NHB’s push to commercial horticulture development in open field conditions
Subsidy up to 40% of the project cost is given to the eligible beneficiaries The Indian government’s National Horticulture Board…
India’s National Nursery Portal makes seller-buyer interaction easier
The digital platform is available both on web, mobile platforms trade of seeds, saplings of horticulture crops The Indian government’s…
3 PAU vegetable varieties identified for cultivation at national level
2 varieties of brinjal, 1 of tomato identified for cultivation across different zones Three vegetable varieties of Punjab Agricultural University…
Horticulture output on upward swing in India since 2012-13
At constant prices (2011-12), horticulture’s share in total value of output of agricultural crops was 34% in 2019-20 For the…
Sweet Revolution — Part 2
Tapping into state support for ‘sweet success’ The National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) — a central scheme of the…
Sweet Revolution — Part 1
India taking steps to boost beekeeping activity To boost beekeeping for ushering in ‘Sweet Revolution’ in the country, the Indian…
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…