CM KCR for new policy to promote horticulture

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CM KCR for new policy to promote horticulture

Telangana: CM K Chandrashekhar Rao directed the Agriculture Department officials to formulate a horticulture policy taking into account the soil and climatic conditions in the State as well as its history, heritage, and requirements.

“Visit other regions and prepare a comprehensive policy within three months. Within one year, there should be revolutionary changes in the cultivation of horticulture crops,” the CM directed officials on Friday.

For promoting horticulture crops on a large scale, he emphasized the need for encouraging research activities and suggested strengthening Konda Laxman Bapuji Horticulture University in the State.

Besides reorganizing the Horticulture Department and strengthening it with additional staff, he asked the officials to take all measures to protect the agricultural markets in the State irrespective of the new farm laws introduced by the Union government.

At a high-level meeting at Pragathi Bhavan here on Friday, the Chief Minister announced the establishment of a Centre of Excellence in 300 acres on the campus of Prof Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University.

The objective is to develop and promote modern cultivation methods for horticultural crops in the State. Necessary funds will be allocated in the forthcoming budget for improving the infrastructure of the Horticulture University and strengthening it further.

He wanted the authorities to increase the number of seats available in the agricultural polytechnic colleges at Vantimamidi and Ramagiri Khila.

He said irrespective of the new farm laws of the Centre, there was a need for taking measures for protecting the agricultural markets in the State.

In view of the increased responsibilities, Chandrashekhar Rao emphasized the need for reorganisation of the Horticulture Department by decentralising the work.

In addition to the existing Commissioner of Horticulture, he suggested the appointment of four senior officers as in-charges for handlings issues pertaining to the cultivation of fruits and orchards, vegetables, palm oil, and other horticultural crops.

 

Area under kharif crops reaches over 580 lakh Ha as on July 10

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Area under kharif crops reaches over 580 lakh Ha as on July 10

The area under Kharif crops reached over 580 lakh hectares as on July 10, as per the sowing coverage data released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Friday. The acreage of pulses has increased unexpectedly compared to last year as the timely onset of monsoon this year favored early sowing in the rainfed areas. The total area under pulses rose to 64.25 lakh hectares, up 162.35 percent from the same period last year.

As per the Ministry’s latest sowing coverage, the acreage of tur is 26.18 lakh hectares, up 199.20 percent from the corresponding data a year ago while the area under urad reached 19.79 lakh hectares and moong 15.16 lakh hectares.

The acreage of paddy, the chief Kharif crop, was reported at 120.77 lakh hectares against 95.73 lakh hectares last year, an increase of 26.16 percent. The coverage for coarse cereals went up to 93.24 lakh hectares against 71.96 lakh hectares last year, an increase of 29.57 percent, oilseeds 139.37 lakh hectares against 75.27 lakh hectares last year i.e. area coverage increased by 85.16 percent.

Sugarcane at 50.89 lakh hectares against 50.59 lakh hectares last year, increased in area coverage by 0.59 percent while cotton area coverage reported at 104.82 lakh hectares against 77.71 lakh hectares last year, increased by 34.89 percent. The area under jute & mesta went up to 6.87 lakh hectares against 6.82 lakh hectares last year, an increase of 0.73 percent.

So there is no impact of COVID-19 on the progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on date, said the Agriculture Ministry.

The Central government has taken vital steps in the agriculture sector after the forecast of a good southwest monsoon during 2020. The Ministry of Agriculture has arranged timely distribution of fertilizer in all States and Union Territories as per requirement, so that the progress of sowing of Kharif crops may be advanced during the pandemic situation, said the Ministry in a statement.

India received around 13 percent higher rain than normal as on July 9 after the monsoon hit the Kerala coast on June 1. The actual rainfall in the country was 275.4 mm against the normal of 243.6 mm in the corresponding year-ago period. As per the report of the CWC, the live water storage available in 123 reservoirs in the country is 167 percent of live storage of the corresponding period of last year and 146 percent of the storage of the average of the last ten years.

Healthy monsoon rains to limit tractor volume fall in FY21

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Healthy monsoon rains to limit tractor volume fall in FY21

Rating agency Crisil expects a well-distributed and normal monsoon to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tractor sales volume this fiscal.

According to the rating agency, despite a 37 percent year-on-year decline in April and May combined, tractor volume will likely be only one percent below last fiscal’s level.

This will be in sharp contrast to a double-digit decline expected for the rest of the automobile industry.

“Lower raw material costs and strong balance sheets bode stable credit outlook for tractor makers this fiscal,” the agency said in a statement.

As per the forecast by the India Meteorological Department, the south-west monsoon to be at 102 percent of the long period average (LPA) in the calendar 2020.

“Crucially, it sees rains well-distributed at 96-107 percent of the LPA in all the four regions. The monsoon’s approach so far has been timely with rains 21 percent above normal in June to date,” the statement said.

“The forecast for July and August — crucial months for Kharif crop — is also encouraging at 103 percent and 97 percent, respectively, over LPA.”

Besides, the report cited that favorable distribution of rains can even offset the adverse impact of a below-normal monsoon, such as in fiscal 2019 when domestic tractor sales volume grew a strong eight percent on a high base and despite monsoon being nine percent below the LPA.

In fiscal 2020, on the other hand, poor month-wise distribution and large state-wise variation in rainfall — despite an above-average monsoon season overall — contributed partly to a 10 percent decline in tractor sales volume.

Additionally, agriculture will be supported by high reservoir levels, seen at a massive 94 percent higher than last year and 71 percent above the average of the past decade.

“Apart from overall adequacy, monsoon needs to be spatially well-distributed by geography and timeliness to propel farm incomes and stoke demand for tractors. The IMD’s forecast is very encouraging for tractor volumes this fiscal,” said Manish Gupta, Senior Director, Crisil Ratings.

SMEs in Africa ignored in food and agriculture policy debates: Report

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SMEs in Africa ignored in food and agriculture policy debates: Report

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa are driving a quiet revolution to boost agriculture in the private sector, but are often hidden from the policy debate related to food and agriculture, according to a new report by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

AGRA is an African-led partnership-driven institution working for farmers.

The private sector is crucial for food security, as it markets and handles 80 percent of food consumption in Africa. Of these, 64 percent is contributed by the SMEs, called as the “hidden middle”, while larger enterprises account for the remaining 16 percent.

“They are not a ‘missing middle,’ as is thought, but the ‘hidden middle,’ ready for support and investment to thrive further,” Kalibata added.

Often led by women, the SMEs include food processors, wholesalers and retailers, service providers from transport and logistics to the sale of inputs. These play a key role in the food system by connecting the rural markets to urban consumers, said the report, released in the second week of September, 2019.

In the past 25 years, there has been an 800 percent rise in the volume of food being moved from rural areas to cities in the continent, according to Thomas Reardon, lead author of the report.

But, there is a lack of data on the private sector especially the informal SMEs. This information gap needs to be addressed urgently, the report noted.

Moreover, the development policies on agriculture and food should recognize private sector SMEs in output and input value chains in Africa. This will bring the sector into the limelight, it suggested.

SMEs are the major motor of the food system in Africa and will continue to play a key role over the next 10-20 years, the report noted. It urged upon the government and donors to support the agri-food SMEs to connect small-scale farmers to markets.

This is essential to create conditions that make it easy for businesses to establish, develop and grow.

How to Identify Carbide Ripened Bananas

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How to Identify Carbide Ripened Bananas

How to Identify Ripened Bananas Using Carbide

How to Identify Ripened Bananas Using Carbide: Bananas that are ripened naturally are dark yellow and there are largely tiny brown/black spots here and there on the bananas with the stalks being black.

how to identify ripened bananas using carbide
Bananas that are forced ripe with carbide are lemon yellow and their stalks are green and furthermore, they’re clear yellow with none black spots.

Also, those ripened with calcium carbide are soft and have sensible peel/skin color however poor in flavor. They even have a shorter shelf-life.

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KCR Got Agriculture Leadership Award 2017

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KCR Got Agriculture Leadership Award 2017

Telangana CM KCR got Agriculture Leadership Award 2017

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Telangana CM KCR got Agriculture Leadership Award 2017: Telangana CM KCR is being lucky to get all the things without working hard. CM KCR got Agriculture Leadership Award for declaring subsidy for farmers. As TRS is celebrating this thing and thinking that this is advantageous. Already opposition is blaming KCR but this Agriculture Leadership Award will shut their mouth.

Actually, CM KCR is a farmer. He gained 1 crore per 1 acre by teaching farmers a lesson. That’s why CM KCR brought new schemes for farmers. In mission Kakatiya by doing the favor to the fields under ponds. He helped farmers by giving 24 hours electricity. Now even gave subsidy. Now CM KCR is in peaks away from all other CM’s.

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