Himachal Cabinet Offers Insurance For Apple And Mango Crops
byThe Himachal cabinet late on Thursday announced an insurance scheme for apples and mangoes that covers risks arising out of changed climatic parameters in…
Agriculture
Hailstorms leave farmers counting apple, vegetable losses in Himachal
byShimla: Adding to woes of the farming community, hailstorms over the weekend wrecked apple orchards and vegetable crops in Shimla hills even as the…
Ginger growers blame Himachal Govt. for discrimination
by[lang_en]Shimla: Ginger growers of the Shillai area in Sirmaur district, is famous for producing good varieties of ginger, have alleged apathy of the State…
Himachal Government To Focus On Farm Productivity
byShimla: To boost agriculture productivity and enhance farm incomes, the state government is making concerted efforts for increasing investments under various schemes to achieve…
Now, dust storms hits maize crop in Himachal
by[lang_en]KUMARHATTI: The dust storm followed by showers has wrecked havoc on standing crop of maize of this area last evening. In some pockets, the…
Himachal to promote organic farming-Dhumal
byP. K Dhumal, the Chief Minister said that concerted efforts would be made to adopt the required approaches to provide boost to organic in…
Himachal’s lower belt farmers to follow horticulture lead set by Hari Man Sharma-Dhumal
byState’s horticulture scientists would be carrying comprehensive researches to motivate farmers of the lower areas of the state to cultivate and plant the apple…
Himachal government urges to Centre to look into debt relief anomalies again
byPrem Kumar Dhumal, the Chief Minister has asked for removal of numerous anomalies in the Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme-2008 of the…
Ministry of Agriculture approves 13.33 crores to Himachal Pradesh
byThe Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has approved 13.33 crores to Himachal Pradesh under Macro Management of Agriculture as per Dr. J.C. Rana,…