10000 new FPOs to start, Government will spend ₹6850 crore, read full information

15/02/2021Posted on
10000 new FPOs to start, Government will spend ₹6850 crore, read full information

Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has once again reiterated the need to open 10,000 new FPOs. He said that “86% of small and marginal farmers are in India and FPOs are being promoted for every kind of assistance. The Government of India is going to set up 10,000 new FPOs in the country, which will cost ₹6850 crores in the coming 5 years.”

Let me tell you that 5 new FPOs for beekeepers / honey collectors have been launched a few days ago. These new FPOs have been made in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, Sundarbans in West Bengal, East Champaran in Bihar, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh.

The FPO is called the Farmers Producer Organization. This is a group of farmers who are capable of agricultural production and are capable of carrying on commercial activities related to future farming. You can also become a group and get registered in the Companies Act.

How to apply
For this application, go to the official website http://sfacindia.com/FPOS.aspx and fill the information asked for the application correctly. Click this link http://sfacindia.com/UploadFile/Statistics/Farmer%20Producer%20Organizations%20Scheme.pdf for more information.

Farmers associated with the Farmers’ Producer Organization will be able to get fertilizer, seeds, medicine and farming equipment etc. at affordable rates along with the market for their production. This will change the lives of small and medium farmers and their income will increase significantly.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Management of fruit fly in bitter gourd crop

15/02/2021Posted on
Management of fruit fly in bitter gourd crop
  • The maggot burrows into the fruits and remains inside and feed. Infected fruits decay and drop.
  • The fly mainly prefers tender fruits for egg-laying. Ovipositional punctures caused by adults’ wounds fruits making the fruit juices ooze out.
  • Grown fruits infested with Fruit fly should be collected and destroyed.
  • Maize plants grown in rows at a distance of 8-10 cm in the field is effective as flies rest on such tall plants.
  • During the summer, deep plowing of the soil helps to destroy hibernated flies.
  • For effective control of pests, use a light trap, Pheromone trap.
  • To control this, spray Fenpropathrin 10% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 4% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Spinosid 45% SC @ 60 ml/acre.
  • As a biological treatment. Use Bavaria Basiana @ 250 gram/acre
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Symptoms and prevention of leaf blight disease in crops

14/02/2021Posted on
Symptoms and prevention of leaf blight disease in crops
  • Blight is a fungal and bacterial disease whose symptoms include sudden and severe yellowing, browning, spotting, withering, or death of leaves, flowers, fruits, stems, or whole plants.
  • The disease usually attacks entire plants and fast growing tissues of the plant. Fungal and bacterial blight is the biggest cause of excess moisture
  • For the prevention of bacterial disease, kasugamycin 5% + copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre or streptomycin sulfate + tetracycline hydrochloride @ 24 gram/acre or kasugamycin 3% SL @ 400 ml/acre or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre Spray
  • To prevent fungal diseases, spray Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 500 gram/acre or Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.30% W/W @ 250 ml / acre or Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre.
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Moong Samriddhi Kit helps many farmers to produce good moong, know its benefits

14/02/2021Posted on
Moong Samriddhi Kit

With the use of Gramophone’s special offering ‘Moong Samriddhi Kit’ for moong crop, many farmers achieved good production of moong last year. Farmers are going to use this kit this year as well. You can also get good yield by using it. Let us know what is the specialty of this kit?

  • Moong Samriddhi Kit actually acts like a land reformer.
  • This kit contains three essential bacteria PK and Rhizobium, which help in healthy growth of the crop by replenishing PK (phosphorus + potash) in the soil.
  • Along with this, the bacterium of Rhizobium is converted into a simple form of nitrogen from the environment to provide the crop.
  • The kit includes an organic fungicide Trichoderma viridi that protects the moong crop from fungal diseases.
  • The kit also contains ingredients such as seaweed, amino acids, humic acid and mycorrhiza. This greatly improves soil quality, as well as helps in the development of mycorrhiza white root. Humic acid also helps in better vegetative growth of moong crop by improving photosynthesis process.
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CNG tractor launched in India, will be very beneficial for farmers

13/02/2021Posted on
CNG tractor launched in India

Moving towards alternative energy sources, India has got the first CNG tractor. On Friday, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari launched this tractor.

During the launch, Mr. Gadkari said that farmers will be able to save one lakh rupees annually by using CNG tractors instead of diesel. CNG tractors will reduce air pollution by 80%, while there will not be a ban on driving them under the new emission standard and farmers will be able to run such tractors for 15 years. Significantly, the government is planning to remove commercial vehicles which are more than 15 years old.

Farmers will be able to save their money by using CNG tractors. In the coming days, many centers will be opened in villages and towns with technology to convert diesel to CNG. This will also create employment opportunities in rural areas.

Source: Live Hindustan

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Unseasonal rains may occur in these states including MP from February 16

13/02/2021Posted on
weather forecast

An area of ​​adverse cyclonic winds remains at present in Central India. During this time the winds come from the top down which causes the winds to heat up. Due to this, the weather will remain dry in most areas of central India and the day temperature will increase. However, unseasonal rains are expected from February 16 onwards which will leave their impact in many areas of Central India.

Video Source: Skymet Weather

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Get Kisan Credit Card without any cost, know the whole process

12/02/2021Posted on
Get Kisan Credit Card without any cost, know the whole process

A special scheme of the government is the Kisan Credit Card to provide loans to farmers at cheap rates. Through this scheme, the government makes Kisan Credit Cards for free. In the last two years, 2.24 crore farmers have been issued credit cards.

A Kisan credit card can be taken by any farmer related to agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries etc. Apart from this, a farmer cultivating another person’s fields can also take advantage of it. The farmers of the age group of 18 to 75 can avail this scheme.

To join this scheme, a photocopy of Aadhar card and PAN card, affidavit of not being a borrower in any other bank and photo of the applicant has to be given. To get a Kisan Credit Card, go to the website of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (pmkisan.gov.in) and fill the form related to KCC. In this process you do not have to spend any kind.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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