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Agrarian crisis deepens in Manipur amid prolonged ethnic violence
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Sabungkhok Khunou village, situated on the outskirts of Imphal East district, highlights the harsh realities faced by these farmers. Those who previously depended on their agricultural land for survival are now finding it challenging to make ends meet.
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Manipur farmers find sweet success in apples
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In the cool, verdant hills of Senapati and Ukhrul in Manipur, a quiet revolution is underway. Apples, once a fruit primarily associated with Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, are now taking root and thriving in this northeastern state.
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Manipur's rural economy withers as conflict keeps farmers away from fields
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In Leitanpokpi village, located in Imphal East, Meitei farmer Konsam Sanajaoba is unable to reach his two-acre land situated in a Kuki-majority hillside region, now designated as a buffer zone supervised by security personnel.
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Manipur farmer takes up horticulture to boost eco-tourism
Updated : 5 years, 10 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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Manipur farmer grows apples in one year!
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 9 (ANI): Apple farming can be quite tricky, given its need for temperate climates. However, Lairenlakpam Indrajit Meetei, a farmer from Manipur, has been successful in cultivating a variety of apples in his orchard, that too, in a span of one year.
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Manipur farmers all praise for new integrated farming technique
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Many farmers from Manipur who adopted integrated farming say the new method has yielded better quality produce with higher output.
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Manipur farmer transforms his life through fish farming
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The state of Manipur is home to the largest freshwater lake-the Loktak Lake. Fishery and aquaculture farming plays an important role in the socio-economic life of the people and the state.
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Manipur farmers opt for lesser pesticides to yield better profits
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bishnupur (Manipur) [India], June 15 (ANI): Farming in Manipur is changing one farmhand at a time, wherein Heirangkhongjam Shantikumar, a native of Leimaram Mamang Leikai village, cultivates crops on his 1.5 hectares (approx.) of land on minimal pesticides with a profit of Rs 5 lakh annuall
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Manipur farmers adopt integrated farming for better sustainability
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Manipur [India], May 9 (ANI): Farmers in Manipur have been practising organic farming religiously. For many, this has become a sustainable source of income.
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