Doubts about new crop strategy for eastern India

BV Mahalakshmi

Hyderabad: As part of one of its thrust areas for the current year, National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (Nabard) is promoting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method of cultivation across the country.

Athul Lal A G
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sometimes,

To improve the quality of Assam tea, the Consul General of US to India, Beth A Payne has underscored the need for carrying out a joint research by engaging the experts of both the US and the State.

Komal Amit Gera / Chandigarh July 15, 2010, 0:05 IST

Monsanto Holdings, a leading global provider of technology-based agricultural products aimed to improve farm productivity and food quality, is scouting for partnerships with state governments to reach target groups of farmers.

The Punjab Biodiversity Board has started work on the conservation of Inami Bagh, an orchard in Bassi Umar Khan village in Hoshiarpur district with over 165 mango trees and about 30 rare native varieties, some represented by only one tree.

In the wake of runaway inflation and the ensuing food crisis, the prime minister constituted three high-powered committees of chief ministers and central ministers to recommend ways of containing inflation, improving PDS and boosting agricultural production.

Farmers should grow jute at least once in three years to enhance the fertility of the soil, Agriculture Department Joint Director, C Chikkanna has said.

At a time when the agriculture sector

Sandip Das

Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu: