Agriculture
Govt endeavoring to make H.P. Self-reliant in Agriculture
Agriculture being the mainstay of the people of Himachal Pradesh has an important role in the economy of the farmers. Efforts are…
Agriculture
Kangra/Una
ICAR grants 37.86-lac for AICRP regular centre on honey bees to Agri Univ
Palampur: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sanctioned Rs.37.86 lac for All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) regular centre on…
Agriculture
Agri Dept launching special campaign for soil testing and seed treatment
To make crops free from disease and encouraging soil health management, the Agriculture Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh, has decided to launch…
Horticulture
HPMC and HIMFED procured 7956 MT apples
The HPMC and HIMFED have procured 7955.6 metric tonne apples under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) so far. Horticulture Department official said that…
Agriculture
Safe and Judicious use of Pesticides
Agriculture is practiced in India from earliest mankind. India even non is an agrarian country. Its economy mainly dependants on agriculture and…
Agriculture
Chief Minister lays foundation stone of vegetable market at Bandrol
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh laid foundation stone of the vegetable market to be constructed at a cost of Rs 7.17…
Agriculture
Palampur Agri Univ to develop model village in each constituency
In the inaugural ceremony of State level Agriculture Officers’ Workshop on Rabi crops, Dr. K.K Katoch, Vice-Chancellor, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University…
Horticulture
2084 MT apples procured under MIS
The Horticulture Department has procured 2084 metric tonne apples under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) upto 7th September, 2014. An official with the…
Agriculture
Union Govt set to introduce Farm Income Insurance Scheme
To lessen the price risks affect the income of farmers, which has adverse effect on their capacity to invest in advance crop…
Agriculture
Soil Testing – A tool for better productivity
Farming as an activity contributes nearly 1/6th of our Gross Domestic Product and a majority of our population is dependent on it…
Horticulture
Govt’s faulty policies responsible for apple market crash: Bragta
Shimla: Former Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta has blamed the state government’s faulty policies towards the apple growers for the steep crash of…
Horticulture
256 MT apples procured under MIS
The HPMC and HIMFED claimed to have procured 255.516 metric tonne apples under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) upto 25th August, 2014. An…