Parle, Patanjli Yogpeeth to buy HPMC apple juice concentrate
byShimla: Facing stiff competition from Chinese companies, HP Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corp (HPMC) has been able to secure orders from Parle Agro…
Agriculture
Thind’s gross mismanagement financially undermined Himachal carton factory – Bragta
byShimla: Stung by former BS Thind, a former ADGP, holding a recent sale of a government owned carton factory’s plant machinery as a sellout,…
Animal Rights Lobby Unconcerned About Farmers Plight In Himachal – Peoples Action Group
byShimla: With farmers resorting to shooting down monkeys in order to protect crops and farmlands, an urban – rural divide has surfaced with many…
To save crops, farmlands, Himachal farmers shoot down monkey’s
byWith the state government’s policy of sterilizing monkeys to contain their population failing to protect farm lands and crops, farmers in Himachal have taken…
Himachal apple growers look for low chilling plants to combat climate change
byShimla: In the face of changing climatic patterns in north western Himalayas, apple orchard owners of Himachal Pradesh are on the lookout for low…
Nestle to set up Rs 13.19 Cr unit in Himachal
byShimla: Having delayed expansion plans into Himachal for a year, Nestle India has finally decided to set up a Rs 13.19 crore unit in…
ICICI Lombard to introduce weather based crop insurance in Himachal
byShimla: ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd., one of the country’s largest private sectors General Insurance Company’s, would be starting weather based crop insurance…
Himachal extends weather based crop insurance cover to tomato, spring potato
byShimla: A Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) has been launched on pilot basis in Solan and Bilaspur district for tomato crop and for…
Himachal Cabinet sets up body for approving building plans, extends MIS for citrus fruits
byShimla: Extending the market intervention scheme (MIS) for citrus fruits, the Himachal cabinet today approved procurement rates for the fruit, redrew the norms for…
Parala marketing yard to dispel growers marketing woes – Himachal CM
byShimla: To overcome the constraints for marketing apples, mainstay of the agri-economy in Shimla hills, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today laid a foundation…