Over 11,000 acres of land has been brought under organic farming in punjab and Haryana under a scheme sponsored by the Union Government. While 6,050 acres has so far come under organic farming in punjab, Haryana too is not lagging behind as 5,000 acre has been brought under organic farming. To promote organic farming in punjab and Haryana, farmers are being provided technological inputs including training and farm-level advisory services according...
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Govt lets 30 lakh tonnes of paddy rot by Manish Tiwari
Even as the Centre is redrafting the Food Security Bill to ensure availability of food for all, nearly 30 lakh tonnes of paddy — the rice from which could feed around 4 lakh people for a month — have been left to rot in punjab, with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) refusing to lift the stock. This particular variety of paddy, PAU 201, was developed by punjab Agricultural University, and...
More »Wheat stocks, storage crunch give FCI sleepless nights by Komal Amit Gera
At a time the country is facing high food inflation, its bread basket is sitting on colossal wheat stocks. The stocks, to the tune of 12 million tonnes, lying in godowns and open spaces in punjab are giving sleepless nights to the Food Corporation of India (FCI). About 800,000 tonnes wheat moves out of punjab in a month. Based on these figures, the state can clear about five million tonnes wheat...
More »To perk up food produce, UPA eyes eastern states by Devesh Kumar
IT’S NOW “look east’’ policy for the Krishi Bhawan as well. Keen to extend the green revolution to the eastern states, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar will be holding a day-long conclave with top-level representatives from six states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal — at Kolkata on July 10. On the discussion table will be ways to augment agricultural productivity in this region so as to...
More »An odd royalty calculus by Latha Jishnu
For years now, at least since India passed amendments to the Patent Act to allow product patents in 2005, patents on drugs have coloured and overwhelmed the debate on health issues in the country. Now, the issue of patents on seeds and agriculture inputs promises to become the hot new topic. An indication is the response to a news report “Battle royal over Bt cotton royalty” (May 28, Business Standard)...
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