40 pc crop loss in Hamirpur due to drought
The wheat crop has been damaged up to 40 per cent due to drought conditions and the worst affected are Tauni Devi, Hamirpur and Bhoranj blocks. Mr Devesh Kumar Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, said. Mr
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Strawberry fields to come up in UP's mango belt
At least 300 farmers from this traditional mango belt, are all set to embark on a strawberry cultivation spree. Facilitating the
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'Tobacco as pesticide not viable option'
Dr Yelamanchili Sivaji, former MP, today felt that alternative use of tobacco as pesticide was not a viable proposition for tobacco growers and asked scientists not to encourage it. He was speaking
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New food law on the anvil
The Centre will soon bring in a modern integrated food law in tune with the changed scenario, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, N T Shanmugam said. "The Food Adulteration Act is
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'Liver worm caused deaths of cattle'
The cause behind deaths of cattle in villages Kanakakad and Kheda in Madhya Pradesh was due to liver worm, stated deputy director veterinary services Dr S K Khemaria. He ruled out the theory of
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'Modern tech vital to sustain agro industries'
Modernisation of agro and rural industries (ARIs) by using appropriate technology, conservation of resource and adoption of eco-friendly strategies is the key to its sustainability. The major
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Government to ban cultivation of paddy in 'stress' mandals
Concerned over the severe drought conditions and the alarming fall in ground water levels, the Andhra Pradesh State Government proposes to ban paddy cultivation in "stress mandals" where the water
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Bt cotton: Farmers report increase in Bollworm infestation
Close on the heels of the Karnataka state government's announcement of a Biotechnology Park which will be coming up at Phase-III of the Electronics city campus on the outskirts of Bangalore, a Bt
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58 Punjab farmers 'committed suicide'
The Bharatiya Kisan Morcha national president Mahadev Rao Shivankar claimed today that at least 58 farmers had allegedly committed suicide in Mansa, Muktsar, Sangrur and Bathinda districts of Punjab
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Regional agro-climatic models needed to help farmers
Time has come when farmers can no longer depend upon the long-range monsoon forecast made by the official weather forecasting agency in the country. Last year, forecast for monsoon rains miserably
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Haryana to promote organic farming
The Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala, said that steps were being taken to promote organic farming in the state so as to increase the production in farms without the use of chemical
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CM's mantra for contract farming
The Punjab Chief Minister, Cap. Amarinder Singh, called for close coordination with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to develop agriculture and network with farmers to
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Amarinder seeks FICCI help in crop diversification
The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, sought coordination and integrated planning from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to make the State Government's ongoing
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India, Zambia sign MoU on agriculture
India and Zambia inked a trade agreement and signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in agriculture while visiting Zambian President Levy Patrick Mvanawasa extended his country's support
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GM mustard is back on agenda
After five months of dithering, the genetic engineering approval committee (GEAC) housed in the environment ministry is set to revive the issue of commercialisng transgenic
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Livestock dying in Balh valley
In the Balh valley, a food bowl of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, household animals have been dying in horde for the last one week. The attack of the disease is so grave on animals that it has
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Why is farm employment generation falling?
Both the latest Census and the NSS editions suggest that the rate of employment generation in agriculture has slowed down dramatically. Indeed, the NSS data suggest that the employment elasticity of
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Cow urine can serve as pesticide
Plant pathologists have found that cow's urine can serve as an effective natural pesticide, the Minister of state for agriculture, Mr Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav, informed the Lok Sabha. Cow urine has
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Feed shortage kills 1 lakh birds in Tamil Nadu
As the lorry strike entered the fifth day, it was feared that the lack of arrival of proper feeds and delay in transporation of birds to Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry may have led to the death
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Govt urged to fix price of every crop
The Tehrik-i-Istiqlal has demanded that Pakistan government should fix price of every crop and provide maximum facilities for promoting real investment. Speaking at the provincial council's meeting