They discussed fruit tree canopy management and the rhizome rot disease in banana plantation. Assam is one of the top 10 banana producing states in the country, with Maharashtra holding the top position.The
They discussed fruit tree canopy management and the rhizome rot disease in banana plantation. Assam is one of the top 10 banana producing states in the country, with Maharashtra holding the top position.The
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New farm laws will increase farmers profits: ICAR Dy Director General
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Deputy Director-General A. K. Singh on Monday said the new agriculture laws will help farmers to increase their income in a big way. Singh s statement comes amidst several farmers protesting on Delhi s borders since November seeking repeal of three new farm laws.
Addressing the annual Five-day National Horticulture Fair 2021 organised by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru virtually, Singh said that by eliminating middlemen, farmers will receive a larger share of profit for their produce. These laws have great potential for horticulture crop diversification and farmers are going to realise a better price in the future, he contended
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Sri Sri Ravishankar
Bengaluru–Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar on Monday said that India needs to adopt organic farming to keep ‘poison’ out of its plates.
Inaugurating the annual five-day National Horticulture Fair 2021 organised by the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru, Ravishankar Guruji said that the country must gradually adopt organic farming for its sustainable growth.
“We are consuming poisonous food due to extensive usage of pesticides. The present farming system has to be changed by encouraging organic farming,” he asserted.
He also emphasised upon changing the food culture and promoting indigenous food to develop the immune system.