Modern irrigation mooted for Darjeeling gardens
The Alternative Hydro Energy Centre (AHEC), University of Roorkee has recommended irrigation measures involving a cost of Rs. 16 crores for the Darjeeling tea gardens to effect a 10 to 15 per cent
The Alternative Hydro Energy Centre (AHEC), University of Roorkee has recommended irrigation measures involving a cost of Rs. 16 crores for the Darjeeling tea gardens to effect a 10 to 15 per cent
The seed exchange scheme introduced by Karnataka to encourage farmers to produce quality seeds of different crops, will be strengthened this year. The scheme introduced as a pilot project on
Both the ruling Shiv Sena and the Opposition Congress (I) have found a new issue to continue their mutual accusation of suicide by 55 farmers in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra supposedly due to debts
Irked by the delay in payments of cane bills by the sugar factories, many cane growers in Uttar Pradesh have opted for mentha cultivation as a more lucrative crop. Mentha is a basic ingredient for
In the past five years, Ethiopia has tranformed its agricultural polciy by, among other things, investing more money, providing farmers with more services and, perhaps most important allowing them to
Plants could become a valuable source of raw materials for certain industrial chemicals and polymers, according to a team of international scientists from Australia, Sweden and Britain who have
The European Commission bowed to pressure from European Union countries and agreed that genetically modified food will only have to be labelled when its presence is
It could soon be common practice to put insect larvae on your roses to kill off aphids such as greenfly and blackfly. Scientists have discovered a natural, environmentally friendly ally in the fight
As many as 1.3 lakh fowls in poultry-farms have perished due to the oppressive heat conditions prevailing in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh for the last two weeks. Most of the deaths
The European Commission is heading for a clash with European Union nations unless it heeds a call from them to change a controversial proposal on the labelling of genetically modified soya and
Mechanisation and commercialisation of agriculture has led to a drastic fall of cattle wealth in the country and some of the pure breeds are facing extinction, say environmentalists. The Siri cattle
Extensive use of Nawab 72, a variety of cotton seed illegally brought in from Pakistan three years ago, has severely damaged cotton crops which are infected with leaf-curl
The production of food crops like rice, maize, wheat, millet and barely has almost doubled in twenty five years, according to Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). Food production and
The first suicide by a farmer in sugar-rich southern Maharashtra was reported three weeks back. Yet Sharads, the widow of debt-ridden Shankar Jujar, who killed himself in desperation, is still trying
The salinity ingress in 60 per cent of the 1,100 kilometres long Saurashtra coast is increasing at the alarming rate of half to one kilometre a year, affecting agriculture in the whole region,
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has ordered an inquiry into a series of suicides by small and marginal farmers and landless workers in Sangrur district. A Chandigarh-based human rights
In keeping with its swadeshi stance, the BJP-led coalition government is planning to set up an expert group to examine the agreement on agriculture under the WTO, which is due for review next year.
Suttind Seeds of Delhi has released a new cabbage hybrid named Bharati which can stay unspoiled in the field for 40 to 45 days after maturity. Farmers can choose to sell it at the best available
The second stage of green revolution is running into resistance from farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The first stage, promoting high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice, left Africa's poorer farmers
The rabbit farm at Dhar Kalan in the submountainous terrain of Dhar subdivision in the Gurdaspur district, which was set up more than two years ago to generate additional employment opportunities for