Tag: Avishek Raja
Why sowing area shrunk in Rajasthan, the largest mustard-growing state?
Due to an increase in the total area of sowing of mustard, the main oilseed crop...
Farmer brings pomegranate to the desert; sells fruits worth Rs 70 lakh in one season
Farming in the desert of Rajasthan is a difficult task in itself. Farmer Chandraprakash...
Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse
Hans Heritage Jaggery, a jaggery factory located in Oon in Shamli district of Uttar...
Cotton paradox: Less output, but lowest price in two yrs
This year, due to the terrible outbreak of pink bollworm, the cotton crop has suffered...
India bans onion exports till Mar '24; Maharashtra farmers launch protest
The Centre notified banned exports of onion till March next year with a view to...
Basmati paddy price crossed Rs 6,000 per quintal in Haryana mandis, farmers are reaping benefit of higher price
Due to increasing demand for Basmati rice in the international market, the price...
Price of new soybean crop less than MSP by up to Rs 1,000; farmers waiting for price rise
The arrival of new soybean crop in the market is very less. Due to very less rainfall...
Pink Bollworm Menace : Rajasthan govt gives Rs 1,125 cr relief package to cotton farmers
The cotton crop in Rajasthan has suffered a lot due to the terrible outbreak of...
UP cane growers' dues cross Rs 4,000cr, SAP not announced for 2023-24 crushing season
Sugarcane farmers of the state owe more than Rs 4,000 crore to more than a dozen...
Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang
According to the latest data of the Central Consumer Affairs Department, in the...
Despite more acreage, crisis looms over soyabean crops
Due to lack of rain, the temperature remained above normal, due to which about 50...
Wheat price up by Rs 300 a quintal since stock limit order
Price of wheat has increased by Rs 250-300 per quintal since stock limit was imposed...
Farmers can produce jaggery without having unit, thanks to CFC under ODOP scheme
This CFC in Muzaffarnagar is being built under the “One District One Product (ODOP)”...
London educated agri-entrepreneur grows wheat variety popular in bakery industry
Anushka Neol, a woman agri-entrepreneur from Abohar, Punjab, is one of those youth....
Paddy sowing area falls by 10 pc, Arhar by 42 pc
The area under paddy has improved with the onset of monsoon, while the sowing of...
Going back to roots, KP Singh sets up automated Jaggery unit, gives higher prices of sugarcane to farmers and employment to villagers
Krishana Pal Singh, a resident of Oon village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh,...
