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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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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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Farmers stage protest in Andhra's Guntur
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Farmers of Guntur's Reddygudem village on Tuesday staged a protest at a private cold storage that created a tense situation in the area for some time.
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Pakistan new breeding ground of locusts: Agriculture department Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 26 (ANI): Pakistan has become a new breeding ground of locusts, entering Rajasthan from adjoining areas in Pakistan, said BR Kadwa, deputy director of the agriculture department.
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Andhra Pradesh procures 5.6 lakh metric tonnes of agricultural produce in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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All India Kisan Sangharsh Samanway Samiti to hold nationwide protest again
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The All India Kisan Sangharsh Samanway Samiti (AIKSCC) has given a call to thousands of farmers to organize protest across the country on Wednesday against the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government for allegedly failing to provide relief
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