The broad objective of this study is to undertake research on development perspectives of an integrated agro-industrial ecosystem in Africa that the African Development Bank (AfDB) has developed and termed Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs). The SAPZ model is conceptualised by the Bank as its brand for a spatial development …
The Indo-Israel Centre for Excellence in Vegetables at Gharaunda, near Karnal, the first of its kind in the country, will be inaugurated on December 6. The centre demonstrates advanced farm technologies of Israel to maximise cultivation and achieve quality production of vegetables. The state
New Delhi: Keen to help India with its highly developed technologies in the farm sector, Israel will soon set up two centres of excellence in the field of floriculture and horticulture in Haryana to provide expertise to farmers. These centres which would provide important lessons to growers of Punjab, Delhi, …
Surat: New techniques in agriculture and floriculture have inspired many farmers to turn to flower farming in the fertile region of south Gujarat, which is known for cultivation of vegetables, paddy, pulses, sugarcane, banana, mango and chickoo. Rose farming is being undertaken in the region for the past so many …
Srinagar: Minister of State for Horticulture and Floriculture Javaid Ahmad Dar distributed cheques worth Rs 28 lakh among 62 growers of the floriculture sector under the RKVI and technical mission schemes of the Centre at a function held at the Emporium Garden here yesterday. Addressing a gathering of growers and …
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to promote floriculture in view of the growing demand for flowers in the market, the State Government today decided to increase the subsidy to 50 per cent from the present 33 per cent. The subsidy amount for small farmers will be 60 per cent. This was …
Floriculture is increasingly regarded as a viable diversification from traditional field crops due to increased per unit returns. Though the art of growing flowers is not new to India, protected cultivation in polyhouses is relatively new.
Shimla: Fragrance of flowers produced in the hill state is spreading across the northern region as more and more farmers have been diversifying to floriculture from traditional crops. Floriculture has indeed made a headway over the past decade and it is today generating an economy of about Rs 28 crore …
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is one of the most important commercial commodity of Indian Agriculture. Jammu & Kashmir State enjoys a virtual monopoly in the cultivation of saffron in the sub-continent. At present, the industry gives an exchequer of Rs 236.55 crores as against the potential of Rs 4642.5 crores. …
Around this time of the year, bright yellow flowers carpet the fields in scores of villages in Bihar's Vaishali district. They are not mustard crops waiting to burst into full bloom but cauliflower seeds that have ushered in a revolution of sorts
It pays to go Dutch. Ask Rasila Kothari, 52, who took to commercial cultivation of Dutch roses in Chandwe village, near Ranchi in Jharkhand. While it has been quite some time since tech-backed farming of roses began in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi and West Bengal, it was yet …
Tourists might complain of poor sighting of wildlife inside Manas National Park, but now an ambitious endeavour is bringing to life new facets of the park, which are far easily discernible. A project sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has identified close to seven hundred …
The State government deserves appreciation for the initiation to formulate an Agriculture Policy for Assam. The declaration of the pragmatic process has come at a time when the State
Tirupati, June 26: Climate change has had its effect on the flower production in Tirumala as well. Since 2000, the climactic conditions on the Tirumala hills have been changing and this has affected the output of flowers by the garden department.
