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Heavy rains favour reproduction, second wave of locusts expected during upcoming harvest Desert Locust swarms in Kenya. 11 May 2020, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today that significant gains had been made in the fight against the desert locust …

भारत सरकार का कृषि, सहकारिता एवं किसान कल्याण विभाग प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्‍द्र मोदी के मार्गदर्शन में लॉकडाउन अवधि के दौरान क्षेत्र यानी फील्‍ड स्तर पर किसानों की सहूलियत और कृषि गतिविधियों को सुविधाजनक बनाने के लिए कई उपाय कर रहा है। केंद्रीय कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्री श्री नरेंद्र सिंह तोमर …

Background:The Paddy is grown world-wide mostly by hand transplanting of seedlings in puddled soil. The farmers in many parts of the world are using different types of paddy transplanters that require mat-type seedlings. Due to the complexity in operation of machine, its high cost, necessity of growing mat type seedlings …

The availability of green fodder for the livestock of the farmers of arid regions has been a challenging task due to the harsh and unpredictable environment of the regions. Providing a significant solution for the problem, the ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan has come up with a new …