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- Telangana
Telangana ryot wins ‘Millionaire Farmer of India’ award
Hyderabad: Lokasani Padma Reddy, a farmer from Nalgonda district, has been honoured as the ‘Millionaire Farmer of India’ by the Government of India, recognizing his exceptional contributions to agriculture. Padma Reddy has…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP’s natural farming programme, Indian-origin soil scientist win Gulbenkian Prize
New Delhi: Two Indian entities have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity for their pioneering work in sustainable agriculture, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announced on Friday. The Andhra Pradesh…
- Business
Can agricultural sector evade climate change bouncer?
Delhi: As rising temperatures make farming more resource-hungry, countries in the Global South have been compelled to come up with measures to ensure the agriculture sector can stave off this seemingly insurmountable…
- World
Hungary joins Poland in banning grain from Ukraine to protect local farmers
Budapest: Hungary has joined Poland in banning the import of grain and other food products from Ukraine, in an effort to protect its domestic farming industry, according to official sources. The ban,…
- Hyderabad
NIRDPR, ICRISAT sign MoU to promote dryland crops, climate-smart farming
Hyderabad: City-based National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on Monday signed a MoU to strengthen evidence-based research and…
- Telangana
Telangana: 991 cases of spurious seeds supply booked in 9 years
Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded a total of 991 cases related to the manufacturing and supply of spurious seeds between 2014-2022. A coordinated and firm action from all district superintendents of police and…
- Telangana
Drone Academy for farmers likely to come up in Telangana
Hyderabad: Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) which operates from Hyderabad is likely to set up a ‘Drone Academy’ in order to train farmers in Telangana in operating drones. Drones have…
- Telangana
Telangana: NABARD plans credit worth Rs 1.85L cr to priority sectors for 2023
Hyderabad: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has figured out a credit plan worth 1,85,327 crore for supporting the priority sectors in the state for the year 2023-2024.Finance minister…
- Photos
Agriculture: Mushroom farming in Baramulla
Baramulla: Chief Agriculture Officer Yadvinder Singh at an in-house mushroom farming unit run by Kashmiri women, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Baramulla: Kashmiri women harvest…
- India
India: Rice production may fall by 12 mn tonne in Kharif season: Food Secretary
New Delhi: India’s rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season of this year, due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday. However,…
- News
Telangana revolutionises farming with developmental programmes’
Hyderabad: The entire farming community is looking at Telangana which has brought into force a revolutionary action plan in the agriculture sector in the 75 years of the nation’s independence. The demand…
- Telangana
Fertilisers and diesel price hike affecting farming: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao on Monday urged officials from the agriculture department to encourage farmers to take up cotton farming. Assessing the increasing demand for crops such as cotton…
