Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development Announces 12 New...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) AMSTERDAM - Today at Amsterdam International Water Week Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development announced 12 new...
View ArticleFarmers worried over rainwater stagnating in banana fields
Banana fields were inundated in some parts of the district following heavy rains recently. The scenario worried farmers of Pudukottai, Palayakayal, Athimarapatti, Sebathaiyapuram, Mullakadu and...
View ArticleLessons from Israel
At the back of everyone’s minds, the worst fear regarding changing climate is how can we ever cope with a 4 degree Celsius temperature increase and increased drought, especially in regions like Tamil...
View ArticleLower-cost crop cover on cards
A new crop insurance scheme the Modi government is set to roll out shortly seeks to cap the premium paid by farmers at about 3% of the insured value, cover a substantial part of the country’s farmland...
View ArticleKeeping Australia's Food Bowl Full (Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd)
(Source: Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd) Murray Irrigation is the largest privately owned irrigation company in Australia. In a country that is reliant on farmers and their produce, but often starved of...
View ArticleFinance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley Reviews the Financial Performance of...
(Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India) The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have made great contribution in rebuilding the economy of...
View ArticleFM Arun Jaitley to meet PSB heads today; NPAs, rate cut likely on agenda
Finance minister Arun Jaitley will review state-owned banks’ performance in bad loan reduction, priority sector lending and in the financial inclusion schemes in pension and insurance sectors at a...
View ArticleIndo-Israel methods of growing vegetables increase yield manifold
The Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Reddiyarchatram in Dindigul has achieved a milestone by increasing the yield manifold under open cultivation with plastic mulching and fertigation technology....
View ArticleFarm ponds help farmers tackle drought
Farmers, who did not have financial capacity for digging an agricultural well or sink a bore-well to take up farming, overcame drought and cultivated two crops with the construction of farm ponds in...
View ArticleFloriculture farmers’ withering prospects
he long-felt need for a flower market in the town remains unfulfilled even as floriculture farmers continue to bear the brunt of escalating input cost and highly fluctuating prices of their produce,...
View ArticleFish fair to help State farmers tide over crisis
At a time when farmers in the State are reeling under drought, the Krishi Mela this year will focus on several concepts to help them cope with their problems. One such initiative is the ‘Matsya Mela’...
View Article‘WhatsApp’ number to get rain-related help
The district administration has introduced a ‘WhatsApp’ number to inform and get relief from rain-induced incidents. The public could share any such information on ‘WhatsApp’ number 9443656811....
View ArticleCertainty and productivity flow from water infrastructure project (Department...
(Source: Department of Agriculture - Australian Government) 5 November 2015 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, today visited Mildura to highlight the benefits that are flowing...
View ArticleGrow vegetables in your backyard or on rooftop
The city may be turning a concrete jungle, but there are still many who cultivate vegetables on rooftops and backyards. And, the good news is the Horticulture Department is supplying mud, seed, tools...
View ArticleInspired to be innovative
he increasing number of deaths among children who slip into borewells gave way to discover an effective rescue operation in the project ‘Borewell Ventilator’ crafted by S. Venkatesh, a student of Zilla...
View ArticleTurning Wayanad into a cool season vegetable hub
Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) in association with Agriculture Department is gearing up to make Wayanad district a cool season vegetable hub of the State. “Though some locations in...
View ArticleSolutions in power trade offered to Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada: Given that Andhra Pradesh is making strides in the power sector, Power Trade Corporation has evinced interest to offer power trade solutions to the state. In this regard, Mr Deepak Amitabh,...
View ArticleKeeping Australia's Food Bowl Full (Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd)
(Source: Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd) Murray Irrigation is the largest privately owned irrigation company in Australia. In a country that is reliant on farmers and their produce, but often starved of...
View ArticleTapioca cultivation in full swing
Even as the Forest Department and NABARD are trying to promote alternative cropping in Pachamalai, tapioca cultivation is on full swing in the hills and tribal farmers, encouraged by the copious rain...
View ArticleMore than 46 lakh farmers benefited from interest-free crop loans: Minister
The State Government has sanctioned interest-free crop loan to the tune of Rs. 20,786 crore to a record number of 46.44 lakh farmers in the last four years, said Sellur K. Raju, Minister for...
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