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From insurgency to Arabica: Nagaland finds a new revolution in coffeeNagaland is brewing a new future, shifting from its past to a vibrant coffee economy. Local farmers and young entrepreneurs are leading thi...
From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
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...
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Bengaluru techie quit his high-paying corporate job to become a farmer. Today, his farm makes more than most salaried professionalsChethan Shetty left his corporate job in Bengaluru to take over and modernise his family’s farm in Karnataka. He invested heavily in upgrad...
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Crop plantation increases 5.7% to 111.36 million tonnes this yearArea under rice has risen to 40.69 million hectares from 37.87 million hectares at this time last year. Area under pulses has risen 4.74% w...
Crop planting rises 5.7% to a new record of 110.45 million hectares, bumper harvest likelyCrop area is likely to increase further as rice planting is still continuing, although at a slow pace as the monsoon season is coming to an...
Godrej Agrovet launches Hanabi which is used to manage mites in tea plantationsIndia is one of the leading producers of tea with 23% share in global production. Tea plantation has always been a labour intensive profess...
Kerala planters seek nod for large-scale intercroppingThis will help raise overall transaction of industry; planters seek policy & dedicated department under industries ministry.
Government may provide market-linked insurance for plantation crops like tea and coffeeThe revenue insurance scheme for plantation crops, an official said, will be launched once the operational parameters are finalised by the ...
Unhappy Kerala planters propose new wage planWith the prices of rubber and tea two main crops of the state continuing to keep low, the plantation sector has now agreed that 50 per cent...
Commerce Ministry panel to suggest ways to protect coffee from pestsThe Commerce Ministry has formed a committee that will suggest ways to effectively deal with 'stem borer' pests in coffee plantations
- Weather based crop insurance for tea is in process
Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited and Indian Tea Board have started compiling nationwide weather data as well as surveying bad...
- Returns in Plantation sector skewed towards marketing
The tea industry has steadily prospered all through the years and is making good profits even in the days of downturn.
- In FTA defence, govt says few have 100% duties
The government on Thursday vehemently defended India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the Asean nations, rejecting the stringent criticism...
- Plantations play integral role in South's economy
According to the United Planters' Association of South India plantation in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka together account for almost a quarter o...