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FPO has helped reduce farm input cost, says NABARD official

The help extended by NABARD and State Bank of India to farmers of Navalgund taluk has facilitated the establishment and operation of Farmers Producers Organisation (FPO) and it, in turn, has resulted in bringing down input cost, thus increasing their profit margin.

The Hindu

Farmers occupying NLC land will be granted time till September 15 to harvest standing crops, TN govt. tells Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu government tells Madras High Court that it is willing to grant time till September 15 for farmers to harvest the standing crops they had raised on lands acquired by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation over a decade ago for its expansion activities

The Hindu

Legislature can impose total prohibition on cow slaughter: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct the Centre to impose a “total prohibition” on slaughter of cows and its progeny, saying the competent legislature has to be approached for any steps in this regard.

The Hindu

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Madras High Court agrees to hear case filed by farmer for return of his lands acquired by Neyveli Lignite Corporation

The Madras High Court on Monday, agreed to hear this afternoon (July 31, 2021), an urgent writ petition filed by a farmer from Valayamadevi Melpathi village in the Bhuvanagiri Taluk, Cuddalore district, to restrain the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) from taking possession of his fertile lands until the harvest due…

The Hindu

Farmers in Malnad region want ‘Bhoo Bhagya’

Malnad region's farming community seeks 'Bhoo-bhagya' while Cong. govt. works on strategies to implement Annabhagya & other guarantees. Cong. had made promises to people of Malnad region before elections. Farmers to launch protests if promises not fulfilled. Cong. to distribute title deeds to displaced, forest dwellers & bagair-hukum cultivators. Bureaucracy…

The Hindu

Bitter truths in Maharashtra’s sugar fields

There needs to be intervention in Maharashtra to ensure that seasonal migrants have access to justice and are guaranteed safe and healthy working and living conditions

The Hindu

Govt. is oblivious to plight of farmers, says Bommai

The State government is oblivious to the plight of farmers and rural poor who have suffered from damage caused by heavy rainfall, the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in Belagavi on Sunday.

The Hindu

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Tomato-laden lorry from Kolar goes missing on route to Jaipur

Panic gripped traders of the Kolar Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) on Sunday, when a truck laden with tomatoes, worth ₹21 lakh, went missing en route to Jaipur, Rajasthan

The Hindu

Peas corp: how a UK co-op gets peas from field to freezer in 150 minutes

All systems are go at the GPS-guided operation that supplies 42,000 tonnes to Birds Eye

The Guardian - UK

‘560 tonnes of tomatoes sold at subsidised rate in Delhi, U.P., Rajasthan in last 15 days’

NCCF is selling tomatoes on behalf of the Central Government in order to provide relief to consumers from high prices. Even NAFED is also undertaking sale of the key kitchen staple in Bihar and other consuming States.

The Hindu

Pig cooling pads and weather forecasts for cows are high-tech ways to make meat in a warming world

More than a third of the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet come from growing and raising food, but millions of cattle, pigs and other animals get to stay cool in the United States and the rest of the developed world

The Independent UK

Buyers around the world feel effects of India's curb on rice exports

India has banned the export of two million tonnes of rice to fight rampant inflation and protect its domestic supply after Russia cancelled a UN-backed deal allowing Ukraine to ship its grain worldwide. But some fear the move could help drive up food prices elsewhere.

Radio France Internationale

India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US

Hoping to stave off inflationary pressures on a diet staple, the Indian government is banning exports of non-Basmati white rice varieties

The Independent UK

ICC meeting to be convened shortly to decide on water release for crops

Mysuru district in-charge Minister H.C. Mahadevappa said here on Saturday that the Irrigation Consultative Committee (ICC) meeting will be convened shortly to decide on discharge of water from the dams for crops. He was speaking to mediapersons in the city after distribution of seeds to farmers. Mr. Mahadevappa said this…

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Dairy farmers quit in fury amid UK price squeeze and rising costs

While supermarkets slash the price of milk, soaring energy bills and labour shortages are endangering the industry’s future

Evening Standard

TV star George Lamb launches ‘world’s first guilt-free beer’ with London brewery

Big Brother star George Lamb and a south London brewery have launched what claims to be the world’s first offset-free carbon negative beer.

The Hindu

Guide farmers in growing climate-resilient crops, says MLA

Newly-elected MLA for Melkote Darshan Puttanaiah on Friday told the officials of the Department of Agriculture to guide farmers in cultivating climate-resilient crops that help them deal with the losses they incur over their crops getting destroyed by either deficit or excessive rains.

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Cronos Group (CRON) vs. ICL Group (ICL): Which Stocks Is a Better Buy?

The agriculture industry is poised for long-term growth, supported by the rapid adoption of agricultural mechanization and government support. While leading agriculture stocks Cronos Group (CRON) and ICL Group (ICL) should benefit from the industry tailwinds, let us determine which stock is the better buy.

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Data | Why India’s rice export ban impacts Asian and African nations the most

Panic-stricken Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in the United States rushed to grocery stores and supermarkets to hoard bags of rice, specifically sona masuri rice, after the Indian government’s decision to ban the export of non-basmati white rice. The ban aimed to ensure adequate availability and control rising prices in the Indian…

The Hindu

Lessons in sustainability on college campus

With its volley of diverse agricultural projects, Sree Narayana Polytechnic College, Kottiyam, has been declared as a green campus and the first polytechnic college in the State to achieve the feat

The Guardian - UK

British crop yields rise despite cut in fertiliser use, research finds

Fertiliser use on key crops down more than a quarter on 2010-19 average, while yields increased 2.4%

The Independent UK

Avian flu: What are the symptoms and how common is the virus among humans?

Avian influenza has been detected in two British poultry workers as virus rages in Europe

WEKU

As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops?

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

The Hindu

Ban on rice exports unlikely to affect T.N. rice producers

The ban imposed by the Central government on the export of rice (excluding basmati and parboiled) is unlikely to immediately affect rice producers in Tamil Nadu or Tamils living abroad, as both the export of rice from T.N. and the consumption of rice by Indians abroad is predominantly parboiled.

The Hindu

Tobacco is bad for health, but cultivators won’t shun the crop

Tobacco is a remunerative crop and thousands of farmers, particularly in Mysuru and parts of adjoining Hassan district, depend on it. Convincing them to switch to other crops has not been easy.

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