Apple production is set to remain around last year’s ballpark amid extreme weather conditions. Unfavourable weather patterns in recent years, such as insufficient snowfall in winter, untimely rain, hailstorms during flowering, and drought, have adversely affected apple yields,” Dr SP Bhardwaj, a horticulture expert, said. Around 70% orchards are past their prime, so there is a decline in size and …
New Delhi: The Union government plans to launch a digital platform dedicated to keeping track of the procurement, sales and stock position of onions–a prized commodity now, especially with the national election mere months away. The government is taking various efforts to augment domestic supply of onions and keep prices stable amid falling production, including a ban on exports introduced …
By ZHAO RUIXUE in Jinan and PALDEN NYIMA in Lhasa | | Updated : 2022-03-17 As winter wheat starts to green up, farmers across China are busy tending the crop to promote tiller development－the production of side shoots－with the hopes of offsetting the impact of flood-delayed planting and having a good summer harvest. Zhen Lijun, a wheat grower in Qihe …
