Agriwatch Farm Weekly is a complete newspaper for the farming community and covers 18 different areas of interest to the farmer as per the need assessment surveys done by IASL in different parts of the country

The following content is covered in Agriwatch Farm Weekly:

1. Government policy and notices regarding agriculture

2. Cropping Selection : which crop to grow, when and why

3. Usage of fertililsers for higher productivity.

4. Crop Diseases, preventive measures and in case of disease curative measures. Details of usage according to area, crop and season are conveyed.

5. Irrigation details like means, timing, quantum are covered cropwise. Information on water conservation through advanced irrigation technology like Raintip, Drip etc are covered including the cost benefit analysis.

6. HYV seeds exact know how on usage in terms of selection, quantity sown per hectare. Education on selection of the right quality seed through inspection and other simple methods is imparted to the farmers.

7. Education on what needs to be done at the preharvest stage and post harvest stage to ensure productivity and quality with minimum losses.

8. Advise on suitable markets for sale of crops and the timing of despatches to the market. Information on the rates prevailing in the various markets is imparted.

9. Advise on crop rotation to maintain soil quality so that the crop productivity could be increased and not negatively impacted as has happened in case of sugarcane in many parts of the country.

10. Detailed advise on fruits and vegetables because these are perishable in nature but provide good opportunities for profit due to a great demand in domestic as well as world markets. Advise on the Vegetable crops to be sown, timing of sowing, varieties to be used, areas for growing particular crops, irrigation requirements, preventive measures from diseases, which pesticide should be used, pesticide usage, storage facilities available, measures to be adopted for increased keeping quality during storage.

11. Advice on suitable crops to be taken on barren lands which lack soil quality and/or irrigation facilities.

12. What is the export potential of Indian crop in world market; what is the standard of crop in world market; how to improve it to world standard etc. are covered in the daily newspaper.

13. Information on agriculture allied activities in paper like dairy, pig, poultry, small scale industries etc. along with information about marketing of the products.

14. In case of Agro Industries Product selection and techno economic feasibilites for manufacture with information about raw material, credit facility, incentives, supportive measures like subsidies etc.

15. Business and employment opportunities for women in rural areas.

16. Examples of state agricultural policies enacted by states so that farmers in other regions gain awareness of agriculture development happening in other states.

17. Success stories on rural entrepreneurs , technology upgradation are informed to the famers.

18. News about weather is covered on a local, regional and national basis.

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