Sugarcane rates in India: FRP versus SAP
CACP has recommended that states should stop fixing SAP for sugarcane The Indian government’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)…
Looking at recommended wheat varieties of premier research body IIWBR
Wheat sowing usually begins from the fourth week of October in India As wheat sowing will begin from the fourth…
PAU develops, recommends 3 new varieties of wheat
The Punjab SVAC has approved the new strains The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana has developed and recommended three new…
Climate change aiding spread of invasive pests on crops: FAO study
Invasive pests cost countries at least $70 billion annually A study conducted under the auspices of the United Nations Food…
गन्ने की किस्म सीओएच 160 हरियाणा में बुवाई के लिए अधिसूचित
भारत सरकार की फसल मानक, अधिसूचना एवं अनुमोदन केंद्रीय उप-समिति ने उच्च शर्करा और जल्दी पकने वाली गन्ने कि किस्म…
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…
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%…