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October 18, 2013 03:42 IST

Over the past decade, the industry has seen a rapid rise,opening a new window for jobs and livelihood.

October 18, 2013 03:40 IST

A group of farmers have come up with their own brand and are selling products from a mandi board shop in Moga.

October 4, 2013 05:59 IST

On the outskirts of Srinagar city,sprawling residential colonies have cropped up over the years.

October 4, 2013 05:54 IST

In malnourished belt,a cooperative rescues farmers by procuring uncommon veggies.

October 4, 2013 05:49 IST

Himachal apples suffer for bumper production,lack of preservation facilities and rush to market

September 20, 2013 03:00 IST

What makes Maharashtra click in horticulture.

September 20, 2013 02:58 IST

Way short of demand,Kashmir promotes sheep farming.

September 20, 2013 02:53 IST

Injudicious use telling on soil,crops and public health,Punjab pushes alternatives. There have been few takers.

September 6, 2013 04:54 IST

Nearly a third of fruits and vegetables go waste for lack of post-harvesting facilities. The annual loss is Rs 2 lakh crore,a nationwide study estimates.

September 6, 2013 03:21 IST

Guar in demand in international gas industry,Gujarat farmers go for the easy,profitable option.

September 6, 2013 03:19 IST

National Vegetable Initiative brings poly houses to Ludhiana,farmers see hope of direct selling.

August 9, 2013 03:49 IST

Jammu and Kashmir’s efforts to promote pisciculture as a means of employment are gradually drawing in young Kashmiris.

August 9, 2013 03:46 IST

Himachal Pradesh is looking at the strawberry as a fancy alternative to the apple in the future.

August 9, 2013 03:45 IST

Punjab farmers warm up to agro-forestry,which not only pays well but also helps drive govt’s green mission.

July 26, 2013 01:46 IST

State keeps promoting greener varieties but farmers stick to water-guzzling PUSA 44

July 26, 2013 01:45 IST

Already producing enough paddy to sustain itself,Assam sets about building modern mills

July 26, 2013 01:44 IST

State govt remains opposed as ever but it’s Bt that thrives on cotton fields

July 12, 2013 05:28 IST

Himachal Pradesh begins apple season with hopes of a bumper harvest and good prices

July 12, 2013 05:26 IST

Temperatures rising by the year and rainfall erratic,Punjab sets up centre for research on how its changing climate has been affecting its crops,and how to protect them

July 12, 2013 05:26 IST

Artificial insemination project helps breed 1 lakh buffalo,cow calves for higher yields

June 28, 2013 01:50 IST

Private players return for wheat,govt misses procurement target but says happy farmers earned

June 28, 2013 01:49 IST

Banana growers in Punjab claim to be profiting heavily from the relatively new crop,but its one-crop-a-year pattern has prevented it from really catching on

June 28, 2013 01:49 IST

Instrument tells the farmer just how much irrigation his paddy field needs

June 28, 2013 01:48 IST

Emu farmers struggle as they get focus wrong,while oil is yet to find a market

June 14, 2013 00:53 IST

Milk is the what sustains farmers in the rain-fed hills of Namhol in Himachal Pradesh. An initiative of six or seven families taken in 2001

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