The Uttar Pradesh government has set a new benchmark in strengthening the foundation of sugarcane farming in the state, with the number of breeder seed nurseries in the state nearly doubling in the past eight years.
The Uttar Pradesh government is making a bold move to boost farmers’ income and quality of life by promoting large-scale natural farming.
In a fillip to the farming community and farming above all in the state, the state government today cleared in-principle the proposal for setting up a fertiliser factory in the state to make fertiliser cheaper.
The son of a farmer would always commit himself to the truth, says Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The area covered under wheat has increased to 293.11 lakh hectares (ha) compared to 284.17 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.
Agroforestry is derived from two words: agriculture and forestry. It is a farming system that integrates crops or livestock with trees and shrubs.
The Prime Minister addressed a Natural Farming Conclave via video conferencing. The conclave, organised in Gujarat's Surat witnessed the participation of thousands of farmers and all stakeholders who have made the adoption of natural farming in Surat a success story.
He said that a fund of Rs 82.83 crore has been approved for this by the Central government for 35 districts of the state under the centrally-funded scheme of Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati.
As the number of food consumers was much larger than the number of corn farmers, Mexico’s government decided in favour of joining NAFTA. Soon over a million farmers were driven off their land and the rush of displaced farmers to cities also led to fall in industrial wages. What was worse, even promises made regarding cheaper food to consumers were not fulfilled. Instead of declining, the price of staple food increased steeply.
Studies indicate that soil in tropical regions has a poorer Carbon retention as compared to the temperate region. Stubble burning, scientifically, adds to this carbon content, but results in increased air pollution in the atmosphere.
