Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Amit Shah urges farmers to make India selfreliant in pulses production by Dec 2027edit
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has appealed to the farmers to focus on the production of pulses to make India self-reliant in this sector before December 2027. Taking another step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India), Shah launched the ‘e-samridhi portal’ for registration, purchase and payment of ‘tur dal’ producing farmers here today.
Competition
Escorts Kubota domestic sales fall 17% to 4,131 units in Dec 2023edit
Escorts Kubota Limited Agri Machinery Business Division in December 2023 sold 4,536 tractors as against 5,573 tractors in December 2022, which is close to a 19% decline. Domestic tractor sales were down 17% in December 2023 to 4,131 units as against 4,979 units in December 2022.
Dairy Farming
State cabinet announces Rs 5 subsidy per litre of milkedit
The state cabinet on Thursday announced a Rs 5 subsidy per litre of milk. This will apply to dairy farmers who are supplying milk to both cooperative and private dairies. This will require an outlay of Rs 230 crores per month since the supply of milk is roughly 149 lakh litres per day.
Paddy in India
Chhattisgarh government achieves over 50% of paddy procurement at MSPedit
The Chhattisgarh government has procured over 50 per cent of paddy at minimum support price (MSP) for the kharif marketing season 2023-24 with a month left to complete procurement. The state is looking to purchase 13 million tonnes (mt) of paddy in the current season.