AGROWON - India's first Agro daily

A Pune-based Sakal group of newspapers has launched a Marathi daily, Agrowon, dedicated to all aspects of agriculture.

The daily which is priced at one rupee covers wide variety of subjects relating to sugarcane production, relations between sugarcane producers and sugar co-operative factories, production techniques to increase quantum of sugarcane and other crops, pesticides to be used for seasonal pests, credit facilities to agriculture, horticulture, milk dairies and other activities are some of the subjects covered by way of news, features and articles.

The editorial presents critical analysis about agricultural policies and also the performance of government machinery which is expected to respond to the periodical needs of farmers, and problems of crop failures particularly in drought-affected areas.
Readers have appreciated the exclusive coverage of matters relating to agriculture. A special page for readers' views is named as 'Apale Pan' (Your page).
Another important aspect of the daily is a provision of a few pages out of the total sixteen to films, television and also subjects relating to health and fitness.

Such an endeavor is bound to have immense impact on the lives of the rural population. It is a cost effective method to bring to the attention of the public various aspects of agriculture, modern trends in agriculture, contract farming, power shortage, legal aspects of farm activities.