-Livemint.com rabi crops have been planted in 52 million hectares, 6.5% lower than the normal area of 55.6 million hectares Even as the window for sowing winter crops is set to close by the end of the year, planting of wheat and oilseeds are lower compared with the normal area, farm ministry data showed on Monday. The silver lining is a marginally higher sowing of pulses compared with last year; rising prices...
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Direct cash transfers in agriculture gain ground -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard In November, the government decides to transfer Rs 4.5 a quintal production incentive to bank accounts of sugarcane farmers Two months ago, the Centre after much deliberation decided to transfer Rs 4.50 a quintal directly into the bank accounts of sugarcane growers. The government called this a production incentive, but it is seen by many as an attempt to kill several birds with one stone. An incentive directly transferred into the...
More »Pulses may remain beyond reach for many in 2016 too -Jayashree Bhosale
-The Economic Times PUNE/NEW DELHI: Pulses will likely remain beyond the reach for many in 2016 as well. Even though a fresh kharif crop has started arriving in the market, whole beans of tur (pigeon pea) cost twice as much as last year because the output is expected to be smaller. Government agencies that entered the market to create a buffer stock for next year are finding it tough to buy tur because...
More »Bundelkhand is ringing an alarm. Is anyone hearing? -Pankaj Srivastava
-GovernanceNow.com A survey in drought-hit Bundelkhand paints a startling picture of farmers in distress Bundelkhand, the land of famous warriors Alha and Udal, is entrapped in an unending battle. But unlike 1857, today there is no ‘harbola’ to tell the stories of sacrifices. Then, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan wrote, “Bundele harbolon ke munh hamne suni kahani thi, khoob ladi mardani voh to Jhansi wali rani thi (from the mouths of storytellers of...
More »Odisha Farmers Reluctant to Grow rabi crops
-The New Indian Express DHENKANAL: The farmers of the district feel discouraged to grow rabi crops after they bore the brunt of crop damage due to erratic and scanty rainfall during kharif season. Sources said farmers of almost all the blocks are not showing interest to take up cultivation in the rabi season. Considering the plight of the farmers, the district agriculture department has decided to grow paddy in 534 hectares (ha) against...
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