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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...- Why a strong El Niño leaves tropical commodities acutely exposedForecasters anticipate a strong El Nino developing later this year, likely boosting global temperatures and disrupting rainfall patterns. T...
- Famous alphonso mango is facing existential crisis this yearRatnagiri's Alphonso mango growers are facing a challenging season due to weather disruptions that significantly reduced production. This h...
- 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...
- Ludhiana MBA graduates ditch corporate jobs to grow Kashmir’s ‘red gold’ saffron, sell it for Rs 12 lakh/kg. Here's how they did itTwo MBA graduates from Punjab's Ludhiana are making headlines for achieving a remarkable feat, cultivating premium Kashmiri saffron indoors...
- India's prized Alphonso mango crop ruined by weatherA sharp difference in day and nighttime temperatures in December and January hurt flowering and fruit setting, while hotter than usual weat...
- Brazil to export record coffee volume, El Nino in focus, trading firm saysBrazil anticipates a record coffee export volume in the upcoming crop year, driven by exceptionally high production. However, farmers and t...
- Female Vs Male Watermelon: The Simple Trick to Pick the Sweetest One Every TimeForget the 'female' versus 'male' watermelon myth. Scientists confirm sweetness depends on ripeness, variety, and growing conditions. Look ...
- Why plastic flowers not included in list of banned plastic items, HC asks CentreThe Bombay High Court questioned the Centre's exclusion of plastic flowers from the banned single-use plastic items list, asking if they we...
- Wilting in Covid fire! Flower market, bourse look for shadeThings were not the same when IFAB, India’s only flower exchange, resumed trading last week – after being in lockdown for nearly 45 days. T...
- Covid Lockdown: Karnataka govt announces Rs 1,610 crore packageThe measures announced by the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa would bring relief to farmers, flower-growers, washermen, auto rickshaw and ta...
- Roses, too, smell slowdown: Unpredictable weather results in 60% lower productionUK receives over one lakh Indian rose stems every week between October and May.
- Indian Valentine's Day rose exports expected to rise by 10%While 55% of roses exported from India are sent overseas through Bengaluru airport, 45% exports take place from Mumbai airport.
- Untimely rains damage 30 per cent mango crops in Uttar PradeshAhsan Qureshi, President of the Behat unit, said losses in Saharanpur belt have been enormous and growers should get government help.
- Talegaon rose farmers dictate price terms to tradersRose growers from Talegaon near Pune, the largest hub of rose cultivation in the country, are now waking up to the benefits of collective a...
- Flower growers smile as prices stay highAll agricultural commodities delivered good returns in 2010 but the year was exceptionally good for flower growers.
- Rose prices witness a rise, expected to go up furtherRoses are now selling at thrice the price last year and the upcoming Valentine’s Day is expected to see them costlier by a further 25%.
- Valentine’s Day: Demand for roses in US, Europe up by 25%The enterprising Pune farmers will be happy this Valentine’s Day as the demand for their roses in the US and the Europe markets has increas...
- Global slump hurts rose exports real badBeing at the top of the pyramid of non-essential commodities, flowers are the first to face the brunt of cost-cutting measures in the wake ...
- Flower growers bank on local marketWith rising income and increased western trend of gifting flowers, the growers are finding domestic market more lucrative than exporting it...
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