-The Financial Express The NITI Aayog must firm up a concrete plan involving the states to deal with monsoon deficiency to avoid all-round confusion. This is an old and oft-repeated story in the media, but worth mentioning here for the readers who have missed it. It goes like this. During the period of erstwhile Planning Commission, one of the officials in-charge of projecting agricultural growth found out an innovative way to do...
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Haryana to promote direct sowing of paddy
-The Economic Times CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government today said it will promote direct sowing of paddy in the state as crop plantation through this method saves water and reduces cultivation cost. "In Haryana, the Agriculture department will set up demonstration plants over an area of 32,000 acres to promote direct sowing of paddy during 2015-16," Haryana Agriculture Minister O P Dhankar said. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Community nurseries likely solution for paddy farmers if rains are delayed -Sutanuka Ghosal
-The Economic Times KOLKATA: Paddy farmers in the country may have to opt for community nurseries and direct seeding in case of insufficient rains by June 15, said Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI). Monsoon rains, which started a little late in Kerala on June 5, are yet to arrive in eastern India, the main area for rice cultivation. To review the crop situation, a team from the agriculture ministry will meet agricultural...
More »Private forecasters bet on Indian Ocean to turnaround monsoon current -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Private forecasters are counting on temperature changes in the Indian Ocean to strengthen the monsoon current like it did in 1997, when rainfall was normal, despite a strong El Nino. While forecasters are divided about the monsoon outlook, experts say that India has become less vulnerable to monsoon rain as the share of winter-sown crops has risen over the years, while only 40% of rural households...
More »NDA turns to UPA's rural job scheme
-Deccan Herald Poor monsoon forcing govt to intensify implementation Notwithstanding the scathing attack on UPA’s schemes, the Modi government would fall back on the previous regime’s flagship programme to rescue the rural economy from second consecutive deficient monsoon. The government would intensify implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in drought hit areas to stop the slide in rural incomes. Officials revealed that the main thrust in MGNREGA implementation in drought affected...
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