Agro

5000 MT cold storages for Shopian, Sopore approved
GreaterKashmir.com
Jammu, Feb 22: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has stressed upon the J&K State Agro Industries Development Corporation Ltd (AIDCL) to expand its business activities by way of providing marketing opportunities to the farmers.

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Mineral Cartel's grip over food: Global race is on for controlling strategic mines
Economic Times
Agriculture is caught in an equally-intense struggle for new mines. And the billions farm input companies are willing to invest seem worth it because these mines are critical to global food production. ET helps you join the dots.

Policy formulated to increase participation of women in agriculture
City Journal.in
Centre for Gender Studies in Agriculture and Farm Entrepreneurship Development (CGAFED), Kerala Agricultural University and Kerala Womens' Commission have jointly formulated a policy to increase participation of women in agriculture.

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Rearing farm animals helps in times of economic distress
The Hindu
In agriculture it is not possible to earn fast. It takes time and needs patience. But if farmers decide to rear animals like goats, sheep, turkey, guinea fowls and pigs, their income will come quicker,” he says. To rear these animals, farmers don't ...

Revamped rural jobs plan aims to boost farm output, minimize graft
Livemint
India will implement a more streamlined rural jobs guarantee programme from April to boost farm production, increase transparency and minimize corruption, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said. The new guidelines, suggested by a panel headed by ...
New MNREGA version aims for productivity-enhancing resultsThe Hindu
Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appealEconomic Times
NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2Hindustan Times
Press Information Bureau (press release) -Punjab Newsline
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UP polls: Rahul's prestige at stake in Jewar
Times of India
Nutan is the wife of jailed farmer leader and JD(U) candidate from Jewar, Manveer Tewatia. Accompanied by scores of party supporters, Nutan is making rounds of Jewar constituency, meeting farmers and women and connecting with youth to drum up support ...

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Tewatia in jail, but wife sets out to woo Jewar farmers
Times of India
JEWAR (GREATER NOIDA): While Mayawati still hasn't broken her silence about the violence in Bhatta Parsaul and the farmers' agitation that followed, the deafening roar of protest about the 'forced' land acquisition in western Uttar Pradesh is best ...

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Rearing farm animals helps in times of economic distress
The Hindu
Farmers don't need a veterinarian to tell them to rear some animals like pig, goat or poultry to boost their income. “They have been doing it for centuries. But they definitely require our assistance and suggestions to maintain their animals in a ...

Revamped rural jobs plan aims to boost farm output, minimize graft
Livemint
India will implement a more streamlined rural jobs guarantee programme from April to boost farm production, increase transparency and minimize corruption, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said. The new guidelines, suggested by a panel headed by ...
NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2Hindustan Times
States' grants tied to wage paymentBusiness Standard

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Black thunder rocks the ramp
Hindustan Times
Bursting at the seams, the Arjun stadium witnessed the pick of the buffaloes at the first-ever 'Murrah on the ramp' show here on The event was held not only to promote the Murrah breed but also to encourage farmers through monetary incentive not to ...
Murrah buffaloes clear first round on rampTimes of India

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