A city-based agriculture scientist has come out with two patented plant nutrients which he says can help farmers save their crops at times of drought and increase yields.
India's farm production in the Kharif season could fall by 15-20 per cent due to poor monsoon that has resulted in drought situation in 252 districts in ten states, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.
Poor rainfall in rain-dependent central and southern India in the next three weeks could affect agricultural GDP growth in the coming season, a report by broking firm Motilal Oswal has said.
A newly-developed scientific strategy may finally end the woes of farmers by averting the possibility of lower crop production or even crop failure and higher food prices in the event of delay in monsoon rains.
The Minimum Support Price (MSP), considered to be an important tool of the Centre’s pricing policy for agricultural crops, has helped to raise the level of income of paddy farmers in Orissa but has failed to make other crops remunerative.
Soaring temperatures coupled with insufficient rain have taken a toll on apple production in Himachal Pradesh with 25 per cent of the crop suffering damage.
The Tamil Nadu government has set aside over Rs 520 crore for the agriculture department to set up warehouse, cold storage units, insurance cover for crops and for various grants and subsidy. Meanwhile the government is also proposing rice intensification system and a council to regulate agricultural practice.
The new 'records' of most crops are not significantly higher than those achieved in the past.
The updated crop production estimates released by Krishi Bhawan for 2007-08 and the previous year,
The kharif crop production in Gujarat has exceeded the target set this year. According to the official figures, the state has produced 82.04 lakh tonnes against the target of 78.13 lakh tonnes.
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