-Livemint.com Karnataka govt has stopped the sale of paddy seeds in some districts hoping to get farmers to switch to ragi and jowar among other coarse grains Bengaluru: Following a lukewarm response to its promotional efforts, Karnataka has resorted to more forceful measures to get farmers in the Cauvery command area to switch from cultivating water-intensive crops such as paddy and sugarcane to drought-tolerant millets as part of a plan to stabilize...
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Centre keeping a tab on onion prices
-The Hindu Business Line Why is it up despite a bumper crop? New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said it is closely monitoring the price and availability of onions, as there is no reason for the price of the essential vegetable going up considering the bumper production this year. According to the third advance estimate of horticulture production, as much as 217.2 lakh tonnes of onion were produced in 2016-17, compared to the...
More »Farmers' suicides in Punjab: Looking beyond indebtedness -Sher Singh Sangwan
-The Times of India Punjab, the leader of green revolution during the '70s, has become disreputable for farmers' suicides in last two decade or so. Usually, these suicides are attributed to farmers' indebtedness to banks and commission agents. However, it is to be noted that bank credit has played a pivotal role in investment into tubewells, tractors, farm mechanization, horticulture, dairy, poultry and forestry all over India, and especially in Punjab and...
More »Centre's emphasis on oilseed production may lower dependence on edible oil imports
-The Hindu Business Line Share of imports to reduce to 55% by FY22, says ICRA Ahmedabad: The Centre’s push for oilseeds production can potentially bring down India’s dependence on imports for edible oil. The share of imports in overall edible oil consumption may decline from 60 per cent at present to about 55 per cent by FY22, according to rating agency ICRA. The Centre’s National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) — to...
More »Horticultural output seen at a record 300 mt in 2016-17
-The Hindu Business Line Bumper harvest expected on good rains, jump in area New Delhi: Production of horticultural crops for the year 2016-17 (July-June) is pegged at a record 300 million tonnes (mt), with fruits and vegetables witnessing a significant increase in output due to abundant rains and rise in area. According to the third advance estimates of horticultural production, released by the government on Thursday, the area under cultivation went up by...
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