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Low apple crop, rising input costs leave Himachal growers worried despite firm prices; traders report lossesHimachal Pradesh apple growers face a difficult season with reduced production. Erratic weather severely impacted fruit setting, leading to...- Madhavan rarely goes to the market to buy veggies, explaining how his terrace garden fulfils 70% of his seasonal vegetable requirements: ‘The easiest ones to grow…’Dhurandhar star Madhavan almost never visits the supermarkets to buy vegetables. Reason? He has his own balcony garden which yields fresh s...
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- Why renting bees is new agri buzzwordWith bee populations declining due to habitat loss and climate change, Indian farmers are increasingly turning to 'rent-a-bee' services to ...
- Horticulture production falls slightly in 2023-24, fruit output risesIndia's horticulture production is projected to decline slightly by 0.65% to 353.19 million tonnes in 2023-24, according to the government'...
- China’s cotton crop seen shrinking on freeze and smaller areaThe country is known to be the one of the largest cotton importers and the world's biggest textile producer.
- Import of Washington apples on hold pending genetic modifications-free certificationThe new regulation of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Fssai) requires imported consignments of two dozen major food crops...
- Food inflation expected to soften in second half of the current fiscal, says CrisilThe key risk to this forecast remains the rate of spread of Covid-19 in rural areas, which may adversely impact the harvest and the supply ...
- Govt pegs 7 per cent rise in onion output this yr; sees production fall in major fruitsBesides onion, production of potato -- another important kitchen staple -- is estimated to rise to 51.94 million tonne this year from 50.19...
- Poor quality of fruits keeps prices low despite fall in productionHimachal farmers expect production to go up from less than 3 crore boxes registered last year to about 3.5 crore boxes this year.
- Soon, India to get a taste of Washington applesWashington apples recorded higher production this year, so they will be shipped to India which will cover our deficit in fruit's output.
- Rabi crops get a boost with late winter chillAccording to data from the agriculture ministry, total area covered under rabi or winter-sown crops was 6.5% less than previous year at 47....
- Rabi Crops get a boost with late winter chillThe rains that fell across north, northwest and central India since Friday is expected to boost planting of wheat, chick pea, mustard and o...
- Monsoons play truant, apples fail to blushTraders and growers expect prices of better quality apples to increase by Rs. 200-300 per box, when supply begins in the next 10-15 days
- Fruits no longer low-hanging, neither fish an easy catch nowThere isn’t much to cheer about for non-vegetarians too. Fish prices have been gradually inching upwards and have gone up by 10-15%ent in t...
- Kashmir apple trade seeks industry statusFarmers across the valley accuse the government for not doing enough to safeguard the declining horticulture sector.
- Scant snowfall likely to upset HP’s applecartThe state, India’s largest producer of apples, witnessed three consecutive bumper crops in the years 2003, 2004 and in 2005 when the produc...
- Lower crop may upset the apple cartThe law of averages has finally caught up with the apple crop of Himachal Pradesh. After bumper crops for the last four consecutive years, ...
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