What’s going wrong with Punjab’s stubble management
Punjab has been reporting around 2,000 stubble burning incidents daily for several days and the total number of farm fires has already crossed the 45,323-mark to date with burning of paddy residue Despite providing 1.05 lakh subsidised machines by the Punjab government under the crop residue management (CRM) scheme of the central government to manage […]Read More
AAP govt wants Centre to take Punjab farmers out of debt trap; demands one-time debt waiver
The government has also urged the centre to include Artificial Intelligence to increase efficiency in agriculture As the farming community in Punjab continue to face economic distress, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government wants the BJP-led government at the Centre to take the farmers of the State out of the debt trap, and promote […]Read More
Don’t befool farmers: SAD kisan wing chief to CM Mann
In a written statement, SAD kisan wing president Sikander Singh Maluka said “Punjab was set to produce 4.75 lakh metric tonnes of moong and the centre had agreed to procure only 4,585 metric tonnes. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) kisan wing on Sunday asked CM Bhagwant Mann “not to befool farmers with grandiose announcements that their […]Read More
Govt Is Ready for Discussion’: Agriculture Minister to Farmer Unions
The minister said he has told protesting farmer unions many times that the government is ready to discuss proposals other than repeal of the laws. New Delhi: Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday appealed to farmer unions to end their protest and resume talks with the government on provisions of three new farm laws, […]Read More