DH News Service, Chintamani:
The deputy commissioner has issued stringent orders to provide permits to the farmers for the distribution of DAP and complex fertilisers in the district.

A meeting had been called in this regard, which was attended by the agriculture officers and the executive officers of the taluk panchayats. The deputy commissioner instructed the officials concerned to initiate measures for the efficient distributution of fertilisers in the district.

When Subhash Palekar, an advocate of natural farming dons the role of a teacher for four days from July 21, in Karnataka he will interact with the legislators on the need for chemical-free farming.

Khammam, July 20: Keeping the demand in the district for fertilisers in view, the government decided to send a consignment of 2,500 tonnes. The District Central Cooperative Bank (DCCB) is selling the fertilisers to farmers through its primary agricultural cooperative societies.

The DCCB so far sold fertilisers worth of Rs 8 crore to farmers in the district and all the stock is over within a month. The farmers are approaching the concerned PACS for the fertilisers. The increasing demand for urea and potassium fertilisers forced the DCCB to take quich action.

Free power to irrigation pumpsets up to 10 HP from August 1, loans at three per cent interest to farmers, weavers and fishermen, enhanced retirement for government servants and a substantial allocation for development of infrastructure were the highlights of the revised State budget presented by Chief Minister Yeddyurappa on Thursday.

The BJP government in Karnataka today announced free power to irrigation pumpsets (IP) up to 10 HP from August 1 apart from loans at three per cent interest to farmers, weavers and fishermen, to fulfill its pre-election promise.

DH News Service, Chikkaballapura: Members of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha took out a protest march demanding government meet their various demands including satisfactory supply of fertilisers. Farmers who gathered in thousands took out a march in the main streets of the town raising slogans against the government. They demanded satisfactory supply of fertilisers, grant of fresh loans at 3 pc interest, regularisation of lands under unauthorised cultivation and issue of BPL cards to the poor of all categories.

Joe C Mathew / New Delhi July 09, 2008, 0:41 IST The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the implementation of the central government's pricing policy on single super phosphate (SSP) fertilisers. The decision may affect the supply of SSP in the state as the industry is apprehensive of selling the product without a valid pricing policy that prescribes high subsidy rates. SSP, an alternative to DAP (diammonium phosphate), is used in oilseeds, pulses, sugarcane and horticulture cultivation.

Warangal, July 8: The minister for agriculture, Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy, and the minister for major irrigation, Mr Ponnala Lakshmaiah, had a tough time in pacifying the irate farmers, who took the ministers to task on the shortage of fertilisers and the irregular power supply. The ministers had an embarrassing time in answering the farmers on various problems at the Rythu Sadassu meet at Agriculture Research Station here on Tuesday. The farmers challenged the agriculture minister to come along with them to the market and find for himself whether the fertilisers were available or not.