-The Hindu Business Line Kutch presents an example of robust desert horticulture Over the past decade, the total horticultural land under cultivation of fruits such as pomegranate, mango and date palm has doubled in Kutch and its fruit production has trebled. And why is this a surprise? Because this semi-arid region in Kutch has, through 10 years of toil, transformed the landscape and set an innovative example in desert horticulture. Adversity, they say, can...
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Low prices leave turmeric farmers in distress -P Ram Mohan
-The Hindu Traders fix rates based on national online market NIZAMABAD (Telangana): The fall in turmeric price by over a half within a span of a month has left the farmers in distress. The joy of a bumper crop has been shortlived as the price, which varied between Rs. 8,200 and Rs. 7,500 per quintal a month ago now fell down between Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 5,000. The heavy variation in price is...
More »For consumers, milk could pinch further in the days ahead
-The Indian Express Maharashtra’s dairies are experiencing the lagged effect of two years of drought now Pune: Dairies in Maharashtra have been witness to an unusual phenomenon of late. The winter months are when milk production and procurement rises, peaking in January. But this time round, shortages have developed precisely in the ‘flush’ period from September to March, when more milk naturally flows from the udders of animals. “We could procure only...
More »India Ranked 131 on Human Development Index; Inequalities Continue -Jahnavi Sen
-TheWire.in India’s Human Development Index is 0.624, according to a UNDP report, falling to 0.454 when adjusted for inequality. New Delhi: According to the UN Development Programme’s Human Development Report 2016, released on Tuesday (March 21), India ranks 131 of 188 when it comes to the Human Development Index (HDI). This puts it in the ‘medium’ category. The index is based on three dimensions: life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling...
More »Government in talks with key stakeholders on plan to double farm incomes by 2022 -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com The broad approach will be to raise net farm incomes per unit by reducing costs of cultivation, increasing yields and ensuring higher market returns on the produce New Delhi: In a bid to draw up a plan on ways to double farmer incomes by 2022, the agriculture ministry is holding a series of consultations, seeking suggestions from stakeholders ranging from seed and fertilizer associations to research organizations and farmers. The wide ranging...
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