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80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: ReportAccording to the report, nearly 43 per cent of the surveyed farmers lost at least half of their standing crops. Rice, vegetables, and pulse...- India's farmers wrestle with shift to eco-friendly agricultureAgriculture is India's biggest employer, supporting the livelihoods of 250 million farmers and informal labourers - but their work is getti...
- Food inflation worries mount as scanty August rains hit key cropsWith rainfall deficiency of up to 40%, the dry weather conditions are likely to extend for a few days in September as well, said experts. A...
- Why Indian farmers worry despite 'average' monsoon rainsWhile average monsoon rains are ordinarily good for Indian farmers, uneven distribution this year has created new worries. Vegetables such ...
- Insufficient rainfall in many parts of India could hit kharif crop sowingAs per IMD, 47% of the 716 districts from where the weather office gets its data recorded a 'large deficiency' of rainfall till June 22 whi...
- Kaveri Seeds to adopt GMS technology for hybrid cotton seedsNearly a fourth of their hybrid cotton seeds production of Kaveri next year would be through GMS technology and entire hybrid cotton seeds ...
- How WhatsApp, Facebook are helping farmers prosperMore than 600,000 farmers are associated with Hoy Amhi Shetkari and the Facebook page has 500,000 followers.
- Agriculture Ministry plans to set up over 7K seed-testing labsThe ministry is consulting with state governments to set up 583 seed-testing labs in major towns and 6,600 labs at the block level in rural...
- Fall in yield seen in Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra & KarnatakaIn Bihar, state government officials say paddy and maize production will see a reduction due to late rains. In Madhya Pradesh, farmers are ...
- Madhya Pradesh Government signs MoUs with three agriculture companies at Krishi ExpoThe agreements were signed with Maschio-Gaspardo of Italy, Kubota of Japan, and Fiat (India) Private Limited of New Holland, an official re...
- 30-year journey from tribal boy to Forest ManIn 1979, when the Brahmaputra was in spate during the monsoon, logs of wood and hundreds of snakes came floating on the sandbar in Jorhat, ...
- Excess rainfall in Maharashtra damages cropsOutputs of cane, cotton, soya, pulses, onion and potato are going to be lower.
- Haryana farmers prefer cotton to paddyFarmers across the southwest belt of Haryana and northern Rajasthan have this year sown cotton on a large scale moving away from paddy, the...
- Central India may see less rain in coming monthsSkymet’s forecast of the monsoon is 95% of normal, i.e, 1% below normal. This is much better than last year when the monsoon was 23% below ...
- Farmers bet on rains while global market keeps a watchWith a normal monsoon forecast every state has increased its estimates.
- Farmers bet on rains while global market keeps a watchThis year, with a normal monsoon forecast by the India Meteorological Department, every state has increased its estimates for area under kh...
- Cotton sowing affected as shooting mercury singes germinating seedsSoaring temperatures across Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan have burnt germinating cotton seedlings, signalling a shortfall in output this se...
- Haryana to launch campaign for seed treatmentHaryana government would launch a statewide campaign for seed treatment before sowing crops during Kharif, 2008.
- Mahyco’s cotton hybrid may hit mkts by 2010While approvals have already been granted for field trials which are being done in the south, the company plans to undertake trials in a wi...
- Chilli time for Punjab farmersA well-known market for chillies before and even after partition Bhikhiwind and Kalra town in the newly formed district Tarn Taran has been...
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