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LABOUR SHORTAGE IN AGRICULTURE
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan shares agricultural experience, urges farmers to adopt traditional farming methodsSharing his experience in a post on X, Chouhan noted that before the main paddy transplantation, dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) was grown in ...- India’s development ladder after AI: What comes next?India’s future prosperity may increasingly depend on empowering its smaller economic units to become more productive using AI.
- Slowing rural incomes could weigh on consumer demand: Dhananjay SinhaHeadline rural wage growth in India is misleading, with underlying increases significantly lower than reported. Rising inflation, reverse m...
- Railways showed the way. What should India electrify next?If railway electrification was one of the defining infrastructure decisions of the twentieth century, the electrification and redesign of I...
- Weak monsoon may drag agri GDP into contractionIndian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...
- Inflation in driver’s seat likely to stall discretionary spendWhile consumer demand had started improving over the past four months after a prolonged slowdown, rising crude oil prices, supply disruptio...
- Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
- Trump's immigration crackdown backfires as jobs shrink, even for AmericansA new study reveals Trump's immigration crackdown negatively impacted employment. Key sectors saw fewer undocumented workers, and surprisin...
- West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...
- Labour shortage during peak farm season to be addressed by new law: ChouhanA new law, the VB-G RAM G Act, has been passed to tackle farm labour shortages during peak seasons. This legislation replaces the MGNREGA. ...
- A ‘100% American’ farm workforce? That's delusionalThe US agricultural sector faces a workforce dilemma. Despite available jobs and rising wages, few Americans seek farm labor. Government da...
- Punjab govt advances paddy sowing, transplantation datesThe agriculture department had earlier fixed May 10 as the date to begin sowing of paddy nursery and June 20 for paddy transplantation, dur...
- Agri labour cost rose 20%/yr in last 3 years: Sharad PawarLabour cost in the agriculture sector has increased by 20 per cent per annum in the last three years due to shortage of workforce, the gove...
- Sri Lanka plans to grant working visa to IndiansFacing a shortage of labourers, Sri Lanka plans to grant work visas to Indians to harvest paddy in the country's north and east.
- Centre to start 1,500 ITIs to tackle skilled labour shortageYouths with a minimum qualification would be trained in these institutes, so that the requirements of different sectors could be met, Kharg...
- Labour shortage due to rural employment generation programmes: GovtAll major agrarian states are facing shortage of farm labourers due to factors like implementation of NREGA and migration of labours to urb...
- Punjab farmers to sustain paddy growing despite labour shortageDespite labour shortage , Punjab is expected to sustain paddy growing say agri economist. It is estimated that an area of 27 lakh hectare w...
- Maharashtra farmers face acute labour shortageGrowers look at alternatives such as mechanised sugarcane harvesters as farm workers migrate to cities seeking better pay and working condi...
- Labour shortage cripples plantation sectorShortage of labour is now threatening to paralyse the plantation of south.
- NREGs leads to labour shortage in Kerala agri sector: SurveyThe implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), flag-ship programme of the UPA Government, has led to shortage of...
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