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Colossal loss: Farmer Tumu Peda Venkateswarlu of Khammam district in Telangana is seen trying to salvage his maize crop that was destroyed due to unseasonal rain.

Is crop insurance scheme losing steam?

Of the 84 lakh farmers who withdrew, 68.31 lakh are from the four BJP-ruled States: reply to RTI

A farm worker harvesting pepper at a plantation at Mepadi in Wayanad district.

Mobile app for pepper farmers

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Bhattada Boregowda in his rice museum in Shivahalli village.

Field Notes Two museums in Mandya are saving native paddy grains from extinction

R. Krishna Kumar A farmer’s house in the nondescript Kirugavalu village is the country’s largest private rice museum

M.S. Shanmugasundaram has set up a Bhungroo water harvesting system on his farm at Kumaran Kundru, nearly 35 km from Coimbatore.

‘Bhungroo’ brings hope where dry spells prevail

M Soundariya Preetha 70% of rainwater harvested by the system can be used

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Equip small farmers for sustainable growth, rubber industry told

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ZBNF growers preparing cow-based fertilizer at Padarthi village in Prakasam district.

ZBNF revolution sweeps village in Andhra Pradesh

S. Murali Farmers on cloud nine over dramatic turnaround in fortunes

The first consignment of the grand naine variety from Theni district, produced using the ‘post harvest protocol’, will commence its sea leg of the journey from Kochi on Nov. 1.

It’s destination Europe for T.N. bananas

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HYDERABAD: TELANGANA: 21/08/2015: Activities at Mehaboob market in Hyderabad was partially dull as the inflow of Onions has been weakened for past few weeks. During our visit to the market, when we enquired about import of Onion from other states, the market official told mostly we receive the crop from the neighbouring state of Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh, but due to low rain fall the crop has failed in those part of the country. Earlier we used to receive about hundred truck load of crop, which has been reduced to 40-50 lorry load per day. Eventually the prices also sky-rocketed and gone upto Rs.5800 per quintal for the best variety, which was Rs. 3200 per quintal just a month ago. Meanwhile the Telangana state government has set up the Onion shops at Raythu Bazar and selling at a subsidised price of Rs. 20 per kg to curb the crisis. Interestingly, the traders in the market declared that despite having a low inflow of the crop, a chunk is being exported to the states of Orissa, Punjab, Delhi and West Bengal. Photo: G. Ramakrishna

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Is crop insurance scheme losing steam?

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Mobile app for pepper farmers

Damaged crop dampens wedding season in ‘apple bowl’ of Kashmir

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Two museums in Mandya are saving native paddy grains from extinction

‘Bhungroo’ brings hope where dry spells prevail

It’s destination Europe for T.N. bananas

Equip small farmers for sustainable growth, rubber industry told

It’s the biggest challenge before the sector, says economist

Mariculture policy draft under fire from fishers

Proposals detrimental to traditional fishermen, says forum

ZBNF revolution sweeps village in Andhra Pradesh

Farmers on cloud nine over dramatic turnaround in fortunes

Dip in stubble-burning cases in Punjab: officials

Stubble burning cases in key grain-producing States of Punjab and Haryana have dipped this season compared to the last year, according to

Cow dung and urine are the real crop boosters

Local farmer blends natural mix in 15 acres, tripling yield

Harvesters make it easy for farmers

Agricultural fields which otherwise would have been left unploughed are being cultivated now

It is back to nature for these urban farmers

The concept of zero budget natural farming, which is neither chemical-loaded nor organic with its reliance on manure, is swiftly catching up

Drought: govt. asks farmers to go for short duration crops

Contingency plan focusing on alternative crops drawn up

Agricultural policies need to be producer-oriented, says expert

"All stakeholders should take up collaborative research work with National Agricultural Research System institutions"

Fisheries livelihood losses up to ₹94 crore, says CIFT estimate

The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, which has made a rapid assessment of the damage to craft and gear and livelihood of capture

What the agriculture census shows about land holdings in India

The number of small and marginal agricultural land holdings in the country (known as operational holdings) has registered a marginal increase in

From a small patch springs 968 varieties of paddy

Farmer Ghani Khan is a conservator at heart; his on-site exhibit has traditional strains of rice

Flood disaster takes its toll on the land of spices

IISR study says 30% of crop wiped out, estimates a loss of ₹1,254 cr this fiscal

Record kharif foodgrain production expected

Minister pegs production at 41.59 million tonnes.

Flowers bloom in the Cauvery delta rice belt

Mannargudi farmer shows an alternative to water-intensive crops

Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture to be set up in Tiruchi

The new station will focus on economically important species for the development of culture technology for adoption, establishing and running farms.

Why organic farming is yet to bear fruit

Despite concerted efforts to promote this alternative system of food production, a majority of agriculturists are yet to jump on the organic bandwagon, as factors such as costs, land size and viability remain sticking points

Ravaged by a caterpillar: on the armyworm invasion in India

First detected in Karnataka only in May this year, the fall armyworm, a native of the Americas, has already spread as far as West Bengal and Gujarat, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Priyanka Pulla reports on the deficiencies in India’s quarantine regime

India targets slight increase in 2018-19 foodgrain output

M.P., Gujarat likely to opt for new payment scheme

ZBNF is suitable for all of State’s agro-climatic zones: Subhash Palekar

Andhra Pradesh government has adopted Zero-Budget Natural Farming model and Karnataka is set to experiment with it.

What does a bumber kharif crop mean for the economy?

What is it? With the summer (kharif) sowing picking up across the country on account of improved distribution of monsoon rain during the last

Local bodies set up smaller composting units

Decentralise approach to solid waste management in effort to reduce dependency on dumpyards

Grameena Santhe begins in Udupi

The three-day Grameena Santhe, organised by Grameena Santhe Okkoota, began at the Sri Narayanaguru Sabha Bhavan at Bannanje here on Friday.

Farming will be made more profitable: CM

40 minor and major irrigation projects will be inaugurated by February next, he says

Punjab gearing up to check stubble burning

Subsidised equipments for farmers

CPI(M) demands ₹10 lakh for farmer’s family

Peasant died after consuming pesticide allegedly due to crop loss

Tenant farmers seek clarity on their status

They are looking up to Congress which has promised to include them in Rythu Bandhu Scheme

‘Dues of cane farmers will be paid soon’

State will ensure that the arrears are paid before new season: U.P. Minister

Dairy farmers helpless as deadly disease takes a toll on cattle

Six heads of cattle dead in the last one month in a village in Tumakuru district

Siddhi: an app that brings farmers, dealers together

App called Siddhi brings together growers and sellers of agri equipment

New hybrids will help raise yields of silkworm farmers

Incomes may rise 5-10% with new mulberry silkworm variety

After brief spell of rain, drought threat back in Hyderabad- Karnataka

The mid-August rains had threatened the farmers cultivating green gram and black gram as their crops were at the harvesting stage.

She who tills the land: spotlight on women farmers

City-based Organic Farmers Market trains the spotlight on women cultivators

Delta farmers dance to ‘samba’ beat

Paddy coverage expected to exceed this year, thanks to copious flow in the Cauvery

Fall in tomato price worries farmers in Madanapalle

Demand has not gone up despite low yields, which is attributed to bumper crop in neighbouring Anantapur district

Integrated farming to double income

Under new system, farmers will take up various activities

First, you must give back to the earth

A former furniture manufacturer turned a barren patch of land in Dahanu into a food forest, and in the process, transformed himself into what he always wanted to be: a farmer

Sowing nature back into agriculture

Organic farming gets a boost through the efforts of these New Age farmers

Hi-tech drones come to the aid of Japan’s ageing farmers

The drone can apply pesticides and fertilizer to a rice field in about 15 minutes

Moringa farmer beats the drum for growing drumstick

Switching from thirsty banana, he now plans to invest ₹25 lakh

First consignment of cage farmed fish species flagged off

Orange spotted grouper, Indian pompano in great demand in West Bengal

Cauvery rises; acres of banana plantation submerged

PWD, as a precautionary measure, continues to discharge surplus water into the Coleroon

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