Beed, March 25 A 60-year-old farmer from the Beed district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly growing cannabis plants concealed within a sorghum crop, police said on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off, police raided a farm at Sushi (Wadgaon) on Tuesday and seized 42 cannabis plants...
Panaji, March 25 The Sanquelim constituency in North Goa is emerging as a model for community farming, with crop growers coming together under a flagship initiative of the state government, officials said.As part of the program, farmers in villages such as Surla and Kudne have adopted...
agricultural planning
agricultural productivity
chief minister pramod sawant
community farming
cropcultivation
farmer support
goa agriculture
group farming
kudne (village)
land preparation
mechanization
prime minister narendra modi
state directorate of agriculture
surla (village)
sustainable farming
water management
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is becoming a significant support system for farmers in Reasi, providing direct financial assistance to help strengthen agricultural activities and improve the livelihoods of farming families.Under the scheme, eligible farmer families receive ₹6,000 per...
agricultural assistance
agricultural inputs
cropcultivation
dbt
direct benefit transfer
farmer support
financial assistance
government of india
jammu and kashmir
marginal farmers
pm-kisan
pradhan mantri kisan samman nidhi
reasi district
rural economy
small farmers
Kewal Kumar, a progressive farmer from Dhanu village in the Tikri block of Udhampur, has revolutionized his farming practices after 35 years of traditional agriculture by adopting modern techniques supported by government schemes.A major turning point in his journey came with the installation...
Dharmapuri, March 9 – The cottage industry based on Palmarosa in the Dharmapuri district is facing a severe crisis due to a sharp decline in cultivation amid weak market demand, erratic rainfall, and poor returns for farmers.Producers say this situation has affected hundreds of small...
agriculture marketing
cosmetics industry
cropcultivation
cymbopogon martinii
dharmapuri district
farmers producer groups
fragrance industry
horticulture
horticulture department
palmarosa oil
rainfall
raw material prices
rural livelihoods
small distillation units
tamil nadu
Bhopal, March 8 Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, requesting the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Basmati rice produced in Madhya Pradesh, and warned that a delay in accepting the demand could lead to protests.The GI tag is used for...
SAMBA, FEBRUARY 28: Many farmers in Samba are earning a good income by practicing organic farming and cultivating crops in high-tech polyhouses under the government's Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP).District Agriculture Officer, Dr. Rakesh Khajuria, stated that 26 high-tech...
A young scholar from Pulwama establishes a high-tech polyhouse under HADP, transforming from job seeker to job creator and promoting modern agriculture while generating local employment.February 24, Pulwama: In an inspiring example of educated youth opting for entrepreneurship, a young scholar...
agriculture
agriculture sector
cropcultivation
economic development
entrepreneurship
farmer
holistic agriculture development programme (hadp)
jammu and kashmir
modern agriculture
mphil
polyhouse
rural development
trichoo village
vocational training
youth employment
Gurugram, February 21 A seminar held here on Saturday discussed sustainable palm oil cultivation and ways to strengthen India's edible oil security, according to a press statement.The seminar, 'Nutritional and Functional Aspects of Palm Oil,' was organized by FARE Labs and was attended by...
In a significant move to promote the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), the J&K Government has constituted a high-level committee to draft a comprehensive and time-bound roadmap for the sector's commercial expansion across the Union Territory. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent...