Lack of awareness, inconsistent payments and land disputes have failed to make the scheme useful. The allotted amount under the PM Kisan Yojana—Rs. 6000—has not been sufficient to meet the needs of small farmers. K. Renuka, 38, said through her registered farm under PM Kisan Yojna she has received five installments of Rs. 2000 in […]
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As prices plunge, farmers leave the harvest to rot in the farms. Bengaluru: Farmers in Karnataka are letting tomatoes rot on the plant because prices are so low that they do not find it worth their money to transport the crop. Chandrakumar, a tomato farmer in Doddaballapura said, “I harvested almost 20 tons of tomato […]
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The India Meteorological Department predicts that the monsoon will arrive in Kerala and reach other parts of the country on time. Mumbai: Madhavan Rajeevan, secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences said that India Meteorological Department’s Extended Range Forecast suggests that monsoon will arrive in Kerala on time, around June 1. “This is an early indication. […]
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Since 2016, no farmer in the Warangal district has received crop loss funds from the Telangana government. Warangal: Farmers across Warangal district have not received crop loss funds from the Telangana government for the last four years. Around 17 lakh acres of crops were drastically damaged in 2020 due to recent rains in Telangana. However, […]
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Traditional paddy varieties being cultivated in Tamil Nadu do not have government procurement policies. Farmers who cultivate them often face losses. October 30, 2020 | Written by Shivaane Srinivasan Karur: There are no Direct Procurement Centers (DPCs), Minimum Support Price (MSP), or subsidies given for marketing traditional paddy varieties in Tamil Nadu. As the demand […]
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The state of Karnataka has brought in an e-initiative system to make agricultural trade more transparent. By Rohit Chatterjee Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 The state of Karnataka has introduced an E-initiate system known as the unified market platform (UMP) which is aimed at bringing a fair system of agricultural trading for the farmers. To use […]
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The key development helps farmers effectively yield their crops. Over the years, the ways of irrigation have been the same. The process has been slow and there has been less variety of seeds. However, scientists around the world have come up with new ways to develop the agricultural sector. New methods are being introduced to […]
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Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy inaugurated ‘Jalamrutha'(Water Forever, for Everyone), a new programme today at Ambedkar Bhavan in Bangalore. Mahesh, the joint director of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), exclusively in an interview with Softcopy, said, “The project is up to the Gram Panchayat level which will be implemented for two years. […]
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Bangalore, Oct 12, 2017: The 12 per cent GST on farm machinery has hit manufacturers and farmers in Bangalore. Before the GST, almost all farm equipment’s including threshers, drip irrigation systems, laser levelers, harrow, and cultivator power sprayer were taxed under Value Added Tax system at the rate of 5 per cent. Drip and sprinkler irrigation […]
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