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Farmers in J-K's Kralpora expecting profits as weather favour walnut crop
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 24 (ANI): The harvesting season of the walnut crop has begun in Jammu and Kashmir, and farmers of Kralpora are expecting good profits as the weather conditions in the region has favoured their crop.
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Favourable weather, new varieties of trees improve almond quality in Kashm
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 3 (ANI): A favourable weather and new varieties of trees improved the quality of almonds in Budgam district. Although, the production of almond fruit crops is lower this year than the previous ones but is expected to help growers to get a good re
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Horticulture Minister appeals to Karnataka CM to stop traffic moment in Cu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Amid the ongoing debate whether or not to shut off traffic in Cubbon Park which is referred to as Bengaluru's cherished 'lung space', Karnataka Horticulture Minister Narayana Gowda said that it falls under the purview of the Karnataka Government G
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India's largest Kisan Call Centre empowering farmers through consultancy s
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's largest Kisan Call Centre (KCC) in the agricultural sector, a project under the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer Welfare (DAC&FW) and run by IFFCO Kisan as the execution partner, is strengthening the farmers through its ad
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J-K apple growers get subsidy under PMDP for constructing packing sheds
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The horticulture department is providing apple growers with loans and subsidies for the construction of packing and grading sheds under the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 for J
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COVID-19: Nagaland pineapple farmers face tough times
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The outbreak of COVID-19 and the measures taken to control its spread have affected all sectors of the economy. The disruption caused to the horticulture sector in Nagaland has negatively impacted the state's pineapple farmers.
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J-K: Better infrastructure under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana boosts grap
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): A section of people in Jammu and Kashmir depends on the horticulture sector for their livelihoods and grape cultivation is a major source of income for many families in the Valley. One such place is Ganderbal, popularly known as the 'distri
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Manipur farmer takes up horticulture to boost eco-tourism
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 30 (ANI): In an effort to boost eco-tourism, a farmer from Manipur, Salam Somorendro, is planting a variety of fruits and medicinal plant in his orchard. He is the first orchard farmer in the state who is preparing to produce different varieties of organic frui
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PMDP helping progressive apple growers in J-K's Anantnag
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 25 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 for Jammu and Kashmir, has proved to be a breather for the farmers in the Union Territory as the horticulture department has set up apple or
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J&K: Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture introduces new walnut var
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 19 (ANI): New varieties of walnut trees have been introduced by the Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH) in Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, according to CITH Director Deshbeer Singh.
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NGT slaps Rs 25 lakh fine on Noida Golf Course for illegal extraction of g
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.
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Launched 10 new schemes in agriculture, horticulture sector in past 3 year
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 21 (ANI): Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal has said that state government has launched 10 new schemes in the agriculture and horticulture sector in past three years and has created a migration commission to stop the migration of people from
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