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28 food processing units to be opened, more than 10 thousand people will get employment

24/11/2020 Tuesday November 24th, 2020

Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has approved the creation of 28 food processing units, which will create new employment opportunities. These units will be installed in some 10 states of the country, which will provide employment to more than 10 thousand people.

These states include Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Assam and Manipur. A cost of Rs 320.33 crore has been set by the Minister for this scheme.

The main objective of the scheme is to build processing and preservation capabilities and to modernize / expand existing food processing units, which will increase the level of processing, add value and reduce grain wastage.

Source: News 18

How to control spiny pod borer in pea crop

23/11/2020 Monday November 23rd, 2020

The larvae of the spiny pod borer initially are green in color and gradually turn pink.
Its adult is brown gray and the face is orange.
This insect causes high damage to flowers and young pods, due to which the buds fall in an immature stage.
The caterpillars cause a lot of damage by entering the inside of the pods, the caterpillar’s entrance in the pod creates brown spots.
Bifenthrin 10 % EC @ 300 ml/acre or Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 4% EC@ 400 ml/acre or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gram/acre
Every spray should use a sticker.
As a biological treatment use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre

Many changes in PM Kisan Yojana, read full information before seventh installment

23/11/2020 Monday November 23rd, 2020

Through the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, crores of farmers are getting benefits. The seventh installment of this scheme is going to be received by the farmers soon. However, before the seventh installment, the central government has made some changes in this scheme, which you should be aware of.

The farmer taking advantage of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi will no longer have to provide any documents for PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana. Under this scheme, farmers can choose to contribute directly from the benefits received from the PM-Kisan scheme.

The Kisan Credit Card has been linked to the PM Kisan Scheme. With this, KCC has become easier for the beneficiaries of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi.

If the farmers want to take advantage of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, then they must have Aadhaar. You cannot avail this plan without an Aadhaar card.

At the beginning of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme, only those farmers who had 2 hectares or 5 acres of agricultural land could take advantage of it. But now the Modi government has abolished this obligation.

Source: India.com

Management of weeds in Gram crop

23/11/2020 Saturday November 21st, 2020

In gram weeds like annual grass, broadleaf weed, narrow leaf weed grow in huge numbers.
For management of weed, control in time is very important.
Weed management in 1-3 days of sowing: – use Pendimethalin 38.7%EC @ 700 ml / acre.
Along with this, time to time hand weeding reduces the weed outbreak and increases crop production.

Role of pseudomonas bacteria in prevention of frost in crops

22/11/2020 Saturday November 21st, 2020

Pseudomonas is a biological fungicide which also act as a bactericide.
Pseudomonas prevent crops from harmful fungus as well as frost in rabi crops.
Pseudomonas is a bacteria which can survive at the lowest temperature. Thus protecting crops from frost.
Frost infestation is caused by a drop in temperature and Pseudomonas is more than capable to effectively control frost.
Use Pseudomonas Fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre in 15-30 days of sowing as spray and as soil application.
Use Pseudomonas Fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre in 30-40 days of sowing as spray .
Due to sudden drop in temperature or if the fog is high, use it as required.

Importance of Calcium in Tomato crop

21/11/2020 Saturday November 21st, 2020

Calcium is a very important component for the Tomato crop.
It increases cell division in Tomato crop which in turn improves fruit production in Tomato crop.
Calcium plays important role in preventing blossom end rot problem in Tomato.
In tomato crop it helps in movement of tissues.

After wheat, now MP can create a record in the purchase of paddy

21/11/2020 Saturday November 21st, 2020

You would know that in the matter of procurement of wheat on support price, Madhya Pradesh had overtook Punjab for the first time and achieved the first position. Now it is expected that Madhya Pradesh may break its old record even in the purchase of paddy.

Significantly, last year, Madhya Pradesh had the highest procurement of 25.86 lakh tonnes of paddy. At the same time, it is estimated that 40 lakh tonnes of paddy will be purchased. Explain that in the last few years, many major changes have been made for the agriculture sector in the state. Due to steps like making an agriculture cabinet in the state, the agriculture sector has improved a lot. Now the results of these reforms are also coming out.

Source: Nai Dunia

Management of leaf curling disease in garlic crop

21/11/2020 Saturday November 21st, 2020

The problem of leaf curling in garlic crops is due to thrips attack. This insect first scratches the leaves of garlic and then feeds on cell sap .
This causes the leaf’s edge to burn and leaves of the whole plant turn yellow and the plants start wilting.
For the management of leaf curling in garlic, use following products.
Profenofos 50 % EC@ 500 ml/acre or Acephate 75 %SP @ 300 gm/acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9 % CS@ 250 ml/acre or Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre or Acephate 50 %+ Imidacloprid 1.8 %SP @ 400 gram/acre.

Manage Onion and Garlic Crop in 30-40 days after sowing

20/11/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

The onion and garlic crop is in full growth stage after 30-40 days of the sowing period, which makes the crop vulnerable to a lot of attacks from insects and fungal-borne diseases. For control of all these use the following products.
For control of Fungal disease use Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/W @ 300 gram/acre or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulphur(s) 65% WG @ 500 gram/acre.
For insect control Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre or Thiamethoxam 12.6 % + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5%ZC @ 80 gram/acre.
For good growth of crop use urea@ 25 kg/acre + micronutrient @ 10 kg/acre use as soil treatment.
These products ensure there is good development of onion and garlic crops and increase in the production.

Give protection to your crop with PMFBY, get registration soon

20/11/2020 Friday November 20th, 2020

Farmers are engaged in sowing of rabi crops. In such a situation, to protect your crops from future natural disasters, it is also necessary to insure crops. By doing this, crop damage is compensated. The government runs the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme to compensate for crop damage. Under this scheme, crop protection takes place throughout the entire crop cycle from sowing to post harvest.

Registration work has started under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme Rabi 2020-21. In most states, farmers can insure till 15 December 2020. Under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme, indebted and indebted farmers who are landholders and sharecroppers can join.

Source: Kisan Samadhan