Agriculture

Cash crops have recorded higher coverage in Tamil Nadu this time than the previous year, while the coverage of food crops is marginally lower than last year. In respect of the former, the performance in the coverage of cotton and sugar cane has made a difference and in respect of …

NARS coordinated at the apex level by the ICAR/ Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), comprises of 98 Agricultural Research Institutes, 5 Deemed Universities and 3 Central Agricultural Universities besides 63 State Agricultural Universities, 4 Universities with Agriculture Faculties mandated for developing, testing and refining new technologies in agriculture …

Genetically engineered Bt cotton has failed to provide livelihood security for farmers, says article A research paper co-authored by leading agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan, which describes Bt cotton as a ‘failure,’ was criticised by India’s Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), K . VijayRaghavan as ‘deeply flawed.’ The paper, ‘Modern Technologies for …

Farmers from Uthamapalayam taluk have complained about the huge loss of grapes due to incessant rain for the past two weeks. Revenue and Horticulture officials have taken up survey of the extent of damage faced by the grape farmers. Following complaints that well-ripened grapes on around 200 acres in Odaipatti, …

The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), the country’s largest commodity exchange in terms of market share, will commence trading in rubber futures contracts from August 16. The new contract is aimed at offering a hedging solution to participants in the rubber value chain, including growers, traders, exporters, importers and …