Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Untimely rainfall and strong winds wreaked havoc in mango orchards by destroying the harvest in Malihabad town in Lucknow district.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Union Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Minister Ram Vilas Paswan to draw attention towards the problems of sugarcane farmers in the state.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 28 (ANI): The Telangana BJP has presented a memorandum to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, urging the state government to take appropriate measures to resolve problems faced by farmers due to COVID-19 lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Home Ministry on Monday said that farmers have been facilitated with the 'Kisan Rath App' and 80 per cent of grain markets -- mandis -- have started their operations.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 26 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) in coordination with farmers has cultivated wheat in 250-acre Chakroi farm land in RS Pura which was lying vacant as it is close to India-Pakistan international border, Jammu.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday said that the farmers of the country are toiling hard to ensure that the country does not face food shortage.
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 25 (ANI): In order to ensure that farmers continue to get all necessary inputs for farming amid the coronavirus lockdown, the Indian Railways has carried 25,588 tonnes of manure to Moradabad through 12 goods trains.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), a leading fertilizer cooperative body under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, is playing a vital role by helping Government to combat COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the impact of the outbre
Muzzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], April 24 (ANI): Betel leaf (Paan leaf) farmers in Muzzaffarpur are facing losses due to the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 24 (ANI): Strawberry growers in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district are facing huge losses this season amid the nation-wide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak and they are forced to uproot their produce as they are unable to sell it in the markets.
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in collaboration with its Khadi Institutions (KIs) in Tamil Nadu purchased 9,500 kgs of cocoon worth over Rs 40 lakh directly from the farmers.