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 …
PANJIM, Although the area under floriculture in Goa is meagre, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has designed a roadmap to enhance the floriculture industry. ICAR Director N Singh said that there is a huge demand for flowers in Goa due to a booming tourism industry. He said that Goa …
With a view to implementing Nandan Orchard scheme under National Horticulture Mission, ten districts have been selected in Madhya Pradesh. Under the scheme, around hundred beneficiaries will be selected for imparting training to them. They will be provided inputs to work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Mission Act. …
Balancing the conflicting interest of farmers, intermediaries and consumers is a tightrope walk for the Indian government even when there is price tranquility. This balancing exercise has become nightmarish in recent years with food inflation showing persistency and turbulence. These developments prompted the Cabinet Secretary to constitute an inter-ministerial group …
Guwahati, April 27: Gauhati High Court today deferred the hearing of a PIL submitted by Assam Enviro-Legal Protection Society, an NGO, alleging Rs 7 crore was misappropriated in 2008 in the name of cashew nut cultivation in Dima Hasao district, to next week. Justice Arun Chandra Upadhyay fixed the next …
Chandigarh Haryana and Israel agreed to constitute working groups to strengthen agricultural cooperation. Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who held a meeting with MK minister of agriculture and rural development of Israel Orit Noked in Tel Aviv, took initiatives on the suggestion from Noked. Roshan Lal, state financial commissioner …
The sudden drop in temperature after scattered rains and thundershowers has brought fresh worries for the apple growers, who were expecting a good apple season after apple plants got sufficient chilling hours in winter. Frequent changes in the weather conditions
Ever since mango trees began flowering in both western and eastern Uttar Pradesh this season, farmers as well as scientists at the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture (CISH), Lucknow, are working overtime to save the crop. In the districts of Sandila, Barabanki, Malihabad in Lucknow, Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar, scientists are …
MUMBAI: Alphonso, the king of mangoes, has fallen victim to climate change. The state government's preliminary estimate is that nearly 80% of the mango crop has been destroyed, said agriculture minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil. "The trees flowered far in excess of everyone's expectations . The devastation has taken us by surprise. …
Keeping in view the reservations of Opposition and Ruling Alliance Members over some of its clauses, the Legislative Assembly today referred the Jammu and Kashmir Prohibition on Conversion of Agricultural Land for Non-Agricultural Purposes Bill to the Select Committee for detailed deliberations on several provisions. While opposing some of the …
TRIPUNITHURA: Summer is at its peak and the demand for fruits at an all-time high. But many people are getting admitted to various hospitals in the city due to
The prosperous apple belts of the state, Jubbal-Kotkhai and Kotgarh in Shimla district, are set to get a major boost in controlled-atmospheric storage of apples, with the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) sanctioning Rs 11.5 crore for the project. APEDA is a body under the Ministry …
Chandigarh Haryana government has drawn up a new scheme to promote organic farming by adopting good agricultural practices and minimising the use of pesticides in the state and it has earmarked R1 crore for its implementation during 2011-12. While stating this a spokesman of horticulture department said that 10,000 hectares …
Want cash, wait for sometime Apple growers whose produce was procured under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) will have to accept bulk of the payment in kind, mostly in the shape of farm inputs, because of cash crunch being faced by government procurement agencies. The record crop of 8.92 lakh …
With unseasonal rains and hailstorms likely to cause heavy damage to Kesar mango crops, in various pockets of Marathwada in Maharashtra, growers are worried that they will not be able to meet their export targets. Unexpected showers lashed parts of the region last week. The current period is considered an …
The Annual Plan for Sikkim for 2011-12 was on Wednesday finalised at Rs.1,400 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Pawan Chamling. Mr. Ahluwalia described Sikkim's performance as
The market dynamics will soon change in the Rs 2,500-crore branded fruit drinks sector in India with increasing competition. To sustain its competitive edge, Parle Agro is building up its distribution to reach out to a wider audience, while Godrej Hershey
