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A green success story unfolds on a farm at Pedda Kurumapally, Telangana

Award-winning farmer Mavuram Mallikarjun Reddy chats about his journey from software to agriculture

Raise minimum selling price for sugar to ₹34.50 a kg: ISMA

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Sugar production up 20%, mills plead for increase in minimum selling price

Special Correspondent It will help us clear payment arrears to cane farmers, they tell govt.

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Cabinet gives nod to pact between India, Fiji for co-operation in agriculture sector

PTI The MoU also provides for establishment of Indo-Fiji Working Group for dealing phytosanitary issues, and any other form of cooperation.

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Workers load ‘nendran’ banana on a truck near Thiruvalarcholai in Tiruchi on Monday.

Unseasonal rain brings down yield of ‘nendran’ banana

Harvest of “nendran” banana has begun in different parts of the district.Nendran, which is marketed mainly in Kerala, has been raised on about 3,000 hectares in the district in the current season (2020-21), up by 500 hectares over the previous season. Availability of sufficient water sources had motivated the farmers to bring more area under nendran cultivation during the current season. The crop has been raised predominantly in Andhanallur, Manikandam, Thiruvalarcholai, Panayapuram,

Oyster mushroom in Shije’s farm

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Award-winning Kerala farmer has big plans for mushrooms

Shilpa Nair Anand Mushroom-fortified rasam, chutney powders... Kerala farmer wants to do more with mushroooms than just farm them

Farmers take part in Field Day celebration at Cotton Research Station in Vepanthattai in Perambalur district on Saturday.

New cotton variety enhances productivity

Special Correspondent CO17 is a hit among farmersin Perambalurand Ariyalur

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105-year-old Pappammal from Thekkampatti village near Coimbatore won the Padma Shri in 2021

Watch | The 105-year-old grandma who was awarded Padma Shri

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A green success story unfolds on a farm at Pedda Kurumapally, Telangana

Raise minimum selling price for sugar to ₹34.50 a kg: ISMA

Sugar production up 20%, mills plead for increase in minimum selling price

Cabinet gives nod to pact between India, Fiji for co-operation in agriculture sector

RRR proposal creates tension among farmers

Homes and gardens

Award-winning Kerala farmer has big plans for mushrooms

Unseasonal rain brings down yield of ‘nendran’ banana

Harvest of “nendran” banana has begun in different parts of the district.Nendran, which is marketed mainly in Kerala, has been raised on about 3,000

New cotton variety enhances productivity

CO17 is a hit among farmersin Perambalurand Ariyalur

Kaipad farming on revival path

Export potential of the paddy variety being explored

Farmers struggle to care for old, ailing cows

“A cow is lying in my shed with one leg broken. I am ready to give it away for free, but no one is willing to take it,” said Kallesh, a farmer from

Banned pesticides in use in Idukki estates

Red-labelled pesticides are smuggled in from Tamil Nadu, where they are not banned

Farmers told to adopt drone technology to minimise input cost

Research on developing new technology for testing moisture per cent in paddy is in progress: ANGRAU Research Director

‘Nendran’ banana to be shipped to Europe

Shortage of supply from Latin America opens up market in European Union

Wayanad farmers put on alert over fall armyworm infestation

Pest attack on maize, plantain cultivations reported in district

Hi-tech farming takes root in Kerala

Modern agricultural practices are finding favour among farmers

A group of devotees participating in Attukal Pongala will be cooking with ‘valiyachennellu’ from Wayanad this year

The famed Pongala, which falls on February 27 in connection with the annual festival at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in the Kerala capital, will be held in the homes of devotees in keeping with COVID-19 regulations and some of them will be offering the goddess bran-rich valiyachennellu, a native organic rice

Anantapur, Nellore receive PM Kisan Award

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday presented the prestigious Prime Minister’s Kisan National Award to Nellore Collector

Telangana farmers take up record cultivation

Uncertainty over procurement by government worries ryots

Watch | The 105-year-old grandma who was awarded Padma Shri

A video featuring 105-year-old R. Pappammal, who won the Padma Shri for agriculture this year.

Karnataka set to add value to its flower power

Karnataka has 18,000 hectares of land under flower cultivation

Mango orchards in full bloom across Andhra Pradesh

Farmers looking forward to recoup losses suffered in previous years

Better grade out-turn brightens tobacco growers’ prospects

Farmers expect a premium price for F1 and F2 varieties

Punjab Cabinet approves mission ‘Lal Lakir’ in all villages

Under the mission, the right of record of properties within ‘Lal Lakir’ in the villages of the state will be prepared with the cooperation of the government of India under the SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme.

Indian exports pick up as additional port opened

India's 5% broken par boiled variety of rice eased to $395-$401 a tonne from last week's multi-year high of $402-$408.

New variety of dwarf cashew released

A new variety of dwarf cashew was released by the Directorate of Cashew Research, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, at Puttur in

GVMC mulls growing vegetables, organic crops in green belts

22 km stretch of green cover available in city to take up the activity, says official

Relief for farmer in ‘Santhwana Sparsam’

The plea by Joy Thekkan of Kunnukara panchayat to resolve technical difficulties so that he could get the support price for bananas he has been

Moringa puts tribal women on self-reliance path

Trial run of moringa leaf powder processing unit run in Mucherla has begun

A farm story of perseverance, imagination

M.V. Mohandas has succeeded in dairying and has won many awards

Short film on farm woes tugs at heartstrings

Showcased at film festival, ‘Buchad’ wins award

Pandemic may impact goal to ‘double farm income’ by 2022: Official

“Only implementation of strategies is being monitored, rather than actual outcomes”

This Hyderabad farmer has won a patent for Vitamin D-enriched rice and wheat

Chintala Venkat Reddy, who won a Padma Shri in 2020, applies natural processes and minerals to enrich rice and wheat with Vitamin D

Islanders pin hopes on aquarium shrimps

Fish genetics bureau supplies ornamental shrimps, accessories to farmers in Agatti

Meet Prof Rattan Lal, the godfather of Soil Science, and a Padma Shri 2021 awardee

Soil scientist Prof Rattan Lal walks us through the growing urgency of this under-discussed subject within climate change

International spices symposium from Tuesday

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parshottam Rupala will inaugurate the International Spices Symposium, SYMSAC X, on

Krishna backwaters turn hub of mariculture in A.P.

High-value fish varieties being cultivated in 100 floating cages

GO restores curbs on tree-felling in farmers’ land

Earlier order allowed farmers to cut all trees, except sandalwood, on land with title deed

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants

They seek a wildlife reserve for elephants to prevent them from raiding farms, homes

Coconut climber wins Kerala government award

Coconut climber K. Sasi among ‘Thozhilali Sreshta’ awardees

Vattavada adds big onion to its vegetable kitty

Trial cultivation of commodity under Subhiksha Keralam

4,039 hectares of paddy crop damaged in rains

7,462 affected farmers identified through evaluation process

Collective envisages strategy to protect fragile ecosystems

Green Protocol for Wetlands was recently launched as part of World Wetlands Day celebrations

Crop insurance claim rejection shot up 900% between FY18 and FY20

In 2019-20, the number of rejected crop insurance claims was 9.28 lakh

Kuttanad farmers gear up for paddy harvest

More than 29,000 ha under paddy cultivation in Alappuzha in ‘puncha’ season

Farmers welcome TN government’s crop loan waiver

Terming the move timely, farmers in the delta region said this would bring huge relief, as they had sustained massive crop damages due to the unseasonal heavy rains in January

Over 80,000 hectares of crops damaged in unseasonal rains in Ramanathapuram district

A Central government committee inspected the damage in the district on Friday

Employ gene editing, nanotechnology in farming: experts

CRISPR-Cas9 technology set to revolutionise medicine and agriculture: Prof. Hefferon

Union Budget 2021 | Budget sends mixed signals on farm sector

Farmer advocates not impressed by on-ground impact of budget announcements

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