Flower power: tribals turn rocky fields into firms
Tribal farmers have turned the rocky fields of Namkom block in Ranchi into their very own Valley of Flowers - sowing the seeds for prosperity along the
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Meet on livestock policy
The Union Agriculture Ministry has convened a conference of States and Union Territories on the National Livestock Policy. The conference will work on arriving at a consensus on a comprehensive
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Drought and Cauvery cast shadow on TN
If there is one thing that is making news in Tamil Nadu these days, it is reports about farmers committing suicide. Despite chief minister, J Jayalalithaa's avowed aim to make Tamil Nadu the
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Drought hits grape yield in Australia
The Australian grape harvest could fall 10 percent as drought withers vines in South Australia's Riverland district, a major source of fruit for Southcorp Ltd., BRL Hardy Ltd. and Pernod-Richard SA,
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Core Cabinet to discuss 'swadeshi' farm policy
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told agriculture minister Kamal Guha that the draft farm policy he had submitted would be taken up at a meeting of the core committee of ministers
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Mysterious' disease kills 700 sheep
More than 700 sheep and goats have died of a
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National livestock policy on cards
Alarmed at the decline in fund allocation for animal husbandry and fishery, agriculture ministry as also the states today favoured quick formulation of a national livestock policy to step up
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Panel suggests overhaul of ICAR to boost farm research
Decentralisation of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), commercialisation of farm technology and raising additional resources for state farm universities by levying a 1 per cent cess
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Cattle vaccine to combat brucellosis
Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), the wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has launched a vaccine to combat Brucellosis a disease caused by the bacteria, Brucella
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Rajasthan seeks more relief for farmers
The Rajasthan Government has sought an additional amount of Rs 612.88 crores from the Centre to assist the small and marginal farmers in the State who had suffered due to the scanty rains during the
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Agri-business in Rajasthan's thrust area
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recommended agri business as one of the thrust areas for Rajasthan to achieve 10 per cent annual growth rate by 2010. Setting up of agro processing units,
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Rajasthan ryots eyeing Andhra Pradesh for fodder
Farmers in the Andhra Pradesh state, who are hard hit by the severe drought, are facing another threat: their counterparts in Rajasthan as well as neighbouring states like Karnataka have started
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EU move to invalidate Basmati tariff relief
The world's costliest rice, Indian Basmati may lose the tariff concession it gets in the European Union (EU) if the region's latest draft on new rice import regime is made into a law, proceeding for
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FICCI plans to study food industry woes
The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) would shortly set up a committee to look into the problems plaguing the Indian food industry. The committee is expected to submit its
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State STW scheme impresses Plan panel
Inspired by success of the shallow tubewell irrigation scheme implemented in Assam under the Samridha Krishak Yojana (SKY), the Planning Commission has recommended it as 'deal for adoption in other
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NHB launches scheme on commercial horticulture
The National Horticulture Board (NHB) under the Union Ministry of Agriculture has launched a scheme to develop high quality horticultural farms in identified belts and make such areas vibrant with
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Contract farming may boost growth
The PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry has urged the state government to encourage contract farming as a state policy to boost farm business. According to the PHDCCI study on Agri Business in
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Brussels warns EU on modified crops
The European Commission is warning European Union governments to end their foot-dragging over approval of new genetically modified (GM) crops, in an attempt to stave off the growing threat of a US
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'Cong should support ban on cow slaughter'
The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has apparently decided to keep alive the cow slaughter issue in view of the coming Assembly elections. This was reflected by the Party's
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Cattle die of suspected Anthrax virus in Hassan village
The residents of the tiny village of Aladahalli in the taluk(Karnataka), who had suffered heave losses due to the death of cattle recently, are once again facing the threat of Anthrax virus as three