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SAGAR: President of the Shimoga Zilla Panchayat H.C. Basavarajappa said on Monday that there was a need for introducing innovative farming methods. He was speaking after inaugurating 'Krishi Utsav 2010' [...]

DINDIGUL: Farmers should learn to carry out agriculture and cattle rearing activities scientifically to make them profit making businesses. Application of innovative techniques and adoption of technologies and scientific methods [...]

From Mr Geoff Burke. Sir, In his letter of September 9, Barrie Bain refers to agro-ecological methods as inefficient. It is however quite the contrary. Agro-ecological methods are in fact [...]

Bidar: A large number of farmers interacted with scientists during 'monsoon field day' organised by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Bidar on Thursday. S.N. Hanchinal, Director of extension, University of [...]

TIRUVARUR: The State government has introduced various technologies in the field of agriculture and is making them familiar to farmers by giving training to increase production, said M. Chandrasekaran, Collector [...]

MADURAI: A workshop on using organic farming techniques to cultivate flowers, paddy and vegetable cultivation was organised at Arul Anandar College in Karumathur near here by National Bank for Agriculture [...]

MADURAI: A workshop on using organic farming techniques to cultivate flowers, paddy and vegetable cultivation was organised at Arul Anandar College in Karumathur near here by National Bank for Agriculture [...]

Nagercoil: Collector, Rajendra Ratnoo interacted with farmers using organic farming techniques in different parts of Kanyakumari district on Friday. The Collector said that the meeting was also beneficial to those [...]

Nagercoil: The 'System of Rice Intensification' method is swiftly picking up in different parts of Kanyakumari district following the increased awareness created by the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Officer (State [...]

TIRUCHI: Based on the successful implementation of the first phase of the ClimaRice project, the Norwegian Embassy has sanctioned the second phase of the project to be implemented in the [...]

VIJAYAWADA: Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister K. Parthasarathy said on Monday that the aim of the Rythu Chaitanya Yatra was to increase knowledge among farmers about the modern and advanced [...]

ERODE: Collector R. Sudalaikannan has called upon farmers in the district to take up paddy cultivation under the System of Rice Intensification method to enhance productivity. Participating in a special [...]

THANJAVUR: Awareness programmes on control of weeds in pulses and soya bean and cotton cultivation were conducted for farmers at various places of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts. The programmes [...]

TIRUCHI: Agriculture Department officials should make concerted efforts to promote latest technology and farm mechanisation among farmers so as to increase agricultural productivity, said T. Soundiah, Collector, here on Friday. [...]

CHENNAI: India's locally developed farming techniques look set to take their place on the world heritage map alongside the country's national parks of outstanding beauty and its grand monuments to [...]

CHENNAI: India's locally developed farming techniques look set to take their place on the world heritage map alongside the country's national parks of outstanding beauty. The rice crop of Koraput, [...]

ELURU: The West Godavari district administration has decided to provide water from the Godavari for rabi in the western delta on turn system from Thursday in the wake of falling [...]

SALEM: The Krishi Vighyan Kendra at Sandhiyur near here will host to 'Technology Week' celebrations to showcase the important aspects and advantages of modern farming methods on its premises from [...]

ONGOLE: Zilla Parishad chairperson Katam Arunamma has exhorted the farmers to adopt latest techniques to increase their production. Addressing Sankranti Sambaralu organised by the Agricultural department here on Sunday, she [...]

ARIYALUR: Farmers in Ariyalur district are getting training on the latest technology in paddy cultivation including on the system of rice intensification (SRI) method of cultivation to get more yield [...]

DINDIGUL: Advanced farming techniques like precision farming, micro irrigation and good agricultural practices should be adopted by farmers to use available water effectively and to improve yield, advised Collector M. [...]

TIRUCHI: Farmers should take up paddy cultivation under the new system of rice intensification (SRI) method to get higher yield with less cost of cultivation and water, said Transport Minister [...]

FARMERS IN India and abroad face serious threats from pests, natural calamities, thefts, damages by animals and other types of crop losses, resulting in lower yields. Most often, none of [...]

THANJAVUR: To overcome water shortage and protect soil fertility, farmers should take to modern techniques in cultivation, said Ko.Si. Mani, Minister for Co-operation, at Anaikarai near Kumbakonam on Sunday. Inaugurating [...]

ERODE: Department of Agriculture will bring 20,000 ha under System of Rice Intensification method of paddy cultivation. According to Joint Director of Agriculture, Erode, V. Kandasamy, the Department will embark [...]

Gulbarga: Agriculture Scientist and chairman of the newly constituted Karnataka Agriculture Mission in the State S.A. Patil said on Saturday here that the foremost task of the Agriculture Mission was [...]

TIRUCHI: A section of farmers of Thathaiengrpet block in the district, who have registered a bumper yield in horticultural crops through the precision farming technique were the cynosure of all [...]

Davangere: Farmers cultivating in rain-fed areas in the State suffered losses due to lack of rainfall following which the State Government distributed a sum of Rs. 210 crore among 21 [...]

RAMANATHAPURAM: A national level monitoring team led by K. Manoharan, Director, Tobacco Development, inspected the implementation of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) at Komboothy near here recently. Along with R. [...]

PUDUR NADU (JAWADHI HILLS): Tamil Nadu is the first State to have created a separate Department of Organic Certification to carry out inspection and certification of Organic Production System in [...]

BIDAR: Ravi Kumar, Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, on Saturday advised farmers to adopt scientific methods to increase agricultural productivity. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop as [...]

KOZHIKODE: The concept of zero-budget natural farming has been advocated as a highly viable alternative agricultural practice to uplift the farm sector in the country, and to sustain the ecosystem [...]

DINDIGUL: Twenty five clusters covering 500 hectares would be established in various places in the district on an outlay of Rs.2.06 crore to raise various crops through application of precision [...]

GULBARGA: The Director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), S.A. Patil, has said that by adopting scientific practices the country can increase agricultural production by 20 per cent this [...]

DINDIGUL: To boost rice production with limited availability of fertile land and water, the Agriculture Department has intensified the campaign on System of Rice Intensification Programme, a high- yielding low [...]

The Fresh & Wild organic supermarket in Stoke Newington, north London, buzzes with hip young professionals and yummy mummies with Bugaboo prams. Hardly anyone comes here for a big weekly [...]

The European Union was formed to help war-ravaged countries beat swords into ploughshares. So successful has it been in that enterprise that it is urging its farmers to swap their [...]

(From Leicester Mercury) I am well aware of all sorts of campaigns being waged about the subject, usually by people who are long on theory and short on actual practical [...]

(From Western Daily Press) It is vitally important that the Government wakes up to the wealth of importance that UK farmers bring to our daily lives. To treat the food [...]

The Ministry of Agriculture highlighted the need for fostering cooperation on the part of all administrative bodies in general and the farming community in particular so as to enhance the [...]

The Administrator of the Southern Region, Mr. Mustafa Nurhusein, called on the farming community in the region to adopt modern farming techniques so as to raise productivity. He pointed out [...]