Articles for Paddy Cultivation

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle
1 week, 1 day ago

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle

The Hindu  

From a State that was dependant on rice from other States to meet its Public Distribution System needs when it came into being in June 2014, the journey of Telangana to be one of the leading paddy producing States in the country, by not only meeting its own needs but those of other States, has been remarkable. Stating that the …

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Tamil Nadu coastal delta farmers stare at losses as 15,000 hectares of paddy inundated
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tamil Nadu coastal delta farmers stare at losses as 15,000 hectares of paddy inundated

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: Around 15,000 hectares of samba and thaladi paddy cultivation in the coastal delta districts have been inundated in the incessant rain lashing the region since Tuesday. The crop, however, is past 60 days of growth and hence could survive damage if the rainwater recedes from the fields soon, agriculture officials in the state and Puducherry said. In Mayiladuthurai, around …

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Rain alert: Nagapattinam farmers rush ‘late kuruvai’ harvest
4 weeks ago

Rain alert: Nagapattinam farmers rush ‘late kuruvai’ harvest

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: Farmers are speeding up the harvest of late ‘kuruvai’ paddy crops in view of the heavy rain alert for November 25 and 26. Also the district administration and the agriculture department had warned that if farmers started cultivating kuruvai with medium duration variety in August, it might sustain damage in monsoon rains in November. Despite the warnings, weather risks …

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Punjab: New paddy cultivation method saves 25% water
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: New paddy cultivation method saves 25% water

Hindustan Times  

The trials of seeding of rice on beds, a method said to conserving more than 25% of water in paddy cultivation, has shown “encouraging” results as paddy cultivated with this method has given yield on a par with paddy cultivated with puddling or direct seeded rice method. “The method of cultivating paddy on beds has a potential to save up …

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Supreme Court To Concerned Governments
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court To Concerned Governments

Live Law  

In the wake of the worsening air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sternly directed the Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana to take immediate steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the State, which the Court said was one of the major contributors to air pollution.The Court made the local State House Officer, under …

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Ecosystem in Cauvery’s birthplace cries for attention amidst 42% deficit in southwest monsoon rainfall
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecosystem in Cauvery’s birthplace cries for attention amidst 42% deficit in southwest monsoon rainfall

The Hindu  

The dwindling storage in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin reservoirs owing to drought prevailing in the State has caused concerns in the downstream areas, besides typically escalating the legal tussle over inter-State sharing of the river water. Micro reservoir system While legal experts are worried about dwindling storage in KRS, naturalists well-versed with the Kodagu landscape are concerned about decline in rain-fed …

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Farmers await rain to start Samba season in MaduraiFarmers await rain to start Samba season in Madurai
1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers await rain to start Samba season in MaduraiFarmers await rain to start Samba season in Madurai

New Indian Express  

Thousands of farmers rely on the Vaigai River for irrigation in Madurai and Ramanathapuram districts. Samba season works usually start by August-September in areas that are directly irrigated by Vaigai water. As the water has not been released for the season, farmers in these areas are playing the waiting game while farmers in rain-fed areas have started final preparation works. …

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Tamil Nadu farmers await water release in Vaigai river for beginning Samba works
1 year, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu farmers await water release in Vaigai river for beginning Samba works

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: With just a few weeks remaining before the commencement of the Samba paddy cultivation season, farmers are still hesitant in engaging in preparatory works in Madurai. Accordingly, considering the low storage, water was not released for the first crop from the dam, which greatly affected the Kuruvai season earlier this year, sources said, adding that this has triggered fear …

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This Odisha Farmer's Mango Costs 2 Lakh Per KG!
1 year, 6 months ago

This Odisha Farmer's Mango Costs 2 Lakh Per KG!

