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Author: Sarah Shaw
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, PunjabFarm unions urge not to force Powercom staff to switch to Reliance JioPunjab farm unions opposed state utility Powercom's move to switch employees' SIM cards from Vodafone to Reliance Jio, a company they have protested against for months.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalRole of agricultural technologies in adapting to climate changeNew farm technologies, from weather data and climate-resilient seed to biotech crops, can help farmers adapt to climate change and cut agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions.
- Machinery, IndiaFarmer’s safety should be an agricultural priorityIndia sees an estimated 7.6 lakh farm accidents and about 45,000 worker deaths a year, with tractors, hand tools, threshers and pump sets among the main causes.
- Markets, IndiaGovernment’s paddy procurement at MSP has reached a new maximumPaddy procurement at MSP in kharif marketing season 2020-21 reached 116.66 lakh tonnes in under a month, 28.55% more than a year earlier, with Punjab supplying 75.11 lakh tonnes.
- Policy & trade, IndiaGovernment sought more time to present a concrete proposal; next round of talks on December 9The Centre asked farm unions for more time to present a concrete proposal on the farm laws and set the next round of talks for 9 December, as unions went ahead with a Bharat Bandh.
- Policy & trade, Maharashtra5.82 lakh farmers pay arrears of Rs 511 crore in MaharashtraUnder Maharashtra's new agricultural pump power policy, 5.82 lakh farmers have paid Rs 511.26 crore of electricity bill arrears and received a rebate of Rs 256 crore.
- Machinery, GlobalRobotic milking: how does it help in dairy farming?Robotic milking, developed in Europe and available since 1992, lets cows choose when to be milked, cutting labour and collecting data on milk and cow health.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalAgricultural biotechnology and plant scienceAgricultural biotechnology and plant science aim to produce crops and animals that resist pests, disease and stress, need fewer inputs and offer better nutrition and yields.
- Policy & trade, West BengalBengal CM’s appeal to direct PM-Kisan funds through state govt gets repudiated by the CentreThe Centre has refused West Bengal's request to route PM-Kisan payments through the state government, saying it will pay farmers once the state verifies registered beneficiaries.
- Inputs & crop science4 tips to grow the best brown riceGrowing good brown rice depends on quality seed, suitable clay loam soil, early weed control and careful water management; long, medium and sweet types are described.