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How a fruit born out of 1992 experiment is helping farmers earn Rs 10–12 lakh per acreMahabaleshwar strawberries have become a symbol of Maharashtra's agricultural innovation, growing from a seasonal fruit into a thriving ind...
How to remove pesticides naturally from your favourite summer fruits: Berries, peaches and plumsSummer's bounty of berries, peaches, and plums offers peak flavour and nutrition. While delicious, these fruits can carry pesticide residue...
Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
Why You Should Never Store Potatoes and Onions TogetherKeep onions and potatoes separate in your kitchen to extend their shelf life. Onions release ethylene gas, which causes potatoes to sprout ...
Quality and branding: The twin pillars of India’s global horticulture pushA coordinated push involving policy support, private investment, and technology adoption can help India shift from volume-driven to value-l...
Unseasonal rain may dent wheat output, qualityWhile prices may stay stable for now, better-quality wheat is likely to command a premium, widening price gaps, according to industry execu...
India will stop importing fruits, vegetables, flowers: Union Minister ChouhanIndia is set to achieve self-reliance in fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that imports in th...
As tomato prices soar over Rs 80/kg, ICAR's hybrids offer hope for market stabilityIIHR's Arka Rakshak and Arka Abedh hybrid tomatoes, with a three-week shelf life, could stabilize prices at Rs 80/kg despite heavy rainfall...
Govt procures 3 lakh tonnes of onion for buffer stock; 20% higher than last yearThe government has procured 3 lakh tonnes of onions, a 20% increase from last year's buffer stock, and is experimenting with the irradiatio...
Onion prices will stay depressed till mid-March: ExpertsIndependent farm sector analyst Deepak Chavan told PTI that there are a variety of reasons for the current spate of troubles which has led ...
95% tur procured by Maharashtra lies unprocessed, govt faces Rs 1000 cr lossAs it has very limited shelf-life, the state is on the verge of incurring financial losses to the tune of at least Rs 1,000 crore as rotten...
Onion exports hit nine-year low with 20 per cent decline in 2014-15India exported 10.86 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of onions during 2014-15 as against 13.58 lakh MT during the previous financial year.
Prices slump as early harvest rains potatoes, onions too may turn cheaperFarmers are selling potato at prices as low as Rs 3 a kg in Uttar Pradesh, down from Rs 10-12 last year.
Government to import 70,000 tonnes of onions to meet scarcityThe summer onion crop has a shelf life of six to seven months and it caters to the market until the fresh Kharif crop arrives.
New government may have to take timely decision to allow onion imports to avoid crisisPrices of essential vegetable likely to spike again after unpredictable rains nearly destroy crops
Move over Alphonso, Kinnauri apple is king of fruits this yearAlphonso, the king of fruits, has not pinched your pocket this year but Kinnauri apple from Himachal Pradesh sure will.
- Onion exports to touch record 15 lakh tonne
The country has achieved record onion exports this year, primarily because the crop has been good in Maharashtra, which accounts for 80% of...
- Creative bug bites farmers in Gujarat
Farmers in entrepreneurial Gujarat are increasingly turning innovative. It all started with the production of Taiwanese Papaya at village L...
- HAU to develop heat tolerant wheat variety
Haryana Agriculture University to develop heat tolerant varieties of wheat with the help of Chinese and Japanese scientists.