With an aim to promote use of solar power among farmers, the government is all set to launch Rs 1.4 crore KUSUM scheme next month.
The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday launched a Zero Based Natural Farming (ZBNF) scale-out scheme, aimed at benefitting around six million farmers by 2024.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved an initial Corpus of Rs.5,000 crore for setting up of a dedicated “Micro Irrigation Fund” (MIF) with NABARD under Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana (PMKSY).
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government is committed to improvements in agriculture which could help farmers of the state in raising their incomes
Through Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), the Union Power Ministry has taken up the initiative of accelerating the programme of agriculture demand side management (AgDSM).
In order to bring more areas under rainfed crops and also to increase the productivity of rain fed crops by adopting modern agronomic interventions, the Agricultural Department has formed five clusters in different parts of the district to take up dry land farming.
Providing succour to the farmers and social activists in the region, who had spearheaded countless protests over the years for implementing the Avinashi-Athikadavu drinking water supply-cum-irrigation scheme, the state government has accorded it administrative sanction at an estimated cost of Rs 1,652 crore..
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the Narendra Modi government is taking steps to ensure welfare of farmers.
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced the latest scheme extending cash assistance of Rs 4,000 per acre to farmers every agricultural season has attracted the attention of the Narendra Modi government.
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in Agriculture is a cause for concern and has drawn the attention of the government because of its implications on environment, socio-economic and production fronts.
Agriculture Minister Somireddi Chandramohan Reddy said, The State government has spent Rs. 1,602 crore on procurement of agricultural commodities under Minimum Support Price (MSP), Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) and Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) during the last four years.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi.
The Telangana government will allocate Rs. 12,000 crores for the farmers in the agriculture budget under the farmers investment support scheme (FISS).
The centrally sponsored schemes are providing boost to the state government efforts to double the income of farmers within the next five years in Himachal Pradesh.
Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said that the central government has released Rs 6,500 crore for laying out separate feeder for agriculture sector for the purpose of irrigation in Bihar.
The state government launched four schemes to promote entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied sectors among the economically backward segments.
The state government on Friday issued the guidelines to declare the agriculture labourer is the owner of land, up to an extent of 4,000 square feet only.
The Union Water Resources Ministry has released central assistance amounting to Rs 734.7 crore for 26 irrigation projects.
The government is planning a new policy to promote organic farming in states, which will be aimed at boosting exports in the agriculture sector.
The Telangana government has drawn up a scheme under which farmers in the state will be given Rs 4,000 per acre twice a year to cover the costs of major inputs such as fertilisers, seeds and pesticides.
Unemployed graduates or diploma holders in agriculture would be be supported by banks under the Agriclinics & Agribusiness Centres (ACABC) Scheme of the Union Government.
The Telangana government launched a round-the-clock power supply to the state’s 2.3 million farmers free of cost, but power experts and opposition parties said that the scheme might result in its misuse and large-scale exploitation of groundwater.
The Telangana government launched a round-the-clock power supply to the state’s 2.3 million farmers free of cost, but power experts and opposition parties said that the scheme might result in its misuse and large-scale exploitation of groundwater.
To double the income of farmers in the next five years, the UP government announced 90% subsidy to small and marginal farmers on purchase and installation of sprinklers to improve irrigation.
State agriculture minister O P Dhankar said, Haryana is heading towards realising the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double the income of farmers by 2022.
Entrepreneurs and farmers willing to set up micro food-processing units in Bihar will get 50 per cent of the project cost of around Rs 25 lakh.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal made a fervent call to the farmers of the State to work hard with dedication to rejuvenate the agriculture sector and to contribute to the growth of Assam.
Solar water pumps scheme for farmers in Maharashtra is launched by state government of Maharashtra. Under the state government scheme, beneficiaries are supposed to get solar pumps at a highly subsidized rate and farmers have to pay just 5 per cent of the pump’s total cost.
1. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKYY)
2. National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
3. Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)
National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET) consists of 4 Sub Missions such as,
(i) Sub Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE), (ii) Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP), (iii)Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) and (iv)Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPP).
Organic agriculture is a production of agricultural products free from chemicals and pesticides residues by adopting eco-friendly low cost technologies “Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana”is an elaborated component of Soil Health Management (SHM)
NMSA is expected to transform Indian agriculture into more climate resilient production system through suitable adaptation and mitigation measures in domains of both crops and animal husbandry.
National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) envisages increase in production of vegetable oil sourced from oilseeds, oil palm and TBOs from 7.06 million tonnes to 9.51 million tonnes by the of Twelfth Plan (2017-2017).
For the year 2016-17, budgetary provision of Rs. 45,250 crore was made for Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare which has now been increased by 15.31% to Rs. 51,026 crore for the year 2017-18.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) look into formulation of export standards for fresh fruits and vegetables.
To meet the production credit requirements of the farmers in a timely and hassle-free manner, the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) has emerged as an innovative credit delivery mechanism.
To make Maharashtra a drought-free state by 2019, Maharashtra government has launched the project "Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyaan" in a bid.
