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New Basmati variety by Jammu university doubles farmers' income
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 10 (ANI): Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu has come up with new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice which have doubled the yield per hectare and helped increase farmers' income.
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Pakistan faces bleak future with rising food insecurity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): Pakistan's future seems vulnerable as it grapples with lower-than-expected levels of food output and is in urgent need to import key food items including edible oil, wheat, sugar, tea and pulses.
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For timely settlement of insurance claims, DGCA allows Agri Dept to fly dr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): To ensure timely settlements of claims under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the proposal of the Department of Agriculture for flying drones over 100 districts growing rice and wheat,
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UP government to start wheat procurement from April 1
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday issued directions to start wheat procurement from April 1.
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Lemongrass to super crops, local entrepreneurship in green agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Quanto Agro, a Mumbai-based AgriTech firm, is empowering local farmers in India by assisting their transition into profitable commercial-scale lemongrass farming, apart from expediting the creation of super crops such as corn
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Four arrested in Surat for selling wheat flour using Jio trademark
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], January 20 (ANI): The Gujarat police has arrested four persons in Surat for selling whole wheat flour using the Jio trademark.
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World food prices rise for seventh month in a row: FAO
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Jan 8 (ANI): World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils, according to Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
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CCEA approves scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity for producin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to bring a modified scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity in the country for producing 1st Generation (1G) ethanol from feed stocks such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley,
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Red Bull director Jonathan Wheatley tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 26 (ANI): Formula 1 team Red Bull on Thursday confirmed that its sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has tested positive for COVID-19. Wheatley tested positive for coronavirus during the mandatory pre-race tests ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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New modified wheat variety could help tackle global food shortage
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to 12 per cent.
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal calls upon Punjab government, Centre to provide urea
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 23 (ANI): Former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday asked the Central and Punjab governments to rush fertilizers, particularly urea, to the state immediately saying any further delay in supply of urea to farmers could have catastrophic results
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Sindh minister slams federal govt over wheat support price
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], November 8 (ANI): Sindh Minister for Agriculture Ismail Rahu slammed the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government's decision to fix the wheat support price at Rs 1,650 per 40 kg calling it "mind-boggling", as the decision was taken without giving attention to the ground r
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