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15 hours, 28 minutes ago

Farmers urged to use Krishi Rakshak app to report crop loss

The unseasonal rainfall in the last couple of days in all coastal and some interior districts have caused considerable damage to harvested crops. The low pressure induced rains lashed Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kendrapada, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Puri and Raygada districts, Patil said about 15 lakh farmers from these …

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15 hours, 28 minutes ago

National Farmers Day 2024: History, significance and all you need to know

India Today

National farmer's day, observed annually on December 23rd, holds a special place in the heart of every Indian. Dedicated to farmers, the day marks the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of India, whose life and work were devoted to the welfare of the farming community. THE LEGACY OF CHAUDHARY CHARAN SINGH Chaudhary Charan Singh, often …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

Florida agriculture hit with $190M losses from Hurricane Milton

Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida agriculture suffered more than $190 million in losses from Hurricane Milton, making it the costliest for farmers and ranchers of three cyclones that pummeled the state in 2024, according to University of Florida researchers. When all the data is in, the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences estimates the losses from Milton could reach …

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3 days ago

Special team issues advisory to farmers in Karaikal on managing paddy affected by waterlogging

The Hindu

A team of scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, and agricultural extension officers has advised farmers in Karaikal to adopt integrated pest management strategies to protect standing paddy crops inundated during the recent heavy rain. Earlier, the Department of Agriculture reported to the Puducherry government that there was a possibility of significant …

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3 days, 6 hours ago

Goldman Sachs Sees Nifty Reaching 27,000 In 2025, Bullish On Housing, Agriculture, Defence Stocks

ABP News

Goldman Sachs India 2025 Outlook: Goldman Sachs has shared its strategic outlook for Indian equities in 2025, highlighting significant growth potential in sectors such as housing, agriculture, defence, tourism, and the rapidly expanding affluent consumer market. We forecast MSCI India earnings growth of 12 per cent, 13 per cent, and 16 per cent for CY 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively—slightly …

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4 days, 20 hours ago

Strengthening the roots of an agri-carbon market

The Hindu

Carbon markets hold the potential to transform Indian agriculture, turning sustainable farming practices into a lucrative opportunity for farmers while combating climate change. Businesses exceeding these caps must either purchase carbon credits from projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, such as agroforestry or sustainable agriculture projects, or pay carbon taxes for their extra emissions. To assess the readiness of India’s …

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5 days, 5 hours ago

Rashtrapati Nilayam to host 15-day flower and horticulture festival from Dec. 29

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Rashtrapati Nilayam at Bolarum in Secunderabad will host a 15-day flower and horticulture festival ‘Udyan Utsav’ from December 29 The Udyan Utsav, organised in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management Hyderabad and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, aims to celebrate nature, promote environmental conservation and sustainability through people’s …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

Xi urges deepening rural reform, building up strength in agriculture

China Daily

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping has urged further deepening rural reform and making solid advances toward the goal of building up China's strength in agriculture. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in his instructions on work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers, which …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

Column: Citrus in December is a SoCal tradition. Enjoy your harvest while you can

LA Times

Trees heavy with citrus fruits that ripen as winter progresses are as much a Southern California holiday tradition as tamales and the Rose Parade. Every December in Southern California, the days get shorter yet brighter — and it’s not Christmas lights or the shifting sun that make the region shine. Trees heavy with fruits that ripen through the color spectrum …

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1 week ago

₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti

The Hindu

The people’s government will implement its promise of providing ₹12,000 per year to landless labourers from December 28, and the first instalment of ₹6,000 will be disbursed on the same day the Congress will celebrate its Formation Day, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. Forced to take loans For 10 long years, the BRS rulers looted the State by …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Standing crops under water in Sivaganga district; In Ramanathapuram, Collector travels on tractor to oversee water logging issues

The Hindu

Standing crops, including paddy and chilly plants, were submerged due to continuous rain in Tirupuvanam and Illayankudi blocks in Sivaganga district, farmers said here on Saturday. As the water could not be drained, the crops have submerged and the produce would become useless, said Rajasekaran, a farmer, and added that he had raised chilly in 51 cents of land and …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Srisailam Hydro Power Cuts Water Release for Agriculture

Deccan Chronicle

Kurnool: Paddy farmers in Nandyal district, under the Kurnool-Cuddapah canal, are in distress due to a fall in water levels in the Srisailam reservoir. Water from Muchumarri to the KC canal ayacut can be released only if the water level in the Srisailam reservoir reaches 812 feet. The designated Rabi cultivation area in the joint Kurnool district spans 92,000 acres …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Shivraj Chouhan meets farm outfits; why aren’t we invited, ask protesting farmers

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday met leaders representing farmers from two ‘khap’ groups from Haryana, apart from an organisation from Chhattisgarh, as part of his programme to interact with cultivators. Farmers representing Haryana-based Naugama Khap Kisan Sangathan in Jind, Satrol Khap Seva Samiti from Hisar and Nandal Khap in Rohtak participated in the discussions Farmers …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Why the increase in farm worker population is a worry

Live Mint

Between 2017-18 and 2023-24, the number of Indians working in agriculture rose by 68 million. In India, while farms’ share in gross domestic product declined steadily over decades, the pace of decline in the share of agricultural workers in the workforce was slower. Women in the fields While the estimated number of men employed in agriculture rose by just 1.4 …

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2 weeks ago

Modi made sincere effort to make farmers' issues part of political agenda: Adityanath

Deccan Chronicle

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that while many played politics in the name of farmers after independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a sincere effort in 2014 to make their issues part of the political agenda. While many played politics in the name of farmers after independence, Prime Minister Modi made a sincere effort in …

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Tried and tested poverty reducer

China Daily

Africa has the potential to harness tourism for improving the livelihood of its rural population and reducing poverty by learning from China Rural tourism is emerging as a creative way of revitalizing rural areas across the Global South. When we ponder on China's remarkable strides in poverty reduction from 1981 to 2020 — when its poverty rate fell from 66.3 …

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2 weeks ago

Over 300 global representatives discuss innovations in tropical agricultural practices

China Daily

International experts convene in Sanya, Hainan province, to deliberate on technology-driven advancements in tropical agricultural practices from Dec 5 to 7. An assembly of nearly 300 representatives from 29 countries and 13 international organizations convened for the Global Tropical Agriculture Innovation Conference in Sanya, Hainan province, delving into crucial discussions on technology-driven advancements in tropical agricultural practices from Thursday to …

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Tried and tested poverty reducer

China Daily

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Rural tourism is emerging as a creative way of revitalizing rural areas across the Global South. When we ponder on China's remarkable strides in poverty reduction from 1981 to 2020 — when its poverty rate fell from 66.3 percent to just 0.3 percent — we usually focus on rapid economic growth, while overlooking its other targeted poverty …

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Tried and tested poverty reducer

China Daily

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Rural tourism is emerging as a creative way of revitalizing rural areas across the Global South. When we ponder on China's remarkable strides in poverty reduction from 1981 to 2020 — when its poverty rate fell from 66.3 percent to just 0.3 percent — we usually focus on rapid economic growth, while overlooking its other targeted poverty …

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2 weeks ago

Over 300 global representatives discuss innovations in tropical agricultural practices

China Daily

International experts convene in Sanya, Hainan province, to deliberate on technology-driven advancements in tropical agricultural practices from Dec 5 to 7. An assembly of nearly 300 representatives from 29 countries and 13 international organizations convened for the Global Tropical Agriculture Innovation Conference in Sanya, Hainan province, delving into crucial discussions on technology-driven advancements in tropical agricultural practices from Thursday to …

China Agriculture Tropical Agricultural Tropical Agriculture Tropical Agricultural Practices Cirad

2 weeks ago

Over 300 global representatives discuss innovations in tropical agricultural practices

China Daily

International experts convene in Sanya, Hainan province, to deliberate on technology-driven advancements in tropical agricultural practices from Dec 5 to 7. An assembly of nearly 300 representatives from 29 countries and 13 international organizations convened for the Global Tropical Agriculture Innovation Conference in Sanya, Hainan province, delving into crucial discussions on technology-driven advancements in tropical agricultural practices from Thursday to …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

A farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find jobs

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and planting tomatoes and lettuce. They are members of the Voiceout Deaf farming collective, started by entrepreneur Matebogo Victoria, to create a platform where deaf people can develop their skills in agriculture and find sustainable work. Another worker, who said in …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Bird flu detected in Friesland: 63,000 chickens culled

NL Times

Bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Blija, Friesland, leading to the culling of more than 63,000 broiler chickens, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Sunday. The outbreak marks the second confirmed case of bird flu at a poultry farm in the Netherlands this year. To prevent the spread of the virus, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Agriculture aims to expand crop of interest in crucial sector

China Daily

Deqing county, Zhejiang province, is one of the country's largest freshwater pearl production bases. In 2017, Deqing's freshwater pearl farming was added to China's list of vital agricultural heritage due to its unique ways of using traditional practices and knowledge while maintaining the ecosystem. A national conference on agricultural heritage systems was held in the county last month with the …

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Farmers urged to use Krishi Rakshak app to report crop loss

National Farmers Day 2024: History, significance and all you need to know

Florida agriculture hit with $190M losses from Hurricane Milton

Special team issues advisory to farmers in Karaikal on managing paddy affected by waterlogging

Goldman Sachs Sees Nifty Reaching 27,000 In 2025, Bullish On Housing, Agriculture, Defence Stocks

Strengthening the roots of an agri-carbon market

Rashtrapati Nilayam to host 15-day flower and horticulture festival from Dec. 29

Xi urges deepening rural reform, building up strength in agriculture

Column: Citrus in December is a SoCal tradition. Enjoy your harvest while you can

₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti

Standing crops under water in Sivaganga district; In Ramanathapuram, Collector travels on tractor to oversee water logging issues

Srisailam Hydro Power Cuts Water Release for Agriculture

Shivraj Chouhan meets farm outfits; why aren’t we invited, ask protesting farmers

Why the increase in farm worker population is a worry

Modi made sincere effort to make farmers' issues part of political agenda: Adityanath

Tried and tested poverty reducer

Over 300 global representatives discuss innovations in tropical agricultural practices

Tried and tested poverty reducer

Tried and tested poverty reducer

Over 300 global representatives discuss innovations in tropical agricultural practices

Over 300 global representatives discuss innovations in tropical agricultural practices

A farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find jobs

Bird flu detected in Friesland: 63,000 chickens culled

Agriculture aims to expand crop of interest in crucial sector