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6 days, 4 hours ago

Ten-year plan can make India global leader in bamboos: Foundation for MSME Clusters

“A 10-year plan can transform India’s bamboo sector and help bridge the gap with China,” market leader, the Foundation for MSME Clusters said. Yet, its contribution to the global bamboo market stands at a modest 3-4%, starkly overshadowed by China’s dominance at 65%,” said Mukesh Gulati, Executive Director, Foundation for MSME Clusters in a note. “This glaring disparity underscores the …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

Luhua Group pioneers high oleic acid peanut cultivation

China Daily

Workers inspect the finished product in the edible oil production workshop. Luhua Group, a leading Chinese edible oil producer, has been at the forefront of agricultural innovation, particularly in the development of high oleic acid peanuts. Luhua Group has successfully developed a series of high oleic acid peanut varieties since 2013. This commitment to research and development culminated in 2017 …

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1 week ago

Collaborative kiwi lab yields fruitful results

China Daily

Zhuang Qiguo, the Chinese director of the China-New Zealand Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Kiwifruit, conducts an experiment to evaluate the resistance of kiwifruit varieties to certain diseases. A kiwifruit laboratory established by China and New Zealand a decade ago has yielded fruitful results in preserving germplasm resources, as well as in breeding and promoting new varieties, researchers said. …

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1 week ago

Collaborative kiwi lab yields fruitful results

China Daily

Zhuang Qiguo, the Chinese director of the China-New Zealand Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Kiwifruit, conducts an experiment to evaluate the resistance of kiwifruit varieties to certain diseases. A kiwifruit laboratory established by China and New Zealand a decade ago has yielded fruitful results in preserving germplasm resources, as well as in breeding and promoting new varieties, researchers said. …

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1 week ago

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation

The Hindu

The continuous rainfall in the Thoothukudi district has adversely affected the farmers in its northern regions, including Vilathikulam, Ettayapuram, Kovilpatti and others causing significant crop loss especially pulses and onions. Farmers in this region commonly cultivate crops like black gram, green gram, maize, onion and pearl millet. Annakodi, a farmer from the Muthupatti village near Vilathikulam, said that the rainfall …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle

The Hindu

From a State that was dependant on rice from other States to meet its Public Distribution System needs when it came into being in June 2014, the journey of Telangana to be one of the leading paddy producing States in the country, by not only meeting its own needs but those of other States, has been remarkable. Stating that the …

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2 weeks ago

Odisha: Major Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Cultivation

Deccan Chronicle

In a significant operation against illegal cannabis cultivation, a joint team of Odisha Police and excise officials destroyed cannabis crops worth an estimated Rs 8 crore in the Gajapati district on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, the authorities targeted a hill near Pengam village under the Bada Sindhaba panchayat within the Mohana police limits. The plants were set on fire during …

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2 weeks ago

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

China Daily

The pillar mandarin orange sector on South Korea's Jeju island is facing mounting challenges as climate change disrupts traditional cultivation practices, with prolonged tropical nights and rising temperatures delaying harvests and impacting fruit quality, according to latest industry reports. "Mandarins develop their yellow color when nighttime temperatures fall below 20 C," said Hyun Jong-ho, manager at the Namwon Agricultural Product …

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2 weeks ago

Ecological farm in Qingdao West Coast New Area garners national accreditation

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: December 9, 2024 Liyuan ecological farm in Qingdao West Coast New Area was recently included on a list of accredited and standardized farms by the National Vegetable Quality Standard Center for the year 2024. Liyuan Ecological Farm is the only one in Qingdao accredited for the year 2024. Covering an area of 1072 mu, the Liyuan ecological …

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2 weeks ago

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

China Daily

The pillar mandarin orange sector on South Korea's Jeju island is facing mounting challenges as climate change disrupts traditional cultivation practices, with prolonged tropical nights and rising temperatures delaying harvests and impacting fruit quality, according to latest industry reports. "Mandarins develop their yellow color when nighttime temperatures fall below 20 C," said Hyun Jong-ho, manager at the Namwon Agricultural Product …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

ITC scales up cultivation of medicinal, aromatic plants

Live Mint

Sehore, Dec 8 ITC Agri Business Division is encouraging the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants to expand the conglomerate's presence in the fast-growing health and wellness products market in the food, personal care and other categories. In line with the larger ITC NextGen Agriculture vision, we are focusing on promoting the cultivation of value-added crops such as medicinal and …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

How Environmental Changes, Urbanisation, and Salinisation Destroyed Vietnam's Mekong Delta

The Hindu

Published : Dec 07, 2024 12:08 IST - 14 MINS READ The Mekong delta in Vietnam is a world in itself, where water and earth intertwine in a primeval dance, creating a region of incredible fecundity and profound beauty, a testament not only to nature’s bounty but also its relentlessness. And, as a 2017 paper in Environmental Research Letters showed, …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Legal Consultant Vacancy At Indian Association For The Cultivation Of Science

Live Law

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science invites application for the post of Legal Consultant on contractual basis. of Post: 01 Age Limit: 65 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • Possessing master's degree/bachelor's degree in law from a recognized University or Institute in India. • Retired government officials having experience in dealing with legal matters or legal professionals. • Interested …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

TCM enriches farmers in E. China county

China Daily

Answering the nation's call to promote the preservation and innovative development of traditional Chinese medicine, Juye county in East China's Shandong province is helping local farmers to make TCM cultivation become a big cash earner. Following a concept of "cooperatives + companies + farmers," the county has vigorously bolstered the cultivation of TCM materials and extended its TCM industrial chain, …

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3 weeks ago

Manipur goes hard, destroys poppy plantations in 19,135 acres in last seven years

New Indian Express

GUWAHATI: As part of the “war on drugs,” Manipur destroyed poppy plantations in areas measuring over 19,135 acres between 2017 and 2024, a report prepared by the Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre said. According to the report, an analysis of 2023-2024 had confirmed the existence of poppy cultivation in Chandel, Churachandpur, Kamjong, Kangpokpi, Noney, Senapati, Tamenglong, Tengnoupal and Ukhrul, all …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Shaded cultivation shields our coffee from climate change challenges: Expert

The Hindu

Dr. M. Senthilkumar, Director of Research, Coffee Board of India, says that India need not worry too much about losing coffee by 2050. “Of course, climate change is happening not only in India, but around the world but this is not going to make much impact on Indian coffee, when compared with other countries like Brazil and Vietnam. We are …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tamil Nadu coastal delta farmers stare at losses as 15,000 hectares of paddy inundated

New Indian Express

NAGAPATTINAM: Around 15,000 hectares of samba and thaladi paddy cultivation in the coastal delta districts have been inundated in the incessant rain lashing the region since Tuesday. The crop, however, is past 60 days of growth and hence could survive damage if the rainwater recedes from the fields soon, agriculture officials in the state and Puducherry said. In Mayiladuthurai, around …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Will Himachal Pradesh’s Resolution for Controlled Cultivation of Cannabis Prove a Game-Changer?

The Hindu

Published : Nov 27, 2024 10:13 IST - 11 MINS READ In the first week of September, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly adopted the report of a government-constituted committee and passed a resolution legalising cannabis cultivation. It was in April 2023 that the State government constituted a committee for the legalisation of cannabis cultivation, under the chairmanship of Jagat Singh Negi, …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Decriminalising Cannabis: Is it Time to Weed out Taboos and Embrace the Plant as India’s Cultural Gift to the World?

The Hindu

Published : Nov 27, 2024 09:49 IST - 23 MINS READ This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Hindi film Aap Ki Kasam, J. Om Prakash’s directorial debut starring Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, and Sanjeev Kumar in an unconventional romantic drama. But bhang, which includes the plant’s “legal” components, falls outside the purview of the Act, and States have since …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mussels: advancements in sustainable cultivation and research at WU

NL Times

Mussel farming, a vital industry in the Netherlands, is undergoing significant innovation and expansion. The ongoing KOMPRO project, a partnership between researchers and mussel farmers, focuses on permits, farming practices, societal acceptance, and rapid responses to industry challenges. A pilot project in the Borssele Wind Park, 55 kilometers off the Dutch coast, is testing offshore mussel farming in high-energy environments. …

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Zhoushan expands cultivation of under-forest medicinal herbs

China Daily

At the under-forest medicinal herb planting demonstration zone in Zhongxin village, Putuo district, Zhoushan, the 67,000-square-meter woodland is being planted with Tetrastigma hemsleyanum, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. Using forests to grow medicinal herbs utilizes the forest floor to increase land use efficiency, and leverages its cool shade and abundant leaf humus to reduce costs for artificial shading and fertilizers. …

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Zhoushan expands cultivation of under-forest medicinal herbs

China Daily

At the under-forest medicinal herb planting demonstration zone in Zhongxin village, Putuo district, Zhoushan, the 67,000-square-meter woodland is being planted with Tetrastigma hemsleyanum, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. Using forests to grow medicinal herbs utilizes the forest floor to increase land use efficiency, and leverages its cool shade and abundant leaf humus to reduce costs for artificial shading and fertilizers. …

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4 weeks ago

Rain alert: Nagapattinam farmers rush ‘late kuruvai’ harvest

New Indian Express

NAGAPATTINAM: Farmers are speeding up the harvest of late ‘kuruvai’ paddy crops in view of the heavy rain alert for November 25 and 26. Also the district administration and the agriculture department had warned that if farmers started cultivating kuruvai with medium duration variety in August, it might sustain damage in monsoon rains in November. Despite the warnings, weather risks …

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1 month ago

Activists slam union government over illegal sale of GM maize, processed foods

New Indian Express

Environmental activists have raised concerns about the illegal cultivation of genetically modified maize in Tamil Nadu and its presence in commercially sold processed foods and unprocessed maize grains across India. The study uncovered evidence of illegal GM maize cultivation and the presence of GM maize in processed foods. Furthermore, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy indicated that 20% of the maize grains shared functional …

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Ten-year plan can make India global leader in bamboos: Foundation for MSME Clusters

Luhua Group pioneers high oleic acid peanut cultivation

Collaborative kiwi lab yields fruitful results

Collaborative kiwi lab yields fruitful results

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle

Odisha: Major Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Cultivation

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

Ecological farm in Qingdao West Coast New Area garners national accreditation

Climate change hits Jeju island's mandarin oranges

ITC scales up cultivation of medicinal, aromatic plants

How Environmental Changes, Urbanisation, and Salinisation Destroyed Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Legal Consultant Vacancy At Indian Association For The Cultivation Of Science

TCM enriches farmers in E. China county

Manipur goes hard, destroys poppy plantations in 19,135 acres in last seven years

Shaded cultivation shields our coffee from climate change challenges: Expert

Tamil Nadu coastal delta farmers stare at losses as 15,000 hectares of paddy inundated

Will Himachal Pradesh’s Resolution for Controlled Cultivation of Cannabis Prove a Game-Changer?

Decriminalising Cannabis: Is it Time to Weed out Taboos and Embrace the Plant as India’s Cultural Gift to the World?

Mussels: advancements in sustainable cultivation and research at WU

Zhoushan expands cultivation of under-forest medicinal herbs

Zhoushan expands cultivation of under-forest medicinal herbs

Rain alert: Nagapattinam farmers rush ‘late kuruvai’ harvest

Activists slam union government over illegal sale of GM maize, processed foods