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 …
NEW DELHI, Feb. 6: Accusing the Delhi government of acting under the influence of a powerful traders lobby, the Himachal government today threatened to file a case against it for not honouring the APMC Act, which is resulting in huge losses to the fruit growers in the state. Apple growers …
Four mega market development parks to provide a platform for farmers to market their horticulture produce will be established in the State, Horticulture Minister Umesh Katti announced in Bangalore on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Katti said, such mega horticulture parks will come up at Belgaum, Hassan, Kolar and Mysore. The …
Pune, Feb. 3 Last year, it was unseasonal rains, this year it is late flowering. Consumers will have to wait for a longer time to enjoy the king of fruits, Alphonso mango, this year. Mr Milind Joshi, Divisional Manager, Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board, Ratnagiri district, told Business Line that …
This report is an output of the project small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains. The project explored ways to create opportunities and identify favourable outcomes for smallscale producers in developing countries to participate in international horticultural supply chains
Jangveer Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 21 The Punjab government has decided to form a committee to verify the quality of green houses in the state set up under the National Horticulture Mission following farmers
The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is implementing a Centrally-sponsored Scheme on Technology Mission for integrated development of horticulture in North- eastern States (TMNE) including Sikkim since 200-02. The scheme has been extended to J&K;, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during 2003-04, stated Kanti Lal Bhuria, Union Minister of State for …
BHAWANIPATNA: For the first time in the State, tribal farmers of Kalahandi have grown strawberries at Lanjigarh. They have another reason to cheer. Two decades back, the Lanjigarh area soil was favourable for horticulture but with continuous shifting cultivation, the quality of soil deteriorated. However, this time farmers through improved …
Enabavi and Ramachandrapuram villages broke away from the pesticide-debt trap. They are now teaching other villages to become debt free and self-reliant A board with bold letters announces the chemical free and GM free status of Enabavi village in Warangal district. The village stopped using pesticides 10 years ago and …
Tribune News Service Shimla, January 7 The Himachal Government will soon install hail control system in the state to protect crops of farmers in the areas prone to hailstorms. Horticulture minister Narendar Bragta said here today that a proposal for setting up of 10 anti-hail guns had been sent to …
The crop productivity in Siwalik rainfed areas including kandi belt of Jammu and Kashmir is very low. To improve the agricultural productivity of these areas, a holistic approach through watershed management project was introduced in early 1990 to manipulate land and water resources more efficiently for better crop production. The …
The horticulture sector encompasses a wide range of crops, e.g., fruit crops, vegetable crops, potato and tuber crops, ornamental crops, medicinal and aromatic crops, spices and plantation crops. India, with its wide variability of climate and soil, is highly favourably placed for growing a large number of horticultural crops. It …
This publication aims to contribute to the knowledge of socio-economic impacts of the adoption of biotechnologies, focusing on non-transgenic biotechnologies (i.e. biotechnologies other than genetic engineering). The first paper discusses some approaches used in innovations
An initiative for manufacturing and marketing of tulsi garlands in the remote Behtana village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan has ensured profitable monetary returns for nearly 150 women who were earlier waging a daily struggle against poverty. The Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation has launched the project for evolving …
Sharad Pawar There is good news for mango growers of Malihabadi in Uttar Pradesh. The National Horticulture Board will take steps to commercialise the world-famous mangoes of the place with their new Geographical Indicators (GI) status. Recently, in a Board meeting of the National Horticulture Board (NHB), Agriculture Minister Sharad …
Americans are consuming more imported fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen and canned produce, and fruit juice than ever before. An examination of U.S. consumption of produce that is commonly eaten as well as grown in America found that over the past 15 years Americans
The horticulture sector encompasses a wide range of crops e.g., fruit crops, vegetable crops, potato and tuber crops, ornamental crops, medicinal and aromatic crops, spices and plantation crops. India, with its wide variability of climate and soil, is highly favourable for growing a large number of horticultural crops. It is …
While rising temperatures and changes in weather conditions is affecting agriculture and is a matter of serious concern, farmers in Himachal Pradesh have converted it into an opportunity. Apple farmers affected by climate change have shifted to crops like kiwi and pomegranate. Farmers who were earlier not able to grow …
