Lalchamliana who was in Guwahati to hold Ministers level meeting between Assam and Mizoram Government on disputed border issues on Thursday...

From the Assam side, state Agriculture Minister Atul Bora and Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and from the Mizoram side, state Home ...

In a statement, the agriculture ministry said, "A woman farmer from Kannur district of Kerala has come up with an innovative practice to de...

ET Magazine travels to 8 states to meet farmers braving the ongoing agrarian distress and hears them out.

“We expect 35 per cent shortfall in the crop. Rains have led to disease of the nuts,” said M Suresh Bhandary, MD of Mangalore-based Campco.

Prices fell 7-14% for different varieties from the pre-demonetisation levels, as major buyers reduced purchase of arecanut.

Price of the white variety of arecanut has fallen by around 14% to Rs 250 per kg while that of the red variety has declined 7% to Rs 270 pe...

DMK leader M K Stalin today said if the party is voted to power, it would provide a corruption-free governance in Tamil Nadu.

The Centre had hiked the minimum import price of arecanut to Rs 162 per kg from Rs 110 per kg early this month to protect the local growers...

About a year ago, India had raised the tariff to Rs 110 per kg from Rs 75 to help local growers by increasing the cost of imports.

“The tobacco growing farmers have requested that without providing a suitable alternative crop they should not be deprived of their livelih...

“The consumer base using arecanut is so large that duty increase will not affect the demand."

The fear of arecanut (supari) growers that the consumption will slump with the enforcement of a ban on gutka in most states in the country ...

Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development data show that output has dropped 5% to 5,29,097 tonne mainly due to a 20% fall in productio...

The ruling DMK entering the 5th year of its current regime, preferred to present a "soft and sweet Budget" for 2010-11 on Friday obviously ...