-The Hindu Coffee, rubber Farmers migrate to dairy sector ALAPPUZHA: Milk production in the State has been registering a notable increase in recent months. The rise is partly due to the adoption of dairying by a considerable number of coffee and rubber Farmers disgusted with the fall in prices of the produce. The price fall in coffee has had a telling effect on the lives of coffee Farmers in Wayanad who have turned...

-Economic and Political Weekly There has been a major change in the composition and mix of the cattle population in India. The proportion of male cattle has declined sharply as Farmers do not fi nd it worthwhile to maintain bullocks to plough holdings that are becoming smaller and smaller. The composition of the milch cattle population too is changing. The proportion of the indigenous breed is falling and that of the...

-The Hindu Business Line Health-conscious consumers, value-added products seen boosting consumption Bengaluru: Apart from the rising awareness of nutritive benefits, the policy push being given by Karnataka – the largest ragi producing State – is set to see the acreage under finger millet (ragi) grow considerably in the years to come. Higher MSP The Karnataka government has procured over one lakh tonnes of ragi at ₹2,000 a quintal last year (includes a bonus of...

-Outlook Despite claims, closer scrutiny of the data shows that the actual Farmers are not getting enough support. There are tall claims on the farm credit front while there has not been any let up in the agrarian crisis, indicated chiefly by the continued Farmers' suicides in different parts of the country. Yes, there is enough evidence for the government to show a heavy flow of credit to the Farmers through...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Thursday got an accreditation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) - a global multilateral fund that is meant to assist developing and poor countries in taking up their respective mitigation and adaptation measures to fight climate change. Accreditation to the Nabard, means that the national financial institution will act as a channel through which the GCF will...