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 …
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 …
Aila left in its wake a trail of destruction but efforts at regeneration are already on at the Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI) at Alipore. The garden is gearing up for the impending monsoons when propagation is at its best and will rear upto 80,000 saplings this season through various …
A study on the biodiversity and relative abundance of spiders associated with the horticultural ecosystem including fruit and vegetable crops in Kashmir, were conducted during 2005-2007. A total of 5774 individuals belonging to 40 species, 23 genera under 11 families were recorded first-time from Kashmir.
Increasing urban production of perishable foods can increase diversity in the food system, adding new products, producers, techniques and systems that will resist different threats and meet different needs. As Australia continues to struggle with water scarcity and increasing climate extremes, food production in and around its cities can contribute …
Many governments are ignoring alien invasive species such as weeds or rats that may be causing $1.4 trillion damage a year to the world economy, the head of the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) said on Friday. "Time to get tough on alien species," UNEP head Achim Steiner wrote of insects, …
AkshayaKumar Sahoo In a socio-economically backward district like Kalahandi, where most people are not so well educated, Kshamanidhi could have got a job. But he did not do that and instead concentrated on agriculture. In 2008, Kshamanidhi got Rs 40,000 from mango cultivation, Rs 15,000 from jackfruit, Rs 15,000 from …
Famous for its delicious apples, Himachal Pradesh itself is now flooded with imported varieties of the fruit. Chinese and Australian apples, known for their natural sweetness, colour and succulence, are selling well in the state, often referred to as India
Deputy Commissioner N Prabhakar has said that in the first week of this month, in a few taluks in the district due to rain and storm the farmers have suffered nearly Rs 98.40 lakh crops loss and Rs 2.70 lakh loss to property. The district administration had conducted a survey …
The storm that lashed different parts of Malda district yesterday has destroyed mango worth over Rs 15 crore, spoiling completely a season that had already been hit by rainless months.
