-TheWire.in/ With PTI inputs The state government will recover costs of the spoiled procured wheat from officials. New Delhi: Haryana’s deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday (November 15) said that 58.59 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have been procured in the state during the current season, far exceeding the target of 57 lakh MT. Chautala said that nearly 98% Farmers have already received the payment amounting to Rs 11,819 crore directly into their...
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Koraput tribal women rise above the rest, save traditional rice variety from extinction -Prativa Ghosh
-101reporters.com Kala Jeera rice cultivation and its marketing through an e-commerce platform bring better income and social status to women Farmers, while also ensuring storage of good quality seeds for future needs Koraput, Odisha: Odisha’s near-extinct Kala Jeera rice is making a comeback, thanks to the tribal women who are cultivating and marketing it to the outside world from Machhara village in Koraput district with the help of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation...
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-TheWire.in The survey also provided an insight into the socio-economic conditions of the tenant Farmers, finding that a majority of them are OBCs and Dalits. Hyderabad: A field study by the Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV) has made several revelations about the conditions of Farmers in Telangana, including that one in every three Farmers is a tenant farmer. The findings of the first-of-its-kind survey done in Telangana after its formation in 2014, run contrary...
More »Critical to cut edible oil imports — Modi govt makes strong pitch for GM mustard in SC -Bhadra Sinha
-ThePrint.in In an affidavit filed before Supreme Court, environment ministry has said domestic production of GM Mustard will reduce India’s dependency on other countries to meet domestic demand. New Delhi: Defending the clearance given last month to the environmental release of Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard, the central government told the Supreme Court that the deployment of GM Mustard hybrids will contribute to India’s self-sustenance in the production of edible oil and shall...
More »We must break ‘lock-ins’ of water usage in agriculture -Anjali Neelakantan
-Livemint.com Just as much of today’s world is locked into fossil-fuel dependence, Indian Farmers are in a trap of water-guzzling crop production that is not environmentally sustainable. The annual United Nations climate conference underway in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has entire days devoted to two crucial sectors that directly impact the lives of millions in India: agriculture and water. At a time of stagnant incomes and groundwater depletion, we must enable Farmers to...
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