K R Jayan is leading a movement aimed at food security and environmental conservation. And at the centre of this revolution is the humble jackfruit

Central Institute for Cotton Research has come up with high-density plantation system for Maharashtra and MP

With several mills closing down and sugarcane crop unable to fetch good price, farmers of Champaran''s sugar belt have started cultivating turmeric

Meghalaya is not only the abode of the clouds but also home to one of the tastiest and best oranges in the country

To explore markets elsewhere in the country and abroad for its saffron, basmati rice and rajmash among various other agricultural produce, the Jammu-Kashmir government is adopting organic farming in a systematic manner

State accounts for nearly 40% of total area under certified organic farming in India.

The feat has inspired other villagers to write history.

As traders pass off Dasheharis, Langra and Gulab Khas of the state as those from UP and Bihar, the Orissa horticulture dept draws post-harvest management and intelligent marketing plans

Cites its agricultural marketing rules to deny direct payment to over 13 lakh farmers

ARI has developed a high-yielding variety, to seek Centre''s permission to release it to farmers

World Bank-aided pilot idea uses GPS, cellphones and remote-sensing data to try and overcome problems of existing insurance schemes

30 bighas to be identified in each of the 126 Assembly constituencies; Rs 20 cr earmarked

To be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 76 lakh in about 2,056 square metres of land, the greenhouse is expected to be completed by July this year.

Having formed a help society to start group farming and bring down costs, farmers in Punjab''s Ferozepur villages now want to process and sell their farm produces

Orissa plans to raise per-hectare harvest from about 8 tonnes to 33 tonnes in the next decade; to plant Grand Naine banana rhizomes over 1,500 hectares

In Punjab''s Roopnagar district, farmers with small landholdings are shunning costly chemical fertilisers and pesticides to grow wheat, paddy, maize and vegetables, using organic methods

US-returned businessman sets up modern dairy farm, shares equipment and know-how with locals

Govt efforts get a boost with NABARD deciding to increase credit for dairy sector

Khargone strives to outmatch Guntur, with help from Andhra

On one side, fear of wipe-out by foreign arrivals. On the other, hopes of better infrastructure

Devkaran Malvi of Habidabad village has been less fortunate. Heavy rains brought down his yield from 15 quintals last year to less than 10, and he may not even recover the cost of cultivation.

Lahaul potato finds a favourable market this year but farmers keep looking at other options

Having drawn up a plan to diversify from paddy, Punjab''s challenge is to find a way to market fruits and vegetables, especially when they come in a glut

Its consumption puts other states to shame, govt sets out to boost production with training but struggles with marketing outside

In Damla, he began cultivating on his ancestral property of two acres and found it was his true calling.

How to prepare soil for next crop