Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Why reports of agriculture’s demise are greatly exaggeratededit
Farmers may be looking for alternative avenues of income, but it is too soon to write off the significance of agriculture in rural India, data from the recently released Nabard All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS) shows.
Technology in Agriculture
Raj fails to reap benefits of solar power for agricultureedit
Despite having abundant resources for solar energy and enough production to cater to needs of other states, Rajasthan has failed to utilise the green energy for its own use, especially in agriculture, which accounts for 40% of the electricity consumption in the state. Solarising the state’s about 16 lakh power connections for agriculture will not only save the govt huge power subsidies, it will also free up capacity for domestic and other consumers who face power cuts.
Paddy in India
Officials race against time to meet deadline set for paddy procurementedit
On May 21, Special officer S Krishna Aditya while reviewing the progress of the procurement of the grains in Mancherial, set May 30 as the deadline for completing the process in both Mancherial and Kumram Asifabad districts.
Paddy farmers get low return for their stocksedit
With entire administration focusing on elections, paddy farmers who cultivated during the rabi season turned worst victims. Notwithstanding the promises, state govt has grossly failed to pick up the stocks from the farmers on expected lines. The poor procurement measures by the govt left the field open to private rice millers to take advantage of the situation.