement centers at several villages in erstwhile Nalgonda district. Farmers suffered loss as paddy stocks were washed away in rain water at some procurement centers and got wet in some other centers. Out of 31 madals in Nalgonda district, 16 mandals have witnessed heavy rain on Friday night. The district witnessed average rainfall of 20 mm on the last night. Paddy stocks in PACS procurement centers at Kothapet, Kattangur, Aitipamula, Saligowraram and Gudiwada in Nalgonda district soaked due to heavy rain.
Telangana confident of meeting Centre’s Yasangi paddy procurement targetedit
Telangana Today – Online
Telangana continues to be among the leading producers of paddy in the country, with the Centre’s enhanced procurement target for the State this Yasangi season indicating the huge growth in paddy cultivation and production here. Last Yasangi season, the Centre had set a procurement target of 60 lakh metric tonnes. However, this season, the target has been increased to 80 lakh metric tonnes. As per the Agriculture Department’s estimates, this season the production would be about 1.30 crore metric tonnes. Going by the production, achieving the Centre’s target of 80 lakh metric tonnes was not a task at all, said a senior official from the Civil Supplies department.