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NRIs extend helping hand to AP farmers and needy, initiate "Tomato Challen
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): The Telugu Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are helping the farmers of Andhra Pradesh in distress by procuring their yield. Further, they are distributing the procured items to the poor and needy for free, during these tough lockdown times. For thi
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Telangana CM reviews crop cultivation pattern in the state
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday took an elaborate review on crop cultivation pattern in the state and identification of alternative crops to make farmers go in for a regulatory cultivation, ensuring Minimum Support Price
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Crops in Jodhpur village damaged in locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 10 (ANI): Swarms of locusts hit Sirmandi village in Jodhpur causing widespread crop loss for farmers.
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Mango farmers in K'taka's Gadag stare at losses amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gadag (Karnataka) [India], May 9 (ANI): It is the month of April, and the season of mangoes is very much here. However, the mango farmers of Gadag are suffering huge losses amid the coronavirus lockdown due to the absence of transportation facilities along with several other issues that have
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Amarinder writes to PM for increasing MSP of paddy, giving bonus to farmer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Citing the challenges faced due to labour shortage and the need for ensuring food safety amid the COVID crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider MSP of Rs 2902 per quintal for padd
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SAD President asks Punjab CM to give incentives to farmers for switching f
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday requested Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to introduce an incentive linked crop diversification plan on the pattern of Haryana by announcing an incentive of Rs 10,000 per acre t
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Karnataka govt should demand economic package of Rs 50,000 crore from cent
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Former chief minister of Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday asked the state government to demand a special economic package of at least Rs 50,000 crore from the centre to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
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Siliguri's pineapple farmers cry for help as their fruits has no takers am
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 8 (ANI): Despite the harvest season, several vegetable and fruit farmers have been facing losses since the lockdown was imposed. In West Bengal's Siliguri, the pineapple farmers are facing the brunt of the lockdown as their fruits are getting spoiled as th
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Maha Dy CM urges Paswan to increase online purchase limit for NAFED to 50,
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has written a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan requesting him to increase the limit for online purchase for National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) in Maharash
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YSRCP govt facilitating sale of liquor but not farm produce: Chandrababu N
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National President and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday expressed concern over what he called the Jagan Mohan Reddy government's failure to provide necessary facilities for farmers to sell their p
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Double whammy for Kerala farmers as heavy rains destroy banana plantations
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], May 6 (ANI): Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds that have continued for two days in the region have resulted in extensive damage of banana crop plantations in Wayanad district.
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Andhra CM launches app to monitor agriculture needs of farmers
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday launched an app 'CMAPP (Comprehensive Monitoring of Agriculture, Price, and Procurement)', a mobile application to monitor the agriculture needs of farmers.
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