There are a variety of beneficial soil microorganisms in nature that can assist plants in absorbing nutrients. Human intervention can increase their utility by selecting efficient organisms, cultivating them, and adding them to soils directly or through seeds. Bio-fertilizers culture microorganisms and pack them in a carrier material for easy field application. Consequently, microorganisms play […]
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What Can You Do to Help the Struggling Farmers and Their Communities?
Farmers work until the job is finished, persistently toiling even after the sun sets. No matter the winter frost or the summer heat, a farmer labors so that people everywhere can eat. The adage “If you ate today, thank a farmer” is true, but how does it apply to how our agricultural community continues to […]
Celebrated “Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas” on 15 Oct
Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas celebrated to acknowledge the contribution of women farmers in various aspects of agriculture. It was decided in 2016 that 15 Oct will be celebrated as “Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas” by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas was organized through video conferencing […]
Three ordinances and a protest: Why farmers in Haryana and Punjab are angry
These protests, preceded by sit-ins across Punjab, are expected to gather steam after September 14, when Parliament convenes for the Monsoon Session. On Thursday, farmer organisations in Haryana defied prohibitory orders imposed amid the pandemic to hold a rally at the Pipli wholesale grain market near Kurukshetra. They even blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway for a couple of […]
“Kisan Pakhwada” Director Agriculture inaugurates Kisan Mela at Akhnoor
Jammu: Director Agriculture Jammu, Inder Jeet today inaugurated a day long Kisan Mela cum Awareness Camp as a part of “Kisan Pakhwada” at Higher Secondary School, Akhnoor.SDM Akhnoor, Gopal Singh, BDC Chairman, Baldev Raj, local farmers and others attended the camp amid observance of all necessary preventive protocols regarding COVID-19.Director Agriculture impressed upon the officers […]
Rural economy: Capacity building should be the focus at this time of free trade, writes MCDC officials
During the initial phases of lockdown, when farmer groups from the interior of Maharashtra visited housing societies in Mumbai and Pune for the supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, overwhelmed residents greeted them with smiles and a sense of relief. With the President of India promulgating ‘The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation)’ […]
YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme: First instalment disbursal today
The second component of first instalment, Rs 5,500 each, will be credited into the accounts of around 49 lakh farmers The govt has already deposited Rs 2,000 out of the total Rs 7,500 which constitutes the first instalment of the Rs 13,500 a year sop Tenant farmers belonging to SC, ST, BC and Minorities, those who cultivate […]
In a first, Telangana govt plans to tell farmers what to grow basis land and climatic conditions
Farmers not following the sowing recommendation will not be offered federally determined minimum support prices, as a form of disincentive. The Telangana government is considering a new recipe to boost farm incomes: dictating farmers, depending on their land and climatic conditions, what to grow, a first in the country. In a nod to Chinese-style regulations, […]
In PM’s push for farm reforms, a role for Kisan credit cards, PM-KISAN scheme
The government’s focus is on making strategic interventions in the existing marketing eco-system for the farm sector and bringing appropriate reforms in the context of rapid agricultural development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with ministers and government officials to discuss ways to boost the agriculture sector in India as the country […]
Govt sets foodgrain production target at record 298.3 million tonnes for 2020-21 crop year
India’s foodgrains production is estimated at a record 291.95 million tonnes in the 2019-20 crop year (July-June), beating the target of 291 million tonnes. The government has set the foodgrain production target at 298.3 million tonnes for the 2020-21 crop year, up 2 per cent from the record output achieved in the current year, banking […]