Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Lack of non-agri data hinders computation of farmers’ income: Niti memberedit
The lack of data on cultivators and their income from other sources has become a hindrance in determining whether farmers’ income has actually doubled or not, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand said, pointing out that they are earning more from non-agricultural sources. The Niti Aayog member further said that prices of agricultural commodities can not be fixed by a law as it has serious implications, which are neither in the interest of the agriculture sector nor individual farmers.
CLAAS Global Mentions
CLAAS Claims Two of Three Davidson Prizes for Farm Equipment Innovation and Technologyedit
CLAAS of America earned two of the three annual Davidson Prize honors which recognizes the best-of-the best in ag innovation for its CEMOS tractor driving optimization system and its new DISCO 97000 Auto Swather. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) presented the seventh-annual Davidson Prize to the top three innovative products, selected from the AE50 honorees on March 1, 2024 during Commodity Classic in Houston.
Competition
Mahindra Tractors Celebrates its Women Employees at its Farm Machinery Manufacturing Facility in Pithampuredit
Mahindra Tractors, part Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., today celebrated its women employees at its Tractor Manufacturing Facility in Pithampur, on International Women’s Day. The daylong celebration witnessed the Mahindra Pithampur plant team conduct various awareness camps related to women empowerment, with other engagement activities like games and lunch meetings.
Farm Mechanization
Question hour: Farmers to get 90,000 solar water pumps: Aroraedit
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) will provide 90,000 new solar water pumps to farmers for agriculture purposes in the state. This was disclosed by new and renewable energy sources minister Aman Arora in the Punjab vidhan sabha on Tuesday during the question hour. He was replying to Shutrana MLA Kulwant Singh Bazigar’s query.