Experts at Punjab Agricultural University here have recommended late sowing wheat varieties for farmers who haven’t sown wheat yet. If the other varieties yield 20 quintals per acre, the late sown varieties would yield around 18 quintals, the expert said. Farmers intending to sow wheat in coming days have been advised to prefer wheat varieties — PBW 752 and PBW …
The maximum temperature in Ludhiana district on Thursday soared to 39 degrees Celsius, registering a jump of 9 degrees in over a week, as the experts at the Punjab Agricultural University here advised people to avoid sun exposure and stay hydrated. According to officials at the PAU, the temperature in the district will soar further by 3-5 degrees in the …
: The Punjab agriculture department on Tuesday withdrew its order to allow seed dealers to sell the PR 126 short-duration variety of paddy crop on “unregulated” maximum retail price following opposition from farmers’ unions that demanded the state government to provide the seeds directly to agriculturists and check its hoarding and black marketing by private players. Punjab agriculture department withdraws …
Leaders of five Sahelian countries in West Africa and their French counterpart will hold a summit this week to discuss the fight against armed groups in the volatile region. The heads of state of the so-called G5 Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – will converge in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, while French President Emmanuel Macron will …