-Livemint.com According to a background note prepared by the agriculture ministry, less than a fifth of targeted Farmers have received soil health cards New Delhi: The government’s flagship scheme to correct the imbalance in fertiliser use and reduce costs of cultivation by providing all Farmers with a soil health card is moving at a slow pace as states drag their feet. According to a background note prepared by the agriculture ministry and...
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'Farmers having land holdings below 10 acres under threat of poverty' -Shishir Arya
-The Times of India NAGPUR: "Farmers need to increase their land holdings to at least 10-12 acres in order to earn a decent income from agriculture. Unfortunately, not many Farmers in the state own land up to this level," said Sukhdeo Thorat, the chairman of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Thorat, who was speaking at a seminar on farm crisis organized by Dr Ambedkar Agricos Association of India, said the...
More »Food bowl states stare at 3rd poor monsoon in a row -Ikhhlaq Aujla
-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Even though most parts of India have witnessed normal rainfall this monsoon season, the bread basket states - Punjab and Haryana - have received deficient showers (more than 20-59% below the normal) in the June 1 to September 16 period. With the monsoon entering the withdrawal stage in north west India, the situation is unlikely to improve in the next fortnight, putting these states at the...
More »Making Pulses Affordable Again: Policy Options from the Farm to Retail in India -PK Joshi, Avinash Kishore and Devesh Roy
-IFPRI Rising prices and declining consumption of pulses cause concern in terms of both nutrition and food inflation in India. This paper outlines policy strategies to increase the availability of pulses at affordable prices in India and also points out limitations of some of the most common recommendations for achieving these objectives. There seems to be no option but to increase domestic production of pulses in India. The global supply of...
More »India set for record harvest as monsoon retreat signals bumper crop
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The monsoon has started withdrawing after delivering near-normal rainfall across the country, setting the stage for a bumper harvest after two years of scanty rain that hit farm output and distressed villagers. "This year the southwest monsoon has overall been good, with most states getting excess to normal rainfall and only few having deficit rains. It is good news for Farmers. I am sure we will have record...
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