New variety of dwarf cashew released
A new variety of dwarf cashew was released by the Directorate of Cashew Research, under the Indian C ...View More
GVMC mulls growing vegetables, organic crops in green belts
22 km stretch of green cover available in city to take up the activity, says official Officials ...View More
Relief for farmer in ‘Santhwana Sparsam’
The plea by Joy Thekkan of Kunnukara panchayat to resolve technical difficulties so that he could ge ...View More
Moringa puts tribal women on self-reliance path
Amid COVID-19 pandemic-induced adversity, a group of tribal women of Mucherla village in Kamepalli m ...View More
This Hyderabad farmer has won a patent for Vitamin D-enriched rice and wheat
Chintala Venkat Reddy, who won a Padma Shri in 2020, applies natural processes and minerals to enr ...View More
A farm story of perseverance, imagination
M.V. Mohandas has succeeded in dairying and has won many awards Around 10 years ago, when farmer ...View More
Short film on farm woes tugs at heartstrings
Last monsoon, two farmers had been washed away in the flood waters while trying to save their crops ...View More
Pandemic may impact goal to ‘double farm income’ by 2022: Official
“Only implementation of strategies is being monitored, rather than actual outcomes” In the last ...View More
Islanders pin hopes on aquarium shrimps
Fish genetics bureau supplies ornamental shrimps, accessories to farmers in Agatti The National ...View More
Meet Prof Rattan Lal, the godfather of Soil Science, and a Padma Shri 2021 awardee
Soil scientist Prof Rattan Lal walks us through the growing urgency of this under-discussed subjec ...View More
International spices symposium from Tuesday
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parshottam Rupala will inaugurate the In ...View More
Coconut climber wins Kerala government award
Coconut climber K. Sasi among ‘Thozhilali Sreshta’ awardees Forty years ago, K. Sasi chose to be ...View More
Krishna backwaters turn hub of mariculture in A.P.
A nearly 25 km stretch of the backwater channel in the Krishna estuary is flourishing with maricultu ...View More
GO restores curbs on tree-felling in farmers’ land
Earlier order allowed farmers to cut all trees, except sandalwood, on land with title deed The g ...View More
A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants
They seek a wildlife reserve for elephants to prevent them from raiding farms, homes With rows o ...View More
