Weather, demand keep fruit inflation at five-year highAs fruit prices climb to unprecedented heights, families are feeling the pinch in their wallets. With inflation averaging a staggering 13.2...
16 Oct, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
Inside Agri Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s bold new vision to modernise Indian farms and farmersThe government will launch the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan again for the Rabi crop, says Chouhan, signaling that the initiative will exte...
24 Jun, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Why renting bees is new agri buzzwordWith bee populations declining due to habitat loss and climate change, Indian farmers are increasingly turning to 'rent-a-bee' services to ...
20 May, 2025, 12.32 PM IST
Mega nursery in J&K near Pakistan border all set to cater to local fruit growers this monsoonAhead of monsoon, a mega nursery of fruit plants set up by the Jammu and Kashmir horticulture department near the India-Pakistan border fen...
04 Jun, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
From Pashmina shawls to Darjeeling tea, why India is waking up to the importance of GI tagsIndia’s many geographical indication-registered products reflect the country’s rich heritage and diversity. There is still a lot of scope t...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
First consignment of GI certified Shahi Litchi from Bihar exported to UK: Commerce ministryA geographical indication (GI) tag is used for an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicraft and industrial goods) origina...
24 May, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
A missed beeline to sting apple output in IndiaUsually beekeepers pay a cost for stay in flowering fields in other states, including Jammu & Kashmir. The rent has soared to Rs 900-1,000 ...
08 Apr, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
DeHaat ties up with Coca Cola to work with litchi farmersLitchi growers will be provided with complete end to end support and help in creating a transparent supply chain.
14 Sep, 2019, 02.12 PM IST
How private sector is helping cultivators with technology, buyback and improving their social standardsGodrej Agrovet works with 2 million farmers at 54 production units, in 20 states, in the areas of animal feed, dairy, poultry and oil palm ...
08 Dec, 2017, 11.49 PM IST
No 'Shahi litchis' for President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this yearThe culprit is not any political manoeuvre, but a sudden and widespread infestation of tiny worms in the litchi crop.
07 Jun, 2015, 04.56 PM IST
Punjab to set up 'Bureau of Agriculture Promotion'In its bid to provide single window system to farmers for accelerating agriculture growth in the state, Punjab government will set up a 'Bu...
17 Feb, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
Israel plans to open centres on agri-horticulture in BiharIsrael plans to open 2 centres of excellence at Nalanda and Vaishali in Bihar in the field of vegetables & mango respectively to help culti...
24 Jun, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
- Litchi production more by over 60 pc
According to the preliminary estimates, litchi production in Bihar has gone up by 50 percent to 60 percent over the previous year.
23 Jun, 2011, 01.27 PM IST