India’s basmati rice export quantity rose; value dropped in 2020-21 fiscal from previous year
As transplanting of basmati will begin from the first week of July in north India, a look at the data…
Key weblinks/phone numbers
INSTITUTION WEBSITE PHONE NUMBERS Farmers’ Portal https://farmer.gov.in/ NA mKisan Portal https://mkisan.gov.in/ Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Govt…
e-Gopala app for dairy animals
The Indian government’s department of animal husbandry and dairying launched an Android app e-Gopala in September 2020 that provides…
Bed plantation method of sowing cotton
For the past 4-5 years, farmers in the cotton belt of Malwa region in Punjab and parts of Haryana have…
Apple orchard in Punjab: An incredible feat!
Two progressive farmers of Hoshiarpur district – Gurinder Singh Bajwa and Harman Randhawa – have pulled off an incredible feat…
Micro irrigation: A way forward to conserve water
Agriculture is the biggest water consumer. It uses around 70 percent of all freshwater withdrawals worldwide. With a growing world…
Big hike in MSP of kharif oilseeds, pulses!
There has been a big hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of oilseeds and pulses, which was announced by…
New variety Punjab Basmati 7
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has developed a new variety — Punjab Basmati 7 — that is being cultivated…
DSR technique of sowing paddy
Rice was seeded directly in about one-fifth of total area under rice in Punjab in 2020. DSR saves about 15-20%…