Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Govt should provide more than 100 days of MGNREGA work to combat rural stress, says former agriculture secretaryedit
T Nanda Kumar argues that the government should go beyond the minimum number of days set out in the statute, and suggests that it can also increase disbursal under PDS, especially in pockets where the need is particularly felt.
Competition
Growth in tractor industry likely to be flat or marginal: Bharat Madan of Escorts Kubotaedit
Madan also noted that the construction segment is displaying remarkable growth and will likely register 40-50 percent growth backed by the government’s infrastructure spend.
Technology in Agriculture
Advanced Technologies in Agricultureedit
Agriculture sector has been the back bone of any country’s wellbeing and economic growth for centuries. However, with growing population and urbanization, less interest of present and coming generations in hard work intensive agriculture sector, this sector needs lots of technological advances which can make the agriculture sustainable.
Agritechnica 2023: more convenience and insight through precisionedit
At the upcoming Agritechnica in Hanover, automation, smart farming, and robotics are more prominent than ever. The common thread among the innovations in precision agriculture is that they provide more convenience and insight. Doing more with less fertilizer, crop protection agents, soil pressure, and labor, while simultaneously gaining more insight. That seems to be the common theme among the innovations in precision agriculture that have been announced prior to Agritechnica.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Stubble Burning
Should we set fire to the bales now, ask Punjab farmers as demand does not meet supply from the fieldsedit
Between September 15 and November 5, Hoshiarpur had a fire count of 79 — significantly lower than 231 in 2022; 243 in 2021; and 359 in 2020.
Meet a farmer union leader who doesn’t burn his fieldsedit
Yield has increased but got no appreciation from the government, says Harmandal Singh of Barnala in Punjab