Doubling farmers income by 2022 - vision Increase in fertiliser, pesticide, tractors , agri implements prices considerably with new GST. Even organic fertilisers are not spared. e NAM is being projected as big achievement, but in reality it is just functioning as data entry tool. Zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) is being projected as an alternative. Is there any scientific validation for improving yields through this method? Can we really scale it up? Unwanted import of food grain s and throwing them into gutters after price crash locally - present mission If this mission continue like this, forget about doubling farmer income, it may lead to doubling farmer debts. Please wake up and be sincere to farmers. BGR

HAR KADAM KISAN KI BAROSHA MEIN --COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS FOR COMPLICATED INDIAN AGRICULTURE Introduction: India is gifted with rich soils, most suitable climatic conditions and water resources to produce variety of crops throughout the year. Being tropical country with different climatic zones we are in a position to grow variety of fruits round the year and Indian food and fruits taste better due its natural conditions. Due to these advantages, despite huge population, fragmented holdings, lower investments we are able to meet our requirements and by and large recognized as self sufficient country. Green revolution, white revolution, thrust on major irrigation dams soon after independence richly contributed for growth of Indian agriculture. Recent challenges: The impact of inappropriate minimum support prices, lack of timely credit facilities, storage facilities, failure of APMCs, globalization, technology, rising input costs, erratic prices, inconsistent govern

TONGUE  CULTURE VS AGRICULTURE Venkaiah Naidu Garu hails from Agricultural family in Nellore Dist, AP. It is really unfortunate that he forgot the roots and provoking farm sector by making erotic and inconsistent statements like "loan waiver became fashion" , loans shall be waived in extreme conditions only etc. In fact he is the one who promised loan waiver during TN elections and later followed by PM in UP elections. Why to promise in first place and later making jokes ou t of it. Is it good on anyone's part to play with lives of farmers like this? If advanced states in agriculture like Maharastra, TN, Karnataka, AP are seeing a crisis agrarian situation and going with loan waiver as immediate solution, can GOI ministers take different stand and create confusion? In fact it has become fashion for every minister except agriculture minister to talk about farm sector and pass sarcastic comments despite the head of the Government promising unconditional loan

Hi Friends, Indian Agriculture is doing well with bumper harvests, but our farmers are unhappy. They have resorted to agitations all over India. Stopping of Milk and vegetables to Mumbai for 3 days had caused immense difficulties to 12 million Mumbaikars. What will happen if similar situation is repeated in  Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai,Kolkatta and other metros. People living cities working as employees and doing business must realise that the policy makers have let down the farmers. Politicians are not trustworthy because they neglect farmers. Congress has not implemented Dr. Swaminathan Report for 3 years. Mr. Modi before becoming PM , promised to implement the above report. But in 3 years he refused keep his promises. In addition he has created problems by importing large quantities of Agri. commodities. This has caused huge losses to farmers. Mr. Modi announced Loan Waiver in UP assembly elections, but refusing to implement 2014 parliament Elections p

CAN A NATION REALLY GROW TALL WHEN IT'S OVER 30% OF CHILDREN HAVE RETARDED GROWTH AND UNDER NOURISHED!! As published in "EENADU " Telugu daily on 15.06.17 quoting UNICEF survey in AP, over 50% of women are suffering with severe blood deficit particularly in productive age group. Drinking water, sanitation, poverty, socioeconomic conditions, functional literacy etc are the main causes reflecting in under weight and retarded growth of children. As reported over 60% of income of poor is being spent on basic food. What is happening to "A to Z welfare programs " already in force and being announced on daily basis. It has become order of the day for ruling parties to announce or rename old programs ,rather than giving serious look into reach, spread and accountability. End result or out come is that the delivery is more to contractors/ corrupt Systems's web or getting into drains rather than reaching real and needy poor people. If we do not take these

AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING – NEED FOR  INNOVATIONS Role of existing APMCs: APMCs are started with a purpose of protecting farmers from distress sale at farm gate to money lenders and traders. Direct sale of Agri produce by farmers at village to any intermediaries, end users is banned and farmers are supposed to bring produce to APMC markets and sell in auction method under the supervision of APMC.   Certain states relaxed the norms and allowed few wholesalers like ITC are allowed to conduct direct purchases under e-choupal platform. Also direct sales to super markets , more trade friendly norms are being initiated in few states. Karnataka is more advanced state as far as APMC reforms are concerned followed by Maharashtra, MP, AP, UP.  IT enabled auction platform was implemented in few mandis through NCDEX and its named as “mandi modernisation program”. Government of India decided to implement

AAP KA KHANA – KISAN KA BHAROSA (ONE STOP SOLUTION FOR HEALTHY FOOD BASKET) Introduction: With the threat of plastic rice, artificial milk and milk products, adulterated oils etc being in circulation, the need for authentic food supply chain with quality assurance, localised taste and conventional processing/preparations is being felt. This concept of local sourcing, value addition and efficient supply chain with robust technology interface has huge potential, provided the concept is implemented more out of passion coupled with genuine interest to serve the producer & end user. Once things are positioned properly it has huge potential to scale it up and makes good economic sense too.  This will eliminate many layers in supply chain, thereby give economic opportunities to farmers and also create employment to rural poor particularly women. The localized rural enterprises such as conventional rice /dhal mills, atta girnis, oil extraction units, local dairies, convention