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WHITEFLY ATTACK
Centre sends experts to Punjab to assess white fly pest attack on cottonA government statement said whitefly has attacked cotton farms in Fazilka, Mansa and Bathinda districts of the state.- Whitefly fear: Cotton acreage drops to 61-year lowFear of another attack of whitefly pest, which ravaged huge tracts of cotton last year in Punjab, has led to biggest drop in area under cot...
- Cotton area in Punjab, Haryana shrinks 27 per cent in 2016Area planted to cotton in Punjab is lower by 43.11 per cent at 2.56 lakh hectares in the 2016-17 crop year, from 4.5 lakh hectare in the pr...
- Whitefly pest scare to lower cotton acreageNational output is estimated to dip 12% compared to the last kharif season, as per the estimates of the Cotton Association of India.
- Cotton acreage dips as pests scare farmersIn Punjab the cotton sowing has also been affected by less availability of canal water in major cotton growing districts of Muktsar and Faz...
- Failure of Bt cotton forces government to promote native seedsA decision to revive cultivation of indigenous varieties of cotton was taken in a meeting yesterday, headed by Agriculture Minister Radha M...
- Haryana announces Rs 967 crore compensation to cotton farmersCotton growers in Haryana will get Rs 967 crore as compensation for damage due to the whitefly and leaf curl virus attack during the 2015 k...
- Cotton crop in over 3 lakh hectares destroyed in Punjab: GovernmentThe Punjab government has reported damage to cotton crop in 3.32 lakh hectares, especially in eight cotton growing districts.
- Rahul Gandhi meets deceased farmer's familyThe Congress vice president offered prayers at Takht Damdama Sahib, one of the five Takhts of Sikh religion and an important shrine.
- Cotton output in Punjab, Haryana to dip 40% due to pest attackThe combined output of this cash crop in Punjab and Haryana is estimated to dip by 40 per cent, industry experts have said.
- 'Political colour' given to farmers' agitation, says AmarinderSenior Congress leader Amarinder Singh sought a probe into the negligence by Punjab government in taking action on the advancing warning ab...
- Punjab whitefly attack: Centre to test 1,000 pesticide samplesThe Punjab government has already sent these samples to the Union Agriculture Ministry.
- Whitefly destroys two-third of Punjab's cotton crop, 15 farmers commit suicidePunjab has nearly 12 lakh acres under cotton this year and almost all of it is Bt cotton, which is resistant to some major pests such as bo...
- Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal announces Rs 600 crore aid for affected cotton growersPunjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today announced to disburse Rs 600 crore of compensation to farmers whose crops were damaged by Whitefly atta...
- Monsoon session of Punjab Assembly begins, Congress calls it a 'mere formality'Whitefly attack on cotton crop in Punjab has snowballed into a big issue, besides pendency in payment of arrears of sugarcane growers by th...
- Cotton prices likely to remain 'low' on good yieldIndustry experts said raw cotton prices are also unlikely to remain higher this season as textile sector in the country was not in good sha...
- Whitefly attack: Rs 10 crore relief for cotton growers in PunjabParkash Singh Badal today announced to give immediate compensation of Rs 10 crore to cotton growers whose crop was extensively damaged by w...
- India's cotton output may fall due to scanty rains, pest attackLack of rains could cut production in Gujarat, M'rashtra; whitefly attack spoils crops in Punjab and Haryana
- Cotton farmers in Haryana advised to monitor crop against pestsHe said that the farmers are advised to start the sowing of palak, methi, brinjal, chilli, onion and early cauliflower on ridge.
- Pest damages cotton crop in PunjabA large portion of cotton crop in Punjab has been severely damaged by the whitefly insect caused by excessive irrigation and overdose of fe...
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