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कृषि टेक्निका 2012 : पहले दो दिन में 20 हजार लोग पहुंचे

By admin, on February 12th, 2012%

सूरत. गुजरात के सूरत शहर में 4 फरवरी से कृषि टेक्निका 2012 की शुरुआत हुई। 4 से6 फरवरी तक चलने वाले इस कृषि प्रदर्शनी में अब15000 से 20000 के बीच कृषि जगत से जुड़े लोगों ने इस मेले में आ चुके है ।

कृषि टेक्निका 2012 में कृषि जगत में आने वाली टेक्नॉलाजिकल बदलाव पर . . . → Read More: कृषि टेक्निका 2012 : पहले दो दिन में 20 हजार लोग पहुंचे

Farmers using Facebook to discuss prices and plan strategy

By admin, on February 10th, 2012%

KOLKATA: Last month, the turmeric farmers of Maharashtra’s Sangli district found themselves in a desperate situation. Oversupply had resulted in prices crashing in the local turmeric market, Asia’s biggest, threatening their livelihood. And with several thousands growing the commodity across Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, any meaningful strategy to halt the price crash meant . . . → Read More: Farmers using Facebook to discuss prices and plan strategy

Rural India loses steam: Demand for tractors, agriculture machinery, durables decline as income falls, prices rise

By admin, on February 10th, 2012%

MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: In 2007, 27-year-old Kaushalendra from Bihar shunned the placement frenzy, which would see many of his colleagues earn fat salaries, in favour of a more homespun alternative: Selling fresh vegetables on a push cart to residents of his hometown Nalanda.

Putting together whatever money he had, Kaushalendra began the venture . . . → Read More: Rural India loses steam: Demand for tractors, agriculture machinery, durables decline as income falls, prices rise

Farm work to be included in rural jobs scheme?

By admin, on December 28th, 2011%

NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to include a clutch of agriculture-related works under the rural job guarantee scheme to make it agriculture friendly.

The impending addition to the bouquet of works permissible under the job scheme is to assuage the grievance that diversion of labourers to MGNREGA was affecting farm output. Agriculture minister Sharad . . . → Read More: Farm work to be included in rural jobs scheme?

Village Life

By admin, on November 26th, 2011%

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BJP Demands Minimum Income for Farmers

By admin, on November 17th, 2011%

BJP today demanded that the Centre ensure minimum income for farmers considering the three types of farming prevailing in the country.

Demanding this, party’s Kisan Cell Chairman Om Prakash Dhanakkar told reporters that the three types of farming were for earning livelihood, capital intensive farming and commercial farming.

He alleged that the Centre had withheld . . . → Read More: BJP Demands Minimum Income for Farmers

60,000 farmers turn up at Krishi Mela on day one

By admin, on November 17th, 2011%

The five-day national Krishi Mela, being organised by the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore began in the garden city on Wednesday with an estimated 60,000 farmers thronging the country’s biggest farm event on day one itself.

The university authorities are confident that the number of farmers will multiply in the next four days as the history . . . → Read More: 60,000 farmers turn up at Krishi Mela on day one

20 million farmers to be covered via SMS for agricultural help

By admin, on October 29th, 2011%

AGARTALA: Thanks to the mobile phone revolution in India, 20 million farmers will be covered by 2017 through SMSs and the Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS) to give them farming information, weather and climatic details to help them meet agricultural targets.

“The SMS and IVRS mode were launched in 2009 covering 5,000 farmers. It . . . → Read More: 20 million farmers to be covered via SMS for agricultural help

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