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Andhra Pradesh procures 5.6 lakh metric tonnes of agricultural produce in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday declared that State government has procured a total of 5.6 lakh metric tonnes of agricultural produce in the last 8 months by spending Rs 2,200 crores.
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Punjab nearly accomplishes target to bring 12.5 Lakh acres under cotton cu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 26 (ANI): The Crop Diversification Programme initiated by the Punjab Agriculture Department has received a massive response from farmers with the state nearly accomplishing its goal to bring an area of 12.5 lakh acres under cotton cultivation.
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Need for innovative technology in agriculture - Dr Shivendra Bajaj, FSII
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): The importance of agriculture to India needs no mention. Although not the number one revenue generator for the country but more people in India depend on agriculture than any other sectors.
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Farmers in MP's Sehore beat utensils to keep locusts at bay
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): Farmers in Budhni and Nasrullaganj areas of Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district have been beating utensils in a bid to drive away locusts that have attacked their farms.
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Andhra govt discusses agriculture on Day 2 of 'Mana Palana - Mee Suchana'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is holding a brainstorming session named "Mana Palana - Mee Suchana" (Our Rule - Your Suggestion) on agriculture and allied activities on Tuesday.
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Telangana CM to hold review meeting on coronavirus situation on May 27
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 26 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will hold on May 27 a high-level review meeting on coronavirus situation, agriculture during monsoon and state formation day celebrations at Pragathi Bhavan.
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UP issues alert against locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Department on Sunday informed Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and bordering districts of the State about the possibility of locust attack and asked them to take preventive steps accordingly.
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Rs 2789 cr disbursed in loan by Bank of Maharashtra during March-May
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 24 (ANI): Even during the nationwide lockdown, the Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has continued providing support to the agriculture, retail, and other sectors by disbursing Rs 2789 crore in loan between the months of March and May under the COVID-19 relief measu
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Centre promoting beekeeping to double farmers income: Tomar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said the Central government is promoting Beekeeping as part of its aim to double farmers' income.
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Our endeavour is to enable farmers to get competitive prices for their cro
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 22 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday said that his government's endeavour was to get Rythu Bandhu Scheme support for the farmers and to make them get a competitive price for their crops through regulatory farming methods and
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India proposes coordinated response to tackle locust attack; Islamabad yet
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): To deal with a common enemy, India has proposed a coordinated response to tackle Desert Locust along the border to Pakistan and also offered to facilitate the supply of insecticide Malathion to Islamabad for the same.
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Farmers in Agra asked to remain alert as swarms of locusts reach neighbour
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Agriculture Defense Officer, Agra has issued an alert for farmers in connection with swarms of locusts reaching the neighbouring Dausa district in Rajasthan.
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