Amaravati, March 25 – In a novel protest against the plight of distressed banana farmers, Andhra Pradesh Congress president YS Sharmila Reddy drove a banana truck to the office of the Kadapa district Collector on Wednesday.Expressing solidarity with banana farmers affected by falling prices...
Mumbai, March 4 The Maharashtra government has set up a joint committee to suggest scientific measures and raise awareness to control the Panama (TR4) fungal disease found in banana crops in the Jalgaon district, Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne said on Wednesday.A high-level meeting was...
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Bhubaneswar, February 22 – Odisha farmer Hirok Patel, whose ingenuity Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised in his recent "Mann Ki Baat," has transformed a small plot of land into a high-yield farming operation by combining modern techniques with traditional knowledge, successfully doubling his...
Kannur (Kerala), February 15 A 62-year-old award-winning farmer allegedly committed suicide due to mounting financial debts in Cherupuzha, this district, police said.The deceased, identified as Ambattu Elias, was a native of Idavaram in Cherupuzha.According to family sources, he allegedly...
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