Meet on winter crop strategy in Delhi
September 20th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The central government will chalk out a strategy to maximise the winter crop sowing at a meet Sep 24-25, after delayed rains affected summer crop ... Read more...
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Armyworm outbreak threatens China grain output
August 14th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) The armyworm outbreak in China's key grain producing areas has posed a major threat to the corn and rice crops this year, authorities said Tuesday.The agriculture ... Read more...
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Jay Shree Tea fetches higher returns
July 26th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) A higher price of tea in the market during the current financial year is likely to help in protecting the bottom line of city-based Jay Shree ... Read more...
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Scanty rains to affect food production: Pawar
July 16th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The government Monday said it would be a challenge to match the record crop production levels of the past two years in the wake of ... Read more...
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Monsoon delayed but situation not worrisome: Pawar (Second Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) There has been a two-week delay in the monsoon but the situation is not serious, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Tuesday and added ... Read more...
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Monsoon situation not serious, rain will pick up: Pawar (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) There has been a two-week delay in the monsoon but the situation is not serious, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Tuesday, adding that ... Read more...
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Monsoon delayed but situation not serious: Pawar
July 3rd, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) There had been a two-week delay in the monsoon but the situation was not serious, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Tuesday and added ... Read more...
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Climate change to affect small farmers: ActionAid
February 28th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) More than 80 percent small farmers, contributing to half of India's crop production, will be affected by climate change, which is impacting faster than predicted ... Read more...
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Organic fertilisers cut input costs, raise crops’ life
February 25th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) A senior professor at IIT Kharagpur says the use of organic fertilisers not only can reduce the production cost of the farmers but also increase the ... Read more...
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Food production up in eastern India
February 24th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Production from foodgrain deficit eastern region of the country is estimated to be 1,032 tonnes, an increase of 11.9 percent over last year, due ... Read more...
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Drought kills 5.6 mn trees in US state
February 16th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Houston, Feb 16 (IANS) An estimated 5.6 million trees were killed by last year's devastating drought in the US state of Texas, authorities said Wednesday.The estimates also mean that as ... Read more...
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Prices of pulses to stay stable despite lower yield
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) The prices of pulses in the country would remain stable next year despite a fall in both kharif and rabi crops on account of adverse weather ... Read more...
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Jay Shree Tea eyes increased production
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) Jay Shree Tea and Industries Ltd, a B.K. Birla Group company, Thursday said it expected an 8 percent growth in its tea crop production in 2011-12."Tea ... Read more...
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Goa Law Commission dejected as tips neglected
September 9th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) The Goa Law Commission has expressed dismay at the state government virtually ignoring all its recommendations, especially those relating to land reform."You can say that the ... Read more...
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Ban sale of agricultural land to non-farmers: Goa panel
September 9th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Goa's Law Commission Thursday recommended that the state government ban sale of agricultural land to non-agriculturists to stave off real estate speculation."We must stop sale ... Read more...
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Plant hormone could boost crop output
July 11th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 11 (IANS) In an important breakthrough, biologists have identified a hormone that plays a key role in determining the size and shape of plants.
The discovery of the ... Read more...
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Australian and Indian scientists collaborate to improve agricultural production
February 15th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Leading Australian and Indian agricultural researchers working together on joint research projects are gathering this week to highlight their achievements and to establish future research priorities.In ... Read more...
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India to produce 232 mn tonne foodgrains
February 9th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) India is likely to produce 232.07 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2010-11 as against 218.11 million tonnes in the previous year, on the back of record wheat ... Read more...
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World’s fertilizer leader doubles profits on rising food prices
January 28th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 28 (IANS) Rising global food prices have spelt bonanza for the world's biggest fertilizer company, Potash Corporation, which Thursday reported more than a two-fold increase in its profits ... Read more...
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Pakistan exports onions to India despite bad crop (Lead)
December 23rd, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistani traders are exporting onions to India despite the crop production lagging 30 to 40 percent behind domestic demand, a media report said.One hundred tonnes of the commodity ... Read more...
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Pakistan exporting onions to India despite bad crop
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistani traders are exporting onions to various countries, including India, despite the crop production lagging 30 to 40 percent behind domestic demand, a media report said.One hundred tonnes ... Read more...
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Farmers reap rich harvest at Chandigarh agri-fair
December 6th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Dec 6 (IANS) Farmers came from all over Punjab, Haryana and even from countries like Afghanistan to reap a rich harvest of technology at the Agro Tech 2010, ... Read more...
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Crops not affected by temperature rise: Minister
December 3rd, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) There has been no major impact on wheat production of the rising temperature in India, Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas said Friday even as experts ... Read more...
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China’s glaciers may shrink 27 percent by 2050: Report
October 9th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 9 (ANI): The average area of glaciers in western China might shrink by 27.2 percent by 2050 because of global warming, damaging crop production and worsening droughts, according to a ... Read more...
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Heavy rains damage Himachal Pradesh’s cabbage crop
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemant ChauhanShimla, Sep. 22 (ANI): Heavy rainfall and overcast conditions for the past four months have damaged the cabbage crop, resulting in a shortage of the vegetable.Cabbage is primarily cultivated in ... Read more...
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Government may impose import duty on sugar: Pawar
July 10th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The government may impose import duty on sugar in August as it is expecting a bumper crop, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Saturday.
"We will be getting ... Read more...
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India likely to have bumper crop this year: Sharad Pawar
July 9th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said India is likely to have bumper food grain production in the 2010-11-crop year on account of a good monsoon ... Read more...
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New approaches to crop development needed urgently
July 8th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): As the world population grows grain production must increase two fold by 2050 to address its escalating needs. But crop yields will suffer unless new approaches to adapt ... Read more...
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Kashmir Agricultural University infrastructure to be strengthened
June 13th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, June 13 (ANI): The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) has plans to utilise the grant announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for infrastructural development.Dr Manmohan Singh had ... Read more...
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Inadequate rainfall affects red chilli crop production in Rajkot
March 20th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI
Rajkot, Mar 20(ANI): Red chilli farmers in Rajkot are witnessing a decline in less production due to lack of rainfall.Gondal, the biggest market of red chilies in Gujarat, has witnessed low ... Read more...
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Haryana to secure its share of water through SYL Canal
March 5th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) The Haryana government is committed to secure for the state its legitimate share of river waters through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, Governor Jagannath Pahadia said Friday.
"We ... Read more...
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IPCC should investigate ‘warming bias’ in its report, says former climate chief
February 15th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): The former chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that the climate body must investigate an apparent bias in its report that resulted in ... Read more...
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Haryana to open veterinary and animal sciences varsity
February 5th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) Haryana will soon have a veterinary and animal sciences university named after freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai at Hisar town, officials said Thursday.
The Haryana cabinet at its meeting ... Read more...
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Prayers in Himachal to appease rain god
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 2 (IANS) The residents of Gohar village in this Himachal Pradesh district have been offering prayers to appease the rain god and end the prolonged ... Read more...
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Amid inflation worries, India projects 7.75 percent growth (Lead)
December 18th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Amid concern over spiralling inflation, due mainly to galloping food prices, India Friday projected a 7.75 percent growth for this fiscal even as the world at ... Read more...
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