Horticulture

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…