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Agriculture Industry
Heatwaves in east may hit kharif sowingedit
The Financial Express – Online
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday forecast heatwave conditions over Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the next five days, indicating a slight delay in land preparation for the forthcoming kharif crops, such as paddy and pulses. The Met department has urged farmers in these regions to commence harvesting of summer sown paddy, pulses and groundnut crops to save them from heatwaves. Farmers have been asked to provide irrigation to the paddy nursery for minimising the impact of the hot weather conditions.
170 tonnes of agriculture produce sold in a week through E-NAMedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Around 170 tonnes of agricultural produce has been sold for Rs 35.97 lakh in a single week through five regulatory markets in Madurai. Sources said about 72.86 tonnes paddy of four farmers was sold for Rs 20,50,193 on a single day at Thirumangalam Regulatory Market on June 2. The maximum price of 6.24 tonnes of rice produced by a farmer under E-NAM program in Madurai regulatory market has been fixed as Rs 3,000 per quintal and Rs 1,87,410 has been directly credited to the farmer’s bank account. Under the Minimum Support Price Based Price Support Scheme, 8.2 tonnes of copra from 12 farmers were procured at a cost of Rs 8,90,520.
Govt. Policies
Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyog Yojana norms modified to stimulate agri fundingedit
The New Indian Express – Online
In a bid to facilitate the growth of agriculture entreprenuership, the state government has introduced some changes in guidelines of Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyog Yojana (MKUY). Under the revised guidelines, agri-entrepreneurs can now apply for fresh capital investment subsidy (CIS) for both new projects and expansion or upgradation of existing ventures after a period of 10 years from the date of availing full limit of capital subsidy. In a bid to encourage self-reliance and financial independence among agri-entrepreneurs, the revised guidelines now permit self-financed projects exceeding Rs 10 lakh to be included under MKUY.
Focus on agriculture exports to raise income of farmers: AP Minister to exportersedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy has said the State is taking all measures to ensure more income to farmers with less investment.“There is a great demand for agricultural products sans pesticide residue in the international market. They need to take up organic cultivation for a better price for their produce,” he suggested. Inaugurating a workshop involving farmers and exporters here on Tuesday, the Agriculture Minister underscored the need to further enhance the farm product exports from the State to increase its share in the total agriculture exports from India.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Monsoon onset delay casts shadow on agriculture sectoredit
CNBC TV18 – Online
Uncertainty looms over India’s agriculture sector once again as it grapples with the consequences of climate change. Following extreme heatwaves and unprecedented rainfall, the possible delay in the onset of the monsoon season casts a fresh shadow over the sector. Farmers eagerly await the arrival of the monsoon for a favorable sowing season for key crops like rice, cotton, corn, soybean, and sugar cane. However, the delay in monsoon onset will significantly impact agricultural activities and pose challenges for farmers.
Paddy in India
Agri dept plans to equip smaller mills to process traditional paddy varieties in TNedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Though farmers are interested in cultivating traditional varieties of paddy, processing it into rice and selling it remains a Himalayan hurdle for the farmers in Madurai. As there are no more than a handful of rice mill facilities that can process traditional paddy varieties, the agricultural marketing department, in view of helping the farmers, has planned to coordinate with smaller mills and equip them to process traditional paddy and sell the produce at regulated markets through the e-Nam facility. According to officials from the agriculture marketing department, several consignments of traditional rice varieties, including Maplai Samba, Karuppu Kavuni, and Vaigai Kondan, have been arriving at the regulatory market for sales through the E-Nam ...