-Deccan Chronicle KARIMNAGAR: Swasakhti groups, also known as self-help groups, are set to procure paddy produce this kharif season through Indira Kranthi Patham (IKP) centres. The groups have been playing a crucial role in buying paddy through IKP centers since 2006. Since the introduction of SHGs into the buying process, farmers have been getting hassle-free minimum support price (MSP) to their produce at their doorstep. The district has 55, 330 SHGs,...
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Bio-metric supply at FP shops
-Deccan Chronicle Nizamabad: To prevent high-level irregularities in the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Nizamabad district administration has decided to introduce bio-metric system for supplying essentials to ration card holders. On a pilot basis, around 100 fair price (FP) shops will be adopted and the bio-metric system will be introduced to distribute essentials to the beneficiaries. As per the new system, any one of the family member of ration cardholder...
More »Rice cultivation made easy with ‘aerobic system’ -Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao
-The Hindu The new system is less labour-intensive, requires less input and less seed Warangal (Telengana): Agricultural scientists in the district have introduced and popularised ‘aerobic system of rice cultivation' wherein a farmer can directly sow the seed like any other crop. The system is less labour-intensive, needs less input and less seed. At a demonstration programme held at Reddypuram on Sunday, a local farmer's crop which was grown using the ‘aerobic system'...
More »Paddy crop on the verge of withering
-Deccan Chronicle Karimanagar: Paddy crop being cultivated in an extent of 1.61 lakh hectares is on the verge of withering due to scanty rainfall and erratic power supply. A significant amount of the crop, which is presently reaching ripening stage, is likely to be affected by low rainfall and inadequate power supply. Consequently, the yield of the crop is likely to get reduced remarkably. Despite low rainfall, farmers managed to sow...
More »Raise farm productivity, says Abdul Kalam
-The Hindu ‘Primary sector mission' launched; due priority to drought-hit Anantapur in water grid project, says Naidu Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh): Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has underscored the need for significantly enhancing agricultural productivity to ensure food security for the ever-growing population of the country. Dr. Kalam wanted top priority accorded to organic fertilizers to ensure that the increase in productivity was sustained in the longer term. He, accompanied by Chief Minister N....
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