A highly invasive and destructive pest that attacks the roots of vegetables and can cause significant crop loss has been discovered in a Hervey Bay backyard. Key points: Biosecurity Queensland detected a case of the rare pest guava root-knot nematode in a Hervey Bay backyard The pest poses a significant threat to plant industries and can cause significant crop losses …
Up to 95 per cent of the potato crops in the Ballarat agricultural district have been damaged by storms this week, as the state braces for more wild weather. Key points: Approximately 50 per cent of Victoria's potato supply comes from Ballarat and surrounds It is estimated 2,000 hectares of the region's potato land was damaged in recent storms Affected …
Realising it was losing the battle of perceptions, PepsiCo accepted the face-saver of a negotiated settlement which the Gujarat government offered. The Gujarat government “wants the best possible deal for farmers” and has told PepsiCo India it can play the ‘umpire’ in its contract farming arrangement with potato farmers, Gujarat’s Chief Secretary J N Singh said. PepsiCo India had offered …
Global food and beverage major PapsiCo has withdrawn the lawsuit that the company had filed against potato farmers in India alleging infringement of patent. Reuters: Pepsi withdraws lawsuit against four Indian potato farmers accused of infringing its patent — ANI May 2, 2019 Last month, PepsiCo had sued several potato farmers in India for cultivating a potato variety that is …
If the mood of farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra is anything to go by, potato could be the next sugarcane for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, due Thursday. Like the anger of cane growers cost the BJP dearly in recent by-elections, fuming potato farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra-Hathras belt is giving the party …
Potato farmers of Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh appear to have made up their minds about voting for Prime Minister Modi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Lekin ye jo sir machinery hai na Modiji ki, jo Saansad hain Vidhayak hain, vo dekh bhi nhi rahe hain ki yahan kya ho rha h, aate bhi nahi yahan kabhi ”, came …
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