Shimla: It has been a year of mixed fortunes for farmers with the state recording an all-time high rabi and kharif production and the lowest apple output since 1999.

Jind: While traditional form of agriculture being the mainstay of the majority of farmers in the region, the term organic farming, which had been in books only has taken a practical shape in the fi

NEW DELHI: Meghalaya will quadruple its rice production with a mission mode approach that too in a organic way in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Chief Mini

16 firms/institutions have been allowed to conduct experiments by panel

Here’s a quick update on efforts to expand access to higher-yielding hybrid seed in Nepal.

Bhopal : Demonstrations of various crops will be organised by the State Government by identifying fields of farmers with a view to promoting organic farming.

Gangtok, Dec. 12: Almost one third of agricultural land in Sikkim has passed the first test as the state races to achieve organic status in four years.

The creation of an agency for the scientific validation and certification of organic produce, introduction of diploma courses in organic agriculture in the two farm universities and providing suppo