Will the benefits promised in   budget really reach farmers?- Drip irrigation In recent budget micro irrigation is one of the major thrust areas in agriculture and   it is one of   the important   components in "Mission- Double the farmers income by 2022" As an operational strategy , one has to think how to make drip affordable to small farmers and work with vision that by 2022 , farmers will be in a position to install and maintain drip and other micro irrigation systems without depending on Govt subsidies. To achieve this goal lot of dedication and commitment at policy level is required. The existing systems are to be captured and real sincere efforts are required to break the nexus built over generations. The major components of drip irrigation systems include PE piping, valves, backflow preventers, filters and raw material is plastics. As all of us are aware RIL is the major manufacturer of PP/PE granules in India. IOCL, HMEL, MRPL, Haldia also sta...

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...