Extended Lockdown Hits Himachal Floriculture – Horticulture Farmers
byManali: As countries around the world increase their actions to contain the spread of Covid-19, implications are beginning to be felt across the horticulture…
Agriculture
NABARD Funds IIT Mandi For Setting Up Farmer Producer Organisations
byDharamshala: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi along with the Enabling Women of Kamand (EWOK) Society of IIT Mandi, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement…
Solan Farm Varsity Signs Tech Transfer Agreements With 3 Food Processing Firms
bySolan: The Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with three Himachal based firms for…
Water Conservation Needed For Future Agriculture & Human Needs Say Farm Scientists
byDiggal Village, Solan: Serious efforts towards mass water conservation would go a long way in ensuring availability of water for future generations for carrying…
Second Phase of Japan Funded Himachal Crop Diversification Project To Be Launched Soon
bySecond phase of the crop diversification promotion project would soon be launched in all districts of the state for which all the formalities would…
Emerging Technology Key For Increasing Farm Incomes: Agri-Scientists
byNauni (Solan HP): The focus on the development and adoption of emerging agricultural technology will go a long way in the success of agricultural…
Himachal Hill Farms Diversify Into Producing High Value Marigold Aromatic Oil Extracts
byDharamshala: Farmers of the remote regions in hills are taking to cultivation of aromatic crops to revive agriculture as they are facing problems of…
Off-season Vegetable Crops Changing The Economy Of Chota Bhangal In Kangra
byFrom growing traditional crops of wheat, maize, beans and others to off-season vegetables is changing the face of remote Chota Bhangal.
Solan Farm Varsity Showcases High-density Apple Plantation Fruit Yields
bySolan: To acquaint apple growers about the latest techniques of orchard management, especially for farmers with smaller land holdings, Dr YS Parmar University of…
Why It Is Important To Count India’s Chickens (and Cows)
byIt was in 1919 that the importance of a livestock census was first recognised, a good 47 years after human counting was started in 1872.