17,777 SC-ST landless provided grazing land
Total 17,777 landless beneficiaries of SC-ST category have been allotted about 11,921 hectare grazing land. Divisional commissioner Ram Sajeevan asked concerning officials to distribute green cards
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Firms in farming
The debate on corporate farming versus contract farming as a means for facilitating the entry of the corporate sector into agriculture seems to have come to its logical conclusion.The winner is
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Steep fall in rice production in Kancheepuram dt.
Rice production fell by nearly 20 percent during the current paddy crop season in Kancheepuram district due to adversse seasonal conditions that led to a shortfall of 47,000 hectares against the
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Waste flowers to be used for making organic manure
Agriculture Department will soon remove the trouble of throwing the waste flowers and stale food from the House. Now this will be used for making organic fertiliser in the House. For this,40 retired
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Disease-resistant sugar cane seed
Growers will be supplied disease-free sugarcane seed from next season. This was stated by District Agriculture Officer Mian Shafiq Muhammad. He was speaking at a seminar at Gojra (Pakistan). He said
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Strict norms likely for biotech wheat
The US Agriculture Department has said it might impose strict requirements on Monsanto Co. to ensure it was abiding by its pledge not to sell biotech wheat until foreign markets accepted it.
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Farmer groups to hold rallies against WTO
A number of farmers rights groups and NGOs will hold rallies all over Paistan to express their reservations about the current round of WTO negotiations and its implications on the agriculture sector.
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Task force to take up expansion of ravines
A two-day workshop 'Action Plan for Chambal ravines' concluded in Bhopal on Tuesday with a demand from the Union Government to constitute a 'national technology mission' to address the problems of
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Farmers likely to shy away from Bt cotton
Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech Ltd could be planning to increase the area under Bt cotton in the ensuing kharif season to 1,00,000 hectares in the country from 40,000 hectares this year, but the mood of the
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China gives nod for Brazilian soya imports
China's Agriculture Mnistry has issued the eargerly-awaited permits for imports of Brazilian soyabean, traders said. Brazil is the world's second largest producer of soyabeans and China is its
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Australia slams revised WTO farm trade plan
Australia rejected revised guidelines for agricultural trade reform proposed by the WTO, with the Australian Trade Minister, Mr Mark Vaile, saying the revisions do not differ much from the original
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Priority for agriculture: Jayalalithaa
The private sector should appreciate the priority given by the State Government to the primary sector as not only the growth engine of Tamil Nadu but also one which will trigger demand for products
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New technology developed for jhum cultivation
Shifting cultivation, which is popularly known as jhum cultivation, is one of the best agricultural practices of the world, admitted Arup Rai, a specialist in this field and an assistant soil
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Law likely to protect farm lands
Water Resources Minister H K Patil today told the Legislative Council that the Karnataka State government would consider enacting a legislation to prevent selling or leasing of land in command areas
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Allahabad guava orchards on the verge of extinction
The historic guava orchards in Allahabad, a famous landmark of Allahabad, are on the verge of extinction following the fast urbanisation and unlawful felling of guava trees. However, the
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Govt urged to protect small farmers
The Pakistan government should take measures to protect small farmers, facing increased cost of production due to the removal of subsidies. Speaking at a Press conference, the senior programme
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Andhra gets 10 lakh tonnes of grain as relief from Centre
The Vajpayee government on Sunday released 10 lakh tonnes of foodgrain and Rs 224.43 crore as drought relief for Andhra Pradesh. Union agriculture minister Ajit Singh announced the decision after an
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New pest in sugarcane crop
The Union agriculture ministry has alerted 16 sugarcane-growing states on the spread of a new pest in the crop, the white woolly aphid, and asked them to take preventive measures. A team led by the
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New crop varieties evolution stressed
Bioengineers should focus on improving the agriculture production by developing new high-yield crop varieties capable of withstanding wide climatic variations , vice chancellor of the Irsa University
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Private plantation gets green light amidst criticism
The Land Reform Commission (LRC) (Sri Lanka) is taking steps to de-commission a forest land in Villaichchiya giving the green light for a private cashew nut plantation amidst strong criticism from