Cotton consumption is expected to drop by a little more than 8% as a result of the current Covid-19 wave and subsequent lockdowns in several states, according to India’s top cotton crop assessment agency. Cotton consumption for season 2020-21 (October to September) has been reduced by the Union Ministry of Textiles’ Committee on Cotton Production […]
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Punjab Agricultural University launches a new variety of Basmati Rice
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has grown a new variety of basmati, ‘Punjab Basmati 7′, for commercial cultivation in the coming season in the state, with the aim of diversification and preservation of the state’s depleting underground water table. This variant was created by crossing the standard basmati variety, ‘Basmati 386,’ with the most common […]
Virtual Classroom & Agri- Diksha Web Education Channel Inaugurated by Narendra Tomar
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, virtually inaugurated the “Virtual Classroom” & “Agri-Diksha Web Education Channel”. The Union Minister also launched the “Exploration Centre & Drone Remote Sensing Laboratory” and “Manual on Drone Remote Sensing” during the occasion. Tomar praised the hard work of all the scientists of the Council. The Union Minister […]
Indigo Rose, the First Antioxidant-Rich Purple Tomato, Gets Its Hybrid
Ten years ago, Jim Myers, a prominent vegetable breeder, and professor at the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences developed Indigo Rose, which is the first antioxidant-rich purple tomato. Now, Oregon State University (OSU) has developed Midnight Roma, a cross between Oregon Star and Indigo Rose. Oregon Star is a huge fleshy tomato excellent for paste or slicing. It features […]
Good News! Punjab Government agrees to implement Direct Bank Transfer for Farmers.
Punjab farmers should expect direct online MSP payments starting with the forthcoming procurement season, after the Centre dismissed the state’s request for yet another DBT exemption on Thursday. After a nearly two-hour meeting with Food Minister Piyush Goyal, who categorically assured the state that the Centre will allow procurements and repay relevant costs only if […]
Taste the Tanginess of “Superfood”, Amla with Niche Agriculture Limited
Cultivated all through India and adjacent nations, “AMLA” has picked up a following all through the world as a “superfruit.” It’s no astonishing — a 100-gram serving of new amla berries contains the amount of Vitamin C equivalent to 20 oranges. Amla is endemic and primitive to the sub-continent of India. Botanically Amla is referred to as Phyllanthus Emblica and is deciduous in nature. […]
Meet Telangana Farmer Who Grows 110 Varieties of Rice, Creates Wonders With Organic Farming
A farmer, who resides in Chinthalur village of Telangana’s Nizamabad district, has done a very progressive task by developing as many as 110 varieties of rice, which was not possible even for scientists. By adopting a noted method of organic farming, he is doing wonders in the field of cultivation. The farmer, identified as Nagula […]
Coromandel Launches New Fertiliser Brand ‘GROSHAKTI’
Coromandel International Ltd has been serving the farming community by providing best quality and new technology fertilizers to farmers of India since 1961. Coromandel especially has a strong bonding with farmers of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana with best market share having its two-mega plants at Vizag and Kakinada. As a part of enhancing productivity of […]
Why is Organic Cotton Trendier These Days?
Organic cotton means natural cotton without using any synthetic agricultural chemical such as fertilizers or pesticides or transgenic technology. Difference between Organic Cotton and Regular Cotton Organic Cotton is made from natural seeds, and there is no use of pesticides or other harmful chemicals. Bugs are controlled with insecticides that kill pests. Regular Cotton is grown […]
Niche Agriculture brings the freshness of “Queen of Fruits”, Grapes
Grape cultivation is one of the most lucrative and profitable farming in India. Grapes are not only a wonderful fruit for eating, juicing, and for winemaking but also a beautiful ornamental plant. It is a perennial and deciduous woody climbing wine and is used for making various products such as jelly, jam, resins, vinegar, juice, […]