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Climate change boosts fungal disease which affects banana crop: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 6 (ANI): A research has shown that climate change increased the risk a fungal disease, called Black Sigatoka, which ruins the banana crop.
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Climate extremes play crucial role in global crop yield: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): Researchers have calculated the effect of extreme climatic conditions such as drought or heat waves on the yield of staple crops worldwide.
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Bihar: Litchi farmers in Muzaffarpur demands government support
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], 30 April (ANI): Distressed by poor facilities, the farmers of India's biggest hub for Litchi are demanding for the organised marketplace to sell their crops.
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CropLife India appoints Asitava Sen as the new Chief Executive Officer
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30(ANI/NewsVoir): CropLife India is pleased to welcome Asitava Sen as the Chief Executive Officer, of the association of 18 R&D driven member companies. Sen will oversee the organization's strategy, outreach to various stakeholders and be an interface for publ
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Shimla: Farmers protest, demand better prices
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Framers staged a protest here on Monday demanding the implementation of Swaminathan Committee report and a hike in minimum support price (MSP) for their crops.
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Scientists develop a method to boost seed oil yield in crops
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 20 (ANI): Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU), have developed a method to increase the yield of natural oils in seeds by 15 per cent in laboratory condition.
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As potato crop prices plunge, farmers woes continue in North Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Coochbehar (West Bengal), Apr 5 (ANI): With prices of potatoes plunging by 50 per cent, potato farmers in northern regions of West Bengal are faced with an acute crisis since the beginning of this year.
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Hema Malini in full campaign mode, seen working in field with workers harv
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician and BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from Mathura parliamentary constituency, Hema Malini who kickstarted her poll campaigning on Sunday was seen lending a hand to women working in a wheat field, carrying bundles of freshly h
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Maharashtra: 3 farmers dead after inhaling poisonous gas in water pipeline
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Three persons died on Tuesday after they inhaled poisonous gas in a manhole of a pipeline being used to draw water for their crops in Chikal area of Aurangabad, a corporation official said.
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Cyclone Idai: Toll rises to 150 in Malawi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], Mar 18 (ANI): The toll in Cyclone Idai, which ravaged South Africa with flash floods, sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, earlier this week, has risen to 150 in Malawi alone.
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Cyclone Idai: Death toll rises to 65 in Zimbabwe
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], Mar 18 (ANI): The death toll from Cyclone Idai which ravaged Zimbabwe earlier this week rose to 65, officials confirmed on Sunday.
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24 dead, 40 missing after cyclone ravages Zimbabwe
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], Mar 17 (ANI): A tropical cyclone left a trail of destruction in eastern Zimbabwe, with flash floods sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds of others. At least 40 people are also missing in the calamity, authorities said
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