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More than three lakh hectares of land will be made cultivable in the rugged region of MP

30/07/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Efforts are being made to make the deserted land of Chambal in Madhya Pradesh fertile and cultivable. If everything is right then greenery will also come in this area and crops will flow. The World Bank is considering a comprehensive plan for cooperation in this task.

It is worth noting that Chabal’s rugged Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh are spread over all the three regions and the World Bank is going to work to make this area cultivable. World Bank official Adarsh Kumar has agreed to work on the project of development of rugged areas in Madhya Pradesh. In this area, more than three lakh hectares of land is not cultivable. If this vast area becomes cultivable, then the people of the area will get a means of livelihood and it will also be an environmentally sound step. There is a plan to set up agricultural markets, godowns, and cold storage in the Gwalior-Chambal region for the overall development of the area along with bringing greenery to the desolate land of the rugged.

Source: TV9 Bharatvarsh

Heavy rains may occur in these districts of MP in the coming 3 to 4 days

29/07/2020

Take precautions related to agriculture during the weather changes

According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, a new system is going to be activated in the month of August and after this, a series of fresh rains will begin. Significantly, in the last twenty-four hours, it has shown in many districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Meteorological Department has predicted rains in many districts.

According to the Meteorological Department, heavy rains are expected in Anuppur, Umaria, Dindori, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, etc. districts. Along with this, there is a possibility of thunderstorms in Rewa, Shahdol, Gwalior, Chambal, etc. areas.

Talking about other states of the country, according to the Meteorological Department, heavy rains are expected in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim and northeastern states in 3 to 4 days. With this, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh may receive rains from 29 to 31 July.

Source: MP Breaking News

The next installment of the PM Kisan is going to come, if you are not getting benefits, then do this work

28/07/2020 Tuesday July 28th, 2020

The sixth installment under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana will be sent to farmers’ bank accounts from August 1. Many such farmers got the fifth installment under this scheme during the nationwide lockdown caused by Coronavirus. However, there were many farmers who were left out of this installment.

If you do not get overwhelmed by this installment this time, correct your mistakes from now. You can do this at home. For this, you will have to visit the official website of this scheme (https://pmkisan.gov.in/). Go to the Farmer Corner on the website and click on the Edit Aadhaar Details option and correct the mistakes. If you still have problems after this, then you should contact the helpline (155261 or 1800115526). Apart from this, you can also talk on 011-23381092.

Source: Live Hindustan

Now farmers will become the owners of seed bank, this is the process of getting license

26/07/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Relief for farmers, Govt. extended the duration of short-term crop loan

The Central Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department are going to start the seed bank scheme on a large scale. Under this, seed banks will be set up in every district of the country and farmers will be given license to work in it.

Under the Seed Bank Scheme, seed banks will be created in 650 districts across the country and farmers will be given its licenses. The eligibility to obtain a license has also been decided under this scheme. The farmer who has applied for a license will have to pass the 10th standard. Apart from this, the farmer should have at least 1 acre of land in his own, share, or lease.

Under this scheme, a lump-sum incentive amount will be given by the government. Also, the subsidy will be given on storage facilities, training facilities, and available resources. The special thing is that it will be the responsibility of the state government to make the market available to the farmer who has obtained the seed bank license.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Now farmers can do business with farming, central government will help

25/07/2020

To increase the income of farmers, many new efforts are being made continuously by the government. In this series, Minister of State for Farmers ‘Welfare Kailash Chaudhary said that’ the central government has decided to set up 10,000 FPOs to increase the income of farmers by the year 2023-24. These FPOs will be supported by the government for five years. About Rs, 6,866 crores will be spent on this work.

Explaining about this scheme, the Union Minister further said that “After registering the farmer’s organization, their work will be given 5 lakh rupees every year and this amount will be 15 lakhs for 3 years”. In this scheme, 300 farmers will be from the plains and 100 farmers from the hilly region.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Know what is going on in the mandis of Madhya Pradesh?

23/07/2020

Private mandis will now open in Madhya Pradesh, farmers will benefit from this

Wheat in Gautampura mandi of Indore is priced at Rs 1716 per quintal. At the same time, the price of dollar gram in this market is Rs. 3800 per quintal. Talking about soybean, its model rate in Gautampura mandi is being stated as Rs 3500 per quintal.

