-The Indian Express Stubble management machines, unlike tractors, lie idle for most time, making it an unviable investment “The machine works well, no doubt. But what’s the use if it runs for only 25-30 days and has to be parked in my shed for the rest of the year?” asks Palwinder Singh. The 50-year-old from Sahari village in Gurdaspur district and tehsil has not one, but three Happy Seeders. The first of...
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How many Farmer producer companies are there in India? -Annapurna Neti and Richa Govil
-TheWire.in Given the increased policy and intervention focus on producer companies, it becomes imperative to understand exactly how many there are. On July 5, 2019, the Centre announced a plan to promote 10,000 new Farmer producer companies over the next five years. India already has many such companies, which have been registered since they were introduced in 2002 through an amendment to the Companies Act. While registered under that Act, they have several...
More »Karnataka Farmers yet to benefit from govt's agri reforms -Sharan Poovanna
-Livemint.com * E-trading introduced as part of agriculture reforms has had limited impact on Farmers, say farm experts * E-trading has had limited impact on the agricultural community, which continues to be at the mercy of the middlemen BENGALURU: It has been four months since 24-year-old Chandan from Mallehalli village in Mysuru district sold his produce of around 1,000kg of tomatoes in the local market. At nearly Rs.500 for 20kg, prices were good...
More »Western Odisha Farmers strike gold with black rice -Mayank Bhusan Pani
-The New Indian Express Sudam Sahu, a progressive Farmer from Bargarh who has been growing Kalabati Dhana from 2014, collected two varieties of black rice seeds from Nayagarh which he has preserved till now. SAMBALPUR: A group of Farmers in Western Odisha is not just reaping the benefit of cultivating black rice but also popularising the crop among paddy growers in the region. Black rice has a niche market for its nutritional and...
More »MP Farmer commits suicide over delay in damaged crop compensation
-Hindustan Times The local Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Mahendra Rai said Gwal killed himself because he didn’t get the compensation towards his damaged crop on time. Sagar/ Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A 42-year-old Farmer, who allegedly drank poison on Sunday evening in Bina town of Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district after his crops were damaged, died on Monday, said police. Sagar’s superintendent of police Amit Sanghi said Kamal Chand Gwal was upset due to soybean...
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