-The Pioneer With an aim to bring about the second green revolution through adoption of effective scientific agricultural methods, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under Agriculture Ministry has proposed 100 more Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) across the country in the 12th Plan. In a proposal sent to the apex planning body, Planning Commission, ICAR has said that in big districts, one KVK is not effective as farmers have to travel...
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Fast-unto-death, Raju Shetty’s new threat by Pranav Kulkarni
The five-day farmers’ march led by him failing to get the desired result, Raju Shetty on Monday announced he will soon start a fast-unto-death for Rs 2,350 per tonne for sugarcane. The MP and Swabhimaan Shetkari Sanghatana chief made the announcement at the home turf of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Baramati, where the rally that started in Pandharpur on November culminated. When Shetty had set out from Pandharpur, he...
More »Addressing India’s hunger gap by NC Saxena
The word ‘hunger’ does not appear in the 12th Plan Approach Paper even once, whereas according to the latest Global Hunger Index Report, India continues to be in the category of those nations where hunger is ‘alarming’. What is worse, India is one of the three countries where the hunger index between 1996 and 2011 has gone up from 22.9 to 23.7, while 78 out of the 81 developing countries...
More »‘Diwali bonanza' to farmers, MSP up for rabi crops
-The Hindu The Union government on Tuesday announced an increase of Rs. 115 in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat, which has been set at Rs. 1,285 a quintal for the 2012-13 rabi marketing season. The MSP for the previous year was Rs. 1,170 including a bonus of Rs. 50. Terming the increase a “Diwali bonanza to farmers,” Law Minister Salman Khursheed told journalists that the decision was taken at a...
More »Rise in Fertilizer prices burdens farmers by B Chandrashekhar
Prices increase six times this kharif forcing farmers to spend an additional Rs. 1,000 crore Increase in the prices of all fertilizers except urea six times during the current kharif season has burdened the farming community in the State by about Rs. 1,000 crore additionally. It is likely to add to the production cost heavily coupled with the increase in other input costs like seed, labour charges, diesel and pesticides. Scanty rainfall...
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