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Coconut farmers in Kovai hit hard by RWD infection
After taking a severe toll on coconut production in neighbouring state of Kerala, the root wilt disease is spreading across border districts like...
Wheat harvesting in full swing in Punjab, Haryana, near to finish...
25 April 2020 9:06 AM ISTSowing of summer crops is going on uninterrupted despite a nationwide lockdown as 34.73 lakh ha area is under summer rice as compared to 25.22 lakh...
Mustard, chickpea procurement gathering pace
11 May 2020 8:37 AM ISTThe government is taking several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lockdown period, said The Union...
Keerthi Pandian learns basics of farming during lockdown
26 Jun 2020 11:48 PM ISTTwo days before the first lockdown was announced, actor- theatre artiste Keerthi Pandian left for her hometown Tirunelveli along with her family....
Efficient farming must for food security: Naidu
7 Aug 2020 5:49 PM ISTVice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said there is an urgent need to make agriculture more efficient and profitable to ensure food and nutrition...
After 50 yrs, Tiruvarur farmers reap success in millets cultivation
19 Dec 2020 12:43 AM ISTFarmers in Tiruvarur have emerged successful in cultivating a series of millets as main as well as intercrop. They were felicitated for the success...
Vagaries of Weather: Climate change turns Indian monsoon turbulent
16 April 2021 1:08 AM ISTHeavier rains that wash away crops could worsen hunger in India, where farming makes up 20% of the economy.
Why is fashion talking about regenerative farming?
23 April 2021 2:38 AM ISTFashion, like politics, loves a buzzword — especially when it comes to the environment. Sustainability! Circularity! They just tripped off the tongue....