Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
India needs rural model that focuses on income from non-farm sources: Chandedit
India needs a new rural development model that focuses on adequate income from non-farm sources for part-time farmers, especially those who are small and marginal.
Govt giving priority to farming sector: Yanthanedit
Advisor of Agriculture, Mhathung Yanthan on Wednesday asserted that state government was giving priority to farming sector in order to enable farmers embrace modern and sustainable agricultural methods to ensure increased productivity and to meet the demands.
Addressing the “National seminar on sustainable emerging approach in Agri-business development” at School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS), Medziphema, he said in the past agriculture sector faced challenges due to inadequate farm and market infrastructure, deficiencies in post-harvest management, value addition, and processing facilities.
Stubble Burning
Scientists in Ludhiana develop bio-thermocol using paddy, wheat stubbleedit
Scientists at the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) at Punjab’s Ludhiana have developed a ‘bio-thermocol’ using paddy and wheat stubble. This will help alleviate the issue of stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab since the manufacture of the bio-thermocol requires stubble.
Punjab aims to stop stubble burning in 2-3 yearsedit
Punjab, the biggest contributor to the stubble burning events in north India, aims to stop the farm practices in the next couple of years, with a sharp fall in paddy straw fire events reported this year, a senior official with Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said.
Tractor industry
Escorts Kubota domestic sales fall 8.7% to 12,642 units in October 2023edit
Domestic tractor sales in October 2023 were at 12,642 tractors as against 13,843 tractors sold in October 2022 with a change of -8.7% overall.
Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector Sells 49,336 Units In India During October 2023edit
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, on Wednesday announced its tractor sales numbers for October 2023, the company announced through an exchange filing.