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: An apple a day keeps the doctor away, goes the adage. But there may not be enough apples this year, as the production of the fruit is likely to be go down by a whopping 50% in Himachal Pradesh. Know as India
Palampur: Palampur and its adjoining areas like Maranda, Gopalpur, Nagri, Chamunda and Bundla were lashed by heavy rain accompanied by hailstorm and high-velocity wind, causing widespread damage to the fruit crop. Many parts of the town were flooded with rainwater. Low-lying areas were adversely hit. Higher reaches of Dhauldhar ranges …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at the mango festival organised by Delhi Tourism on Friday. NEW DELHI: A three-day mango festival to celebrate the king of fruits in all its forms and varieties was inaugurated at Dilli Haat in Pitampura here by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday. The Chief Minister …
The Union Government will formulate separate policy for development of horticulture in hilly States of the Country, keeping in view the special geographical and topographical needs of these areas. This was revealed by Himachal Horticulture Minister, Narender Bragta after his meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi …
The Himachal apples will not taste as they used to do in the best days of their harvests. And the fruit is also not expected to be available in abundance this time around. This is perhaps the first visible adverse affect of the climate
BHUBANESWAR: Mission Shakti is all set to launch a plantation drive in individual households in partnership with the Horticulture Department from July. It has been planned to raise specifically drumstick, papaya and lemon plants through members of the women self-help groups. The three plant varieties are chosen for the high …
Based on six indices, the warm subhumid to cool-humid Western Himalayan Region, consisting of the Kashmir valley, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, could be designated as an Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site. This region is rich in agro-biodiversity, with a large number of species being cultivated. Unique multicrop and horticulture based farming/production …
Buyers from Singapore, Malaysia, Qatar and Sri Lanka and farmers from various districts of Bengal as well as experts turned up at Mango Mahotsava 2009, held from June12 to 14. The meet, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and the Agri Horticultural Society of India with support from the …
Children chasing down each other for their favourite mangoes, old people walking gently through the rows of Badami, Raspuri, Senduri mango trees, some concentrating on picking mature mangoes, animated discussions about organic farming. Such scenes were witnessed at Organic farmer Vittelenahalli Ramkrishnappa
June 24: The famous mango belt of Lucknow that spans over the entire Malihabad region may get transformed into a guava belt in the coming years if the present trend continues. More and more mango growers in the region are planting guava trees in their orchards due to a plethora …
Realising the potential of horticulture in Assam, the State Agricultural department has developed a strategy to promote a variety of crops in the coming years. The move has been encouraged by the fact that horticultural crops wedded to better marketing and processing can bring rewards to farmers with little other …
In a bid to make mushroom cultivation more profitable for the farmers, the Mushroom Development Foundation along with the State Horticulture Department has decided to provide them with seeds and training to grow milky mushroom. Cultivation of milky mushroom is ideal as well as profitable in summer as it grows …
The Manipur Government has requested the Union Ministry of Agriculture for additional funds for setting up of seven more horticulture processing units under the Technology Mission for Development of Horticulture in North Eastern Region citing that four units have been set up so far in Manipur. An official source said …
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi has been urged to declare pineapple as the State fruit by the Manipur Pineapple Festival Committee, MPFC in a memorandum recently. Speaking to The Assam Tribune, Gin Gangte, secretary of the festival committee said pineapple is the largest fruit produced in Manipur, and rightfully could …
Cyclone Aila dealt a heavy blow to the state food processing and horticulture department, in terms of the department incurring a loss of Rs 101.62 crore from the damage caused by the storm in the districts of North and South 24-Parganas. The state horticulture department is now reviewing the quantum …
Baldev S Chauhan / Shimla June 22, 2009, 0:31 IST An almost snowless winter, coupled with a prolonged dry summer, has taken its toll on the apple crop this year in Himachal Pradesh.The state
LUCKNOW: For the mango producers in UP who have been hit by poor production this year there is at least one reason to cheer. The exporters from the state have bagged off-shore deals to export the `Nawab' brand of the Dussehri mango to Russia and Kuwait. Two exporters have received …
Jammu: The strawberry crop grown over hundreds of acres in Jammu is threatened by widespread fungal attacks. In many areas, the plants have in fact prematurely wilted following a fungal blight attack. According to cultivators in Bishnah, Samba and Hiranagar
Cultivation of vegetables in net houses is set to get a boost in Punjab with 1,000 acres likely to be covered under net houses this year, even as the state Finance Ministry has cleared the way for the appointment of agriculture graduates to ensure a smooth conduct of the scheme. …
Cyclone Aila, that hit parts of West Bengal last month, has damaged flowers and betel vines cultivated in six districts ~ Midnapore East, Howrah, North 24 Parganas, Birbhum, Nadia and Burdwan ~ and the loss is estimated at Rs 13 crore, according to a preliminary assessment done by the state …