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: A farmer in Odisha’s Bargarh district has succeeded in growing a special variety of mango in his orchard. Called ‘Miyazaki’ it costs a staggering Rs 2 lakh per kg for its unique taste and food value. According to reports, the mango farmer Chandrababu Satyanarayan of Niladhar village under Paikmal block has been growing different breeds of mangoes on his …

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Paddy cultivation in rabi season exceeds estimates in Telangana
1 year, 11 months ago

Paddy cultivation in rabi season exceeds estimates in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Paddy cultivation in the ongoing rabi season in Telangana has surpassed expectations and projections. Data obtained from the agriculture department for the week ended January 11 showed that the normal crop sown area for paddy in the rabi season is 33,53,921 acres. Agriculture officials cite last year’s lower paddy cultivation to restrictions imposed by the Centre, which had refused …

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Delta farmers switching over to fish culture from paddy cultivation
2 years, 1 month ago

Delta farmers switching over to fish culture from paddy cultivation

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Frequent losses in paddy cultivation and high labour costs are forcing farmers to offer their lands to fish culture in the delta areas -- where two to three crops are cultivated per annum without any hassle. While returns from paddy is around Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 per acre per annum, the Pangasius or Roopchand variety of fish culture …

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No viable options: farmers in Punjab forced to persist with paddy, go against the grain
2 years, 2 months ago

No viable options: farmers in Punjab forced to persist with paddy, go against the grain

The Hindu  

Pruning poplar trees on his three-acre field that stands on the banks of the Sutlej river in Punjab’s Maniewal village, about 30 km from Ludhiana, Raghvir Singh, 53, explains why he stopped cultivating paddy. Now, farmers can’t go back to growing other crops,” says Joginder Singh Ugrahan, president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, one of the largest farmers’ groups in …

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Rain Scarcity Hits Paddy Cultivation in West Bengal; Farmers Advised to Opt for Alternatives
2 years, 3 months ago

Rain Scarcity Hits Paddy Cultivation in West Bengal; Farmers Advised to Opt for Alternatives

News 18  

Paddy cultivation has reduced in about three lakh hectares of land in the state due to scarcity of rain. At Burdwan, Agriculture Minister Shobhandev Chattopadhyay said that due to lack of rain, paddy production has decreased in about 3 lakh hectares of land. The agriculture department is providing seeds worth 10.5 crores for alternative cultivation in those lands where paddy …

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Sri Lanka imports 600,000 metric tonnes of substandard rice due to flawed chemical fertiliser ban: Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Sri Lanka imports 600,000 metric tonnes of substandard rice due to flawed chemical fertiliser ban: Minister

India TV News  

Highlights Poisonous rice has been imported due to flawed decision of previous government Last year, Gotabaya Rajapaksa put a blanket ban on imports of chemical fertilizers Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948 Sri Lanka economic crisis : Lanka's Agricultural Minister Mahinda Amaraweera informed Parliament on Thursday that the cash-strapped country had to …

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India assures Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to avoid food shortages
2 years, 6 months ago

India assures Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to avoid food shortages

India TV News  

Highlights India assured Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to help debt-ridden country avert food shortages Food shortage is caused by crop losses and exacerbated by the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa said PM Modi had assured him of fertiliser supplies for next cultivation season India has assured Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to help the debt-ridden country …

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TS farmers lose out on MSP, seek relief
2 years, 8 months ago

TS farmers lose out on MSP, seek relief

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Farmers, who opted out of paddy cultivation following Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s statements against sowing paddy in the rabi season, feel betrayed by the state government’s decision to purchase paddy at a minimum support price. After the Chief Minister’s appeal, the paddy cultivation in the rabi dropped to 35 lakh acres from 52 lakh acres in 2021 in …

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A panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram revives paddy cultivation after two decades
3 years, 2 months ago

A panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram revives paddy cultivation after two decades

The Hindu  

October 1 was a momentous day for Anacode in Poovachal panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram district. We could restart it only because the panchayat set aside funds for the same,” says Pradeep Nanma S, one of the founders of Nanma. Five farmers came forward to grow paddy — Biju T, Venu T, Thulasikumar G, Bijukumar and Narayanan Nair. It was probably 30 years …

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