Growers are now in tears as onion prices have dropped to a five-year low. This has led to growers’ organisations such as the Shetkari Sanghatana urging the Centre to refrain from intervening in the market by imposing stock restrictions, minimum export prices, or prohibiting...
SBP demands Govt to permit exporting onion and tomatoes to Pakistan. Shetkari Sanghatana’s political wing, Swatantra Bharat Party (SBP), has asked the union government to let them export onions and tomatoes to Pakistan. This is because crops were damaged by recent floods in...
According to Mr. Sameer Goel, Managing Director of Coromandel International Ltd., nano fertilisers improve plant nutrient utilisation. At a meeting called ‘Effective use of nano fertilisers in agriculture,’ which was put on by an agri-solutions company, Coromandel...
Scientists question ‘Nano Urea’ technology’s effectiveness on crop benefits. The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has patented and sold a fertiliser called ‘Nano Urea.’ The government has approved it for commercial use because it has the...
Horticulture crops area in Gujarat increased by three times in the last 20 years. In the last 20 years, the area of horticulture crops in Gujarat has increased by almost three times. This has put the state on the national map of fruit crops, according to the state government. From 6.92...
