The State Government of Bhubaneswar plans to achieve self-sufficiency in onion production this year by encouraging farmers to take up late production of the commodity. Onion is a winter crop in Odisha and harvesting of the vegetable starts from March. Though the State has been producing a surplus of onions,…
The Centre's ambitious crop insurance scheme, announced last month, can prove to be attractive to farmers but only if its implementation is glitch free. The next step will, therefore, be the real test of the government when it invites empanelled private general insurance companies to bid for clusters of districts…
भारतीय खेतीबाड़ी खोज परिषद के सहयोग से पंजाब एग्रीकल्चर यूनिवर्सिटी में धान की पराली की सही देख-रेख संबंधी प्रोजेक्ट चलाया जायेगा. इस संबंधी जानकारी देते हुए मैकेनिकल इंजीनियरिंग विभाग के प्रमुख डा. वी.पी. सेठी ने बताया कि इस संबंधी रस्मी पत्र परिषद से प्राप्त किया जा चुका है. इस प्रोजेक्ट…
In a bid to bridge the gap between supply and demand and promote cultivation of pesticide-free, eco-friendly vegetables, the Horticulture Department conducted a campaign in Chennai on January 23 and 24 to promote vegetable cultivation on rooftops. The objective of this “do it yourself” programme is to motivate urban dwellers…
In Uttar Pradesh, northern India, unusually warm weather in December, related to El Nino, has caused mango trees to flower early. Now growers fear that the fall in temperatures witnessed lately will hit crops meant for the summer market, as flowering mango trees need consistently warm weather to fully ripen.…