Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Women Farmers And Technology: Key to Driving Agri Revolution in Indiaedit
Krishi Jagat – Online
When farmer Malho Marndi first adopted new, mechanised planting practices on half of her sixteen-hectare farm in Odisha, the other villagers called her “mad”, perhaps concerned about the potentially negative impacts it would have on her operational costs and yield. Marndi‘s quick adoption of new agricultural innovations, including seed drills that mechanically transplant crops such as rice, maize and wheat, instead had the opposite effect, turning her into a model farmer that others now emulate.
Dairy Farming
To make youngsters self-employed, punjab govt to provide skill training to youth on dairy farmingedit
Krishi Jagat – Online
In consonance with the aim of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make youth of Punjab self-employed, Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department will impart four-week dairy entrepreneurship training to the youth and farmers of the state. Divulging the details, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development said that the intent of this initiative is to impart skill training to the youth, so that, they can adopt the cooperative profession of dairy, which will give a boost to the agricultural economy.
Govt. Policies
‘State govt to provide all help to farmers’edit
The Times of India – Online
State agriculture minister Kumar Sarvajeet said on Monday that the government is ready with monetary and other resources to provide all necessary succour to farmers to carry out their farming activities amid the prevailing drought-like conditions that has arisen due to the long spell of scorching heat and abnormally high temperature.
Paddy in India
Telangana at the top in paddy production: KCRedit
The Indian Express – Online
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said the state has succeeded in achieving top slot in paddy production with the efforts of the state government, in a public meeting in Ranga Reddy district. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, constructed on the Godavari basin, helped the agriculture sector on a large scale, he said. Rao also said that continuous water supply for irrigation and uninterrupted power has paved the way for progress in the state.
Peak paddy transplantation period nears: Rajasthan farm labourers make beeline for Punjabedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Farm labourers from Rajasthan, including a large number of women, are travelling to Punjab for the peak paddy transplantation period, marking a new trend. Usually, male workers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh complete the work, but farmers’ growing preference for manual transplantation may be why the Rajasthan workers are in demand. Unseasonal rain in June has also played a part as it reduced the demand for mechanised direct sowing of rice.