Kalaburagi: A severe monsoon rainfall deficit has stunted the growth of green gram and black gram crops in parts of the Kalaburagi region, forcing farmers to consider uprooting the crops and sowing tur as an alternative. The spectre of drought looms large over the region, with several crops failing and water storage levels declining.Crops such…
Soyabean crop in the farmland belonging to Vinod Patil, a farmer from Chikkbagewadi in Bailhongal taluk Belagavi: Concerned over inadequate rainfall and the possibility of crop losses, farmers in Belagavi district are increasingly opting for crop insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). Against the district’s sowing target of 7.52 lakh hectares, cultivation…
Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Tuesday inaugurated the Mizo Ginger USP Mission Projects , the price support scheme for arhar (tur), sesame, and sunflower, at the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) Ginger Export Awareness Workshop at the youth recreation centre in Falkland locality on the northern outskirts of Aizawl.In his address, the CM said ginger…
