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Industry experts come together to kickstart Mega Oil Plantation Drive in N
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27: The Government of India under National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) has initiated a Mega Oil Plantation Drive from July 25 to August 5, 2023. To commemorate this initiative, a roundtable was organized in Guwahati. It witnessed participati
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Bhutan: Farmers of Gomdar Gewog turn to Avocado cultivation as alternative
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid struggling mandarin farming, some of the farmers have switched to Avocado cultivation in the Gomdar Gewog of Bhutan as an alternative source of income.
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Ropai: An ancient tradition of annual paddy cultivation in Bhutan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ropai: An ancient tradition of annual paddy cultivation in Bhutan
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Godrej Agrovet gets 47,000-acre land from Telangana govt for oil palm plan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Allocated by Telangana’s Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (Horticulture and Sericulture), the allotted area will be utilized by the company to expand cultivation of oil palm and set up processing units.
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Afghanistan: Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhsh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Poppy has been eradicated from around 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhshan province in the last three months, Khaama Press reported citing Shafiqullah Hafizi, the director of the counter-narcotics police department in the province.
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Bhutan: Successful trial cultivation of passion fruit encourages other far
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The successful trial of Passion fruit — a tropical fruit with a unique flavour — in Nangkor Gewog, Zhemgang, Myanmar, has increased its popularity and has also inspired other farmers to take up its cultivation, making it a rapidly growing lucrative business venture, Bhutan Live reported.
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J&K: CSIR Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine empowers labourers
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The field station of the CSIR Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, located in Bonera, is playing a crucial role in promoting and expanding lavender cultivation in the picturesque southern district of Pulwama. Through their dedicated efforts, they are empowering local labourers and revol
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Pakistan: Despite court order, sewage being used for vegetable cultivation
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Despite the strict directives of the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the cultivation of vegetables using sewage, exercise is still being carried out on the outskirts of the metropolis, a recent report by Sindh Food Authority (SFA) stated.
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Over 60,000 farmers avail benefits of PM Kisan Yojana in J-K's Udhampur
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Farmers from Udhampur district especially from Debrah Panchayat hailed the scheme as now they are able to buy proper seeds as earlier they were unable to buy because of lower income. As many sixty thousand four hundred eighty-nine farmers in the district benefit from the scheme, officials sa
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Afghanistan responsible for 80 per cent of illicit opium production global
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent of the total population.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin announces Kuruvai Paddy Cultivation Scheme worth Rs 7
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday announced a Rs 75.95 crore Kuruvai Crop Cultivation Scheme by which farmers can avail fertilizers and farm materials at subsidized prices.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami visits Siror, Netala villages in Uttarkashi, sows 'Ma
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In order to promote Manduva cultivation in the village area, CM Dhami sowed 'Mandua' seeds, 'line showing' method in village Siror and distributed Mandua seeds to women.
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