There are multiple initiatives of the Government of India such as the Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy in partnership with the Startup India programme, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA), etc. which aim to encourage entrepreneurship in …
Shimla: It has been a year of mixed fortunes for farmers with the state recording an all-time high rabi and kharif production and the lowest apple output since 1999. The government took a major initiative to promote sustainable and environment-friendly agriculture and horticulture in the ecologically fragile hill state by …
Solan: Scientists of the Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, have achieved a rare feat by developing high- yielding hybrids of white button mushroom through crossing. The newly developed hybrid-4 is a cross between U3 and A-15 and it has recorded an outstanding average yield of 26.10 …
BHUBANESWAR: Calling for an increase in agricultural productivity, profitability and sustainability to provide food and nutritional security to masses, experts at the 31st convocation of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) on Saturday stressed a sound extension programme for technological empowerment of the farmers, rural youth and women. Varsity …
ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh is mulling to prepare a master plan soon to streamline the activities of agriculture and allied sectors, Agriculture Minister Setong Sena said today. The master plan will help the farmers of the State in a manifold way to sustain their economy, the minister said after inaugurating the …
In less than three years, more than 9,500 polyhouses have replaced ‘terraces’ on nearly 100 hectares of cultivable land on the slopes of Himachal Pradesh. The innovative and lucrative method of farming inside polyhouses to grow vegetables has turned out to be ideal in harsh winters when little cultivation is …
New Delhi: Delhi high court has directed the central and state governments to chalk out a plan within two months to ensure that vegetables and fruits are not treated with pesticides beyond the permissible limit during farming. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Shakdhar asked various government …
Ratnakar Golewar, 42, a farmer from Warud in Amravati district, was quite happy with the yield in his 7-acre orange orchard this year. “I had borrowed Rs1 lakh for overhauling the drip irrigation in the orchard, and for fertilizers and pesticides. I was hopeful of repaying the loan, especially since …
The environmental campaign in Dahanu near Mumbai against the capacity MW plant started in the 1980s and ultimately led to the setting up of the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority. Even as competing lobbies continue to push for the de-notification of its status as an ecologically fragile region and removal …
Facing a glut of potatoes owing to two bumper crops in Punjab and neighbouring states, the farmers here, not being able to find buyers or good rates, have started dumping their crop by the side of the roads. With their produce getting just Rs 1.5 per kg to Rs 3 …
Associations say move would help growers receive a larger share of final selling price and shorten supply chain Large farm lobbies are backing the government’s decision to allow foreign supermarkets to set up shop in the country, saying it will shorten the supply chain and get growers a larger share …
A study on “Impact Evaluation of Watershed Activities on Forest Conservation and Livelihood of People – A case study of Fakot Watershed in Uttarakhand state” was conducted in the project area by a team of Himalayan Action Research Centre, Dehradun, with technical and financial support from National Rainfed Area Authority …
With a view to assess the success of the programme, a study on “Impact evaluation of watershed activities on forest conservation and livelihood of people at Kalimati watershed in Uttarakhand state” was conducted by a team of experts from Himalayan Action Research Centre - Dehradun, with the technical and financial …
The implementation of the Rs 85-crore apple rejuvenation project to replace old and senile plantations with new high-yielding varieties will finally commence this winter. Learning from the mistakes of the past when growers neglected pollinating varieties and mostly planted commercial varieties, the Horticulture Department has made it mandatory to have …
The state government has demanded Rs 991 crore from the Central Government as compensation for the loss caused by floods and heavy rain during this year’s monsoon. The state raised the demand during a meeting between the Central team headed by Bhagwan Shankar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, and …
A pilot study was conducted to assess the economic impact of weather forecast-based advisories issued to 15 of the 127 Agrometeorological Advisory Service (AAS) units of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. Six seasons comprising three Kharif (summer) and three Rabi (winter) during 2003–2007 were chosen. The major …
Bhopal : A sum of Rs. 15 crore 57 lakh will be spent on horticulture development in six districts of Bundelkhand region in the state. A total of 6104 hectare area will be brought under horticulture activities in Sagar, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Panna and Datia districts. Beneficiary farmers’ share will …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched a three-year village development programme at Killukottai village at Kundrandarkovil in the district recently. The programme, to be implemented in coordination with the M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation's Village Resource Centre, aims at achieving overall development of the village in agriculture, …
In the land of sops, the latest is mango milkshake. The Tamil Nadu government is considering a plan to provide mango milkshake to mid-day meal centres, with the state milk cooperative, Aavin, directed to examine the proposal. However, unlike the hugely popular mid-day meal scheme implemented at thousands of government …
Spanning several agro-ecological regions constituting 60% of total cropped area, the rainfed areas represent the geography with the largest concentration of poverty and backwardness. The cumulative neglect of the rainfed areas over the earlier plan periods in terms of institutional development, support systems, availability of appropriate inputs, credit, market access, …
The Union environment ministry has deferred clearance to the proposed cast steel wheel project of the Indian Railways at Saran district of Bihar, and has sought a slew of clarifications before a reconsideration. The Railways have proposed to set up a rail cast wheel plant at a cost of Rs …
