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AGRO EDIT 5

rime Minister Narendra Modi, in his recent
Piiessrenens Day speech, reiterated that

natural and organic farming are important
in making India Atma Nirbhar (self-reliant) since
they can help reduce costly fertiliser imports.
Earlier in May, he asked farmers in Gujarat to
take up organic farming as India’s dependence
on imported fertilisers was a cause for concern.
In December 2021, the PM highlighted the ill-
effects of chemical-based farming and appealed
to the farmers to make natural farming a mass
movement.

The PM’s concern is right as we import 25 per
cent of our requirement of urea. In the case of
potash and phosphate, it is 100 per cent. The prices
have been increasing and the Russia-Ukraine
war has worsened the situation. As a result, the
government had to pay farmers a subsidy of Rs
1.60 lakh crore in the last fiscal. As per the industry
estimates the subsidy for the current year can
reach up to Rs 2.10 lakh crore.

The appeal by the PM last December to
make natural farming a mass movement is also
significant considering the very slow progress
made in this direction. The government passed the
first policy for organic farming in 2005 and in 2015
introduced the ‘Paramparagat (Traditional) Krishi
Vikas Yojana’ (PKVY). Over 90,000 clusters have
been created in the country under the PKVY.

Despite this and other efforts only 3.8 million
hectares — just 2.7 per cent of the country’s net
sown area — is under organic and natural farming.
However, it is also important for the policymakers
to decide how much maximum area should be
allowed to be brought under natural and organic
cultivation and which crops should be grown using
these methods. Though several benefits of natural
and organic farming are listed — such as increased

yield, higher farmer incomes due to better
prices, better soil health and food quality, and
lower environmental impact — the Sri Lankan
experience has shown how disastrous it could be to
turn to total organic cultivation.

A non-profit organisation Centre for Science and

Organic Farming Needs
Balanced Approach

Environment (CSE), in its analysis of 89 scientific
studies in India and those of the government’s All
India Network Project on Organic Farming in 16
states, found the yield was the highest with organic
cultivation 41 per cent of the times, followed by

33 per cent with the integrated — organic and
inorganic — cultivation method.

But experts are divided over these claims.
Wherever the productivity is higher it is likely
because the cultivation was done in ideal
conditions created by researchers and

scientists. Some experts claim that organic
farming leads to decreased crop productivity. A
study showed 25 per cent less average yield. With
a large number of farmers switching to organic
farming, more land would need to be brought
under agriculture.

The recent disastrous experience in Sri Lanka
is still fresh in our memories. A total switch to
organic farming resulted in drastically lower
agricultural production. Rice production dropped
by 20 per cent in six months compelling the
country to import rice at a cost of $450 million.
Tea production dropped by 18 per cent affecting
exports. The country has now turned to intensified
application of chemical fertilisers. Prices of
organic products are another concern. Though
some sections claim that the cost of cultivation
using the organic methods is less, this does not
seem to reflect in the prices of organic products
on market shelves. The prices are very high and
unaffordable to most. While chemical fertilisers
cause environmental damage and health problems,
it must also be acknowledged that they help grow
more food on less land. That is probably why the
PM, in his Independence Day speech, also spoke
about nano fertilisers, to give a balanced view.

No doubt that organic and natural systems
are needed. But a balanced approach needs to be
formulated that incorporates the requirements and
wisdom of all stakeholders.

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PM dedicates 2G Ethanol plant in Panipat

On the occasion of World Biofuel Day, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi dedicated the 2nd generation (2G)
Ethanol Plant in Panipat, Haryana to the nation via
video conferencing. The 2G Ethanol Plant has been
built at an estimated cost of over Rs 900 crore by
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL). It is located
close to the Panipat Refinery. Based on state-of-the-
art indigenous technology, the project will turn a
new chapter in India’s waste-to-wealth endeavours
by utilising about 2 lakh tonnes of rice straw (parali)
annually to generate around 3 crore litres of ethanol
annually. Creating an end-use for the agri-crop
residue empowers farmers and provides them with
an additional opportunity for income generation.

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Tomar launches
indigenous vaccine for
‘Lumpy skin disease’
in livestock

Coming as a big relief to the livestock farmers
across the country, the Union Minister for
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra
Singh Tomar, has launched an _ indigenous
vaccine, Lumpi-ProVacInd to protect livestock
from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been
developed by the National Equine Research
Center, Hisar (Haryana) in collaboration with the
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar
(Bareilly). Tomar said that yet another frontier has
been opened by developing this vaccine under the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
He congratulated the scientists for developing
the Lumpy disease vaccine. Ever since the disease
came to India in 2019, research institutes have
been engaged in developing the vaccine. Tomar
directed the concerned officials to provide this
vaccine in large numbers at the earliest to alleviate
the suffering of the cattle. “All possible measures
should be taken to provide the mute animals with
relief at the earliest,” he said.

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The project will provide direct employment to
people involved in the plant operation and indirect
employment will be generated along the supply chain
for activities such as rice straw cutting, handling,
and storage. By reducing the burning of rice straw
(parali), the project will reduce the greenhouse gas
equivalent to about 3 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide
emissions per annum.

Govt approves FRP

of Rs 305/qtl for
sugarcane farmers for
sugar season 2022-23

Keeping in view the interest of sugarcane
farmers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has approved a Fair and Remunerative
Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season
2022-23 (October — September) at Rs 305/
qtl for a basic recovery rate of 10.25 per cent,
providing a premium of Rs 3.05/qtl for each
0.1 per cent increase in recovery over and
above 10.25 per cent, and a reduction in FRP
by Rs. 3.05/qtl for every 0.1 per cent decrease
in recovery. However, to protect the interest
of sugarcane farmers, the government has also
decided that there shall not be any deduction
in case of sugar mills where recovery is below
9.5 per cent. Such farmers will get Rs 282.125/
qtl for sugarcane in the ensuing sugar season
2022-23 in place of Rs 275.50/qtl in current
sugar season 2021-22. FRP of sugarcane is
fixed to ensure a guaranteed price to sugarcane
growers. The government has increased FRP
by more than 34 per cent in the past 8 years.
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Tomar lays the foundation stone for Indo-
Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, laid the foundation
stone of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for
Vegetables in Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) through
video conferencing.The technology for the Centre
is provided by Israeli experts under the India-
Israel Action Plan (IIAP) with funds for building
infrastructure for demonstration purposes from Gol’s
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
(MIDH). Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are being set
up in the States based on Israeli technologies. These
CoEs act as demonstration and training centres for
the latest technologies in the field of horticulture.
They also serve as a source of planting material
for fruits and vegetables in protected cultivation.

Govt launches 11th
Agricultural Census
in the country

The Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) was
launched in the country by Narendra Singh Tomar,
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare. On this occasion, Tomar released the
Handbook on Operational Guidelines for Census
for the use of States/UTs, and launched the Data
Collection Portal/App. Agriculture Census is
conducted every 5 years, but is being undertaken
now after a delay due to the corona pandemic. The
field work of the agricultural census will start in
August 2022. The agricultural census is the main
source of information on a variety of agricultural
parameters at a relatively minute level, such as the
number and area of operational holdings, their
size, class-wise distribution, land use, tenancy
and cropping patterns. This is the first time that
the data collection for agricultural census will be
conducted on smart phones and tablets, so that
data is available on time. Most of the States have
digitised their land records and surveys, which
will further accelerate the collection of agricultural
census data.

Seedling production of tomato, pepper, brinjal,
chilli, cucumber, tomato, pepper, brinjal, chilli and
exotic vegetables is proposed to be done in a hi-tech
climate-controlled greenhouse to be set up in the
Centre of Excellence for Vegetables, while cultivation
of cucumber, cauliflowers, baby corn, sweet corn and
exotic vegetables is proposed in open fields.

Govt onboards 2177
FPOs on the e-NAM
platform

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produce from collection
centres/ farm gate with pictures/ quality
parameters for online bidding without
physically bringing their produce to the
mandis. So far, 2177 FPOs have been
onboarded on the National Agriculture
Market (e-NAM) platform. Under the
e-NAM scheme, the Government of India is
providing assistance of up to Rs 75 lakh per
mandi for related hardware/ infrastructure
including for quality assaying equipment
and for creation of infrastructure like
cleaning, grading, sorting, packaging and
compost units. An established quality
assaying lab in e-NAM mandis is a
requisite for Agricultural Produce Market
Committees (APMCs) that assess and
certify the quality of produce, which helps
farmers in getting prices commensurate
with the quality of their produce.