Due to the absence of cold stores, farmers in Odisha are being forced to sell their crop at lower prices to traders and middle men from outside states. The state government's publicized 'Potato Mission' which aimed at making the state self-sufficient in potato production and storage over a period of…
The government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India, is starting a trial of a U.S patented technology in order to increase the shelf life of apples in the non controlled room temperature environment. The low-cost, high-result technology is called 1-MCP and is used to maintain the freshness of fruits for…
In just one month, the prices of tomatoes have increased in Vijayawada from Rs 16 per kilo to Rs 45 per kilo. Supermarket prices are at Rs 45-50 per kg, while pushcart vendors have their prices at Rs 48. In Kurnool, the retail price is between Rs 50 and Rs…
Following up on its October investigation of data irregularities in the National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF), the Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) stated on Tuesday that it had found pesticide residues in one-third of the organic products retailed in New Delhi that are marketed as chemical pesticide-free. The…
Cold-wave and foggy conditions in North India have hit truck movement, affecting availability of some vegetables in cities like Delhi and driving up prices. The weather, along with light rains, has also hampered growth of winter vegetables that are in the fields. Cauliflower, capsicum, brinjal, okra and bitter gourd have…