Agriculture
Horticulture Minister rubishes opposition’s allegations, warns of legal action
Shimla: Horticulture Minister Vidya Stokes ridiculed the reports concerning to the quality of plant materials being distributed to the farmers under the World Bank...
Bragta to stage protest, Rohit accuses him for misleading horticulturists
Shimla: Former Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta has blamed the state government for failing to fulfil its promises made to apple and other fruit growers....
Vishvkarma Machine Tools plans to open local stores for Apple growers
Shimla: There is good news for Himachal’s apple industry and apple growers who have been looking to introduce modern tools to save time and...
Plants infection might have caused from local environment, Horticulture Dept. claims
Shimla: Alleviating the apprehension of fruits’ growers of importing ‘infected plants’ under Horticulture development project, state horticulture department claimed that plant material was imported...
Himachal ranked 6th in NITI Aayog’s Agricultural Marketing Reforms Index
The hill state of Himachal Pradesh has been adjudged sixth most farmer friendly state in the country in NITI Aayog’s index on reforms in...
Bragta questions Govt. over Theog-Hatkoti road
Shimla: BJP senior leader and former Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta has slammed government for failing to expedite the work of much delayed Theog-Harkoti Road. Bragta,...
HP signs MOU with Japanese agency for implementing Crop Diversification Project
Department of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh signed MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for implementation of Phase II Project for Crop Diversification in Himachal...
Apple – A pictogram of economic boom in Himachal
Apple is the mainstay of 1.70 lakh families across the seven districts of the state and constitutes 49% of the total area under fruit...
Vishvkarma Machine Tools launches new Apple Grading Machine
Apple Grading Machine maker Vishvkarma Machine Tools (VMT) has launched new Apple Grading Machines with the view to make its product more user-friendly and...
Agri varsity develops new strain of poultry for backyard poultry farming
Bara/Hamirpur: The Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University Palampur has developed a new strain of poultry which lays on an average about 150 eggs in...
Governor stresses upon promoting natural farming
Governor Acharya Devvrat recommend Government to open Agriculture Science Center at Gumma near Sunni in Shimla district in the larger interest of the farmers...
Zero Budget Natural Farming can make Nation self-reliant in agri sector:...
Palampur: Governor Acharya Devvrat said that ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming’ was a better option for making the Nation self-reliant in agriculture sector. He said...
