Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that eastern India, enriched with fertile soil, abundant water resources, and a favourable climate, is poised to become the growth engine of India’s next agricultural revolution.
A sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices in Punjab has raised concerns over rising transport costs, agricultural expenses and a possible spike in essential commodity prices.
The proposed Industrial Model Township (IMT) in Naraingarh moved a step closer on Wednesday after farmers from the area agreed to offer nearly 450 acres of land at government-fixed rates, giving a fillip to Haryana’s industrial expansion plans.
“It is Rahul Gandhi’s policy to lie, lie aloud repeatedly. He has started a new tradition of telling lies every day. But the people have identified him as a lie-manufacturing factory,” Shah fumed while addressing a rally in Karaikal in the poll-bound Union Territory of Puducherry.
He emphasized that these challenges cannot be addressed through conventional methods alone, but require innovation, technology and strong institutional financial support.
To maintain seamless communication with farmers, the state government has operationalised mobile procurement centers that function even on Sundays and public holidays.
Leveraging digital platforms for agricultural advancement, the Sugarcane Development Council has successfully trained over 9 lakh sugarcane farmers through Facebook Live sessions.
The Punjab government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has cleared the protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri borders near Haryana and farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on fast-unto-death, has also broken his fast.
The focus of the Narendra Modi-led Central government is on increasing productivity of pulses, cereals and vegetables to produce more food for improving the nutritional level of the population as well nurturing India's ambition to become the food basket of the world, according to a senior Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare official.
The potato growers in the district have suffered major losses due to yield of deformed potatoes, which are unsuitable for sale or human consumption.