After Gautampura, if we talk about the Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) mandi of Indore, then the price of wheat is Rs 1745 per quintal, the price of dollar gram is Rs 4200 per quintal, the price of gram is Rs 3925 per quintal and the price of soybean is Rs 3560 per quintal.

Talk about Khargone Market, here the price of wheat is Rs. 1775 per quintal and the price of corn is Rs. 1150 per quintal. Apart from this, wheat is being sold at Bhikangaon Mandi for Rs 1787 per quintal, gram Rs 3801 per quintal, tur / arhar Rs 4740 per quintal, maize Rs 1185 per quintal, moong Rs 6100 per quintal and soybean at Rs 3600 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Heavy rains may occur in these states, Meteorological Department issued alert

22/07/2020 Wednesday July 22nd, 2020

In the midst of the Corona epidemic, several states of the country remain in a state of crisis due to heavy rains and floods. The Meteorological Department has issued torrential rain alerts for many states for the coming days as well.

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of continuous rains in most areas of North India. Along with this, the Meteorological Department has also issued Orange and Yellow alerts for some areas.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of heavy rain in many states of North India for the next two days. There is a possibility of torrential rain in some areas like Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, etc. Apart from this, light to moderate rains has also been forecast in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

Source: Patrika

Farmers of 18 districts of Madhya Pradesh are getting worried due to the monsoon’s Uncertainty

21/07/2020

In Madhya Pradesh, the monsoon was knocked on time, but for the last few days, monsoon is being Uncertain in many districts of the state. Due to this, lakhs of farmers of the state are upset. Farmers say that if the monsoon does not get good rain in the coming week, then they will suffer heavy losses. On behalf of the meteorological department based in Bhopal, it has been reported that “Gwalior-Chambal, Bundelkhand, and Mahakaushal areas have received less rainfall. Guna has received less than 7%, Gwalior minus 45%.

Districts like Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, Bhind, Datia, Guna, Shivpuri, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Balaghat, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Katni, Dhar, Mandsaur, Shajapur and Hoshangabad have received very less rainfall. In the month of July last year, 643.1 mm of rainfall was recorded in Madhya Pradesh, while 318.6 mm of rain has been recorded since June 1 this year.

Source: Live Hindustan

Farmers of Madhya Pradesh have sown kharif crops in 118 lakh hectare till now

20/07/2020

Monsoon effect: 104% increase in cotton sowing with pulses, oilseed crops

After being at the forefront of the procurement of wheat, now farmers of Madhya Pradesh are now meeting the target set for sowing in the Kharif season as well. The farmers of the state have so far sown Kharif crops in 118 lakh hectares of land. This figure is 80% of the total target set. Soon, the farmers will not only achieve their target up to 100% but will also go ahead of the target. Significantly, this year, a target of sowing 146.31 lakh hectare for the Kharif season.

Sowing of soybean, the main Kharif crop in the state, has been completed up to 97%. The target for the sowing of soybean has been fixed at 57.70 lakh hectare and to date, 56.42 lakh hectare has been sown. Apart from this, the target of crops like groundnut, sesame, cotton has also been almost achieved.

Source: Nai Dunia

NABARD to provide Rs. 5000 crore loan to farmers for Kharif farming

19/07/2020 Monday July 20th, 2020

Different financial institutions keep coming up to provide loans to farmers. In this series, loans will be provided to the farmers of the entire country for the cultivation of Kharif crops by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. NABARD has sanctioned a large fund of Rs 5000 crores for this loan.

This loan of 5000 thousand crore rupees will be provided to farmers across the country through Cooperative Bank, Grameen Bank, Micro Financing Institution, and NBFC. Significantly, NABARD has recently celebrated its 59th anniversary. Chief General Manager of the institute Subrata Mandal said these things at a function organized on this occasion.

Subrata Mandal said that “the lockdown has been prohibited on a collection of installments from borrowers for six months. This will provide relief to the farmers. In order to ensure that the farmers do not have cash for farming in the Kharif season, NABARD has 5000 thousand crores has been sanctioned. This amount will be disbursed through various financial institutions in the form of loans to farmers across the country.

Source: Krishi Jagran