Follow Us on Google News Ahmedabad, July 30 (IANS) Gujarat reported cotton and groundnut cultivation across more than 20 lakh hectares each, making them the most widely sown crops in the state. According to Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel, the favourable and timely monsoon across Saurashtra, Kutch, and North Gujarat has fueled farmers’ enthusiasm, with overall … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Agartala, July 21 (IANS) Tripura has already covered almost 4,000 hectares of land under oil palm cultivation out of the 7,000 hectares targeted in the 2025–26 financial year, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Monday. Inaugurating the Mega Oil Palm Plantation Drive at Taltala in West … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 16 (IANS) With the timely release of water from the Mettur dam on its traditional date of June 12, followed by its arrival at the Grand Anicut for delta irrigation, farmers across Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery Delta region have welcomed the life-giving flow of the river with joy and … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Punjab’s crop diversification efforts got a major fillip with cotton cultivation witnessing around 20 per cent surge, taking the area under cotton from 2.49 lakh acres last year to 2.98 lakh acres this year, an increase of over 49,000 acres, state Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 8 (IANS) With favourable water storage levels in the Mettur reservoir and an optimistic monsoon forecast, the Tamil Nadu government has set an enhanced Kuruvai cultivation target of over five lakh acres in the Cauvery delta region for the ongoing agricultural season. This marks a significant increase from … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 19 (IANS) A panel of senior agricultural technocrats in Tamil Nadu has urged the state government to take proactive steps to guide farmers in paddy cultivation, aligning with water availability and seasonal timelines to ensure maximum crop yield. The committee, comprising P. Kalaivanan, P. Venkatesan, V. Palaniappan, and … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 15 (IANS) With the India Meteorological Department forecasting an early onset of the southwest monsoon, farmers across Tamil Nadu have begun preparations for the Kuruvai paddy cultivation season. The promising storage levels at the Mettur Dam, along with intermittent summer showers in the catchment areas, have further encouraged … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Agartala, April 11 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday announced that to boost the economy of the state, rubber cultivation will be expanded to another 20,485 hectares of land, and 10 new rubber processing centers will be established in the state. While inaugurating several development projects in Khowai … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 5 (IANS) Farmers in the Delta districts of Tamil Nadu have begun cultivating summer paddy as a short-term interim crop, utilising groundwater drawn through energised borewells. Traditionally, the Delta region, which includes districts like Thanjavur and is often referred to as the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu, cultivates … Read more
