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CM flags off cargo flight carrying vegetables to Dubai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has flagged off the cargo flight carrying pumpkins produced by state's farmers to Dubai at the Cargo Terminal of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport (LGBI).
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Locals in Kanpur's rural areas beat utensils to prevent locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Locals in rural areas of Kanpur are beating utensils and drums in their agricultural fields as a precautionary measure to ward off locusts.
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Palghar collector warns farmers of locusts damaging crops, suggests sprayi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Palghar district collector Kailash Shinde on Friday warned farmers in the region about locusts posing a threat to their crops and suggested various measures, including spraying pesticides in the farms, to prevent such damage.
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Locusts hit Andhra Pradesh's Anantapuram district
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Anantapuram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Swarms of locusts on Thursday hit Dasappa Road, Rayadurga in Anantapuram district, destroying plants of farmers.
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CM KCR lauds farmers for their effort in making Telangana 'Rice Bowl' of I
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 28 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday lauded the farmers for making Telangana the number one state in providing food to the country and making it the Rice Bowl of the country. Notably, according to FCI, the state this year ha
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Odisha issues guidelines for farmers against locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 28 (ANI): In view of rising concerns of possible locust attack, the Odisha government on Wednesday issued guidelines for farmers in the state and asked them to take preventive steps suggested in this regard.
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Locust control operations stepped up: Union Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday informed that locust control operations have been stepped up in affected states to combat the menace.
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Litchi Research Centre in Bihar devises method for higher productivity
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], May 27 (ANI): In a bid to counter the uncertainty in Litchi production, the Litchi Research Centre in Muzaffarpur has come up with a new innovation to help farmers.
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Farmers face financial burden as onion prices slump in Rajasthan's Jodhpur
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 27 (ANI): Putting a back-breaking financial burden on the farmers in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, the prices of onion have slumped due to low demand and reduced transportation amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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Vegetable farmer's son among toppers in Bihar Board
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], May 27 (ANI): Durgesh Kumar, the son of a vegetable farmer from Samastipur is the rank holder in the annual examination of Bihar School Examination Board.
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Farmers in MP's Jabalpur arrange water tankers, chemicals against locust a
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur have arranged water tankers and chemicals for spraying in a bid to drive away locusts from attacking their farms.
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Unable to sell onions at fair prices, Nashik farmer says 'we'll die of hun
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): Farmers in Nashik have said that they are facing losses as they are unable to sell onions at fair prices.
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