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El Nino to hit 9-10 states severely; Chouhan calls for district-level contingency plans for KharifAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed coordinated meetings with district officials and agricultural agencies in 9-10 stat...
India expands oil palm cultivation to 52,113 hectares this fiscal, led by Telangana and Andhra PradeshIndia has expanded oil palm cultivation by 52,113 hectares this financial year, primarily in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. This brings the ...
As Delhi’s AQI crosses 400, Anand Mahindra urges farmers to use regenerative agricultural techniques for curbing pollutionA holistic approach to agriculture, regenerative agriculture combines land management, social justice, and environmental protection, along ...
Maharashtra govt advises farmers to hold back kharif sowingMaharashtra has advised farmers to begin sowing operations only after receiving 80-100 millimetres of rainfall to avoid the instances of re...
ADB approves $130 million loan for promoting horticulture in Himachal Pradesh"Improving subtropical horticulture in the state offers a lot of economic opportunities to farmer households. Supporting horticulture value...
How to rejuvenate a forest? Women in an Odisha village show the wayTheir forest is lovely, dark and green, a stream flowing through it, birdsong echoing down the hill to their homes and fields, and the wild...
Government efforts to resolve problems in the farm sector: TomarHe emphasised that, according to estimates, foodgrain production increased by 5 million tonnes in the 2020–21 crop year, reaching 315.7 mil...
Govt aims to bring additional 6.37 lakh hectare under oilseeds in 2021 kharif seasonThe Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in an additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in ...
PM Modi praises Meghalaya organic farmers' union for its enterprising spirit"Hon'ble PM @narendramodi Ji also interacted with Meghalaya's #Organic Farmer, Revistar Kharumnuid, CEO of Eastern Ri Bhoi Organic Producer...
MCL signs MoU with BAIF for Rs 20-Cr CSR project in OdishaThe company will spend Rs 20.29 crore for the CSR project 'Utthaan' in the next five-and-half-a-year under this Memorandum of Understanding...
Kerala planters seek nod for large-scale intercroppingThis will help raise overall transaction of industry; planters seek policy & dedicated department under industries ministry.
Despite growing demand for chocolate, India imports most of its CocoaIn India, cocoa is grown primarily as an intercrop in Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, as the tree requires about 40-50 per cent s...
Russia expresses interest in aircraft production in IndiaGovernment has welcomed the Russian interest and is committed to enhancing bilateral investment and trade cooperation- Nirmala Sitharaman
- Haryana to get Rs 98 crore under crop diversification programme
To encourage the farmers of Haryana to adopt crop diversification, the Central Government has approved Rs 98.50 crore.
How farmers in Haryana & Punjab are earning Rs 8-10 lakh per acre in agroforestryLow input cost, any-time harvest and rising prices prompt farmers in the wheat-paddy belt to look at poplar and eucalyptus as serious cash ...
Cocoa cultivation gains pace on global shortageGlobal shortage of cocoa has prompted southern states to spread cultivation to more areas.
- Slowdown bites pineapple farmers
As recession begins to bite, pineapple farmers are considering a cut in production to tide over the situation.
- Coconut board seeks to spread cluster model in more states
Encouraged by its success in enhancing productivity (CDB) is extending the popular coconut cluster programme to more coconut producing area...
- TNAU, Cadbury to conduct collaborative research in Cocoa
Confectionery major, Cadbury India today joined hands with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) to have a collaborative research proje...
- Govt to help vanilla growers hit by price dip
The ministry of commerce has initiated steps to help vanilla farmers in the country who have been hit by shrinking demand and a crash in pr...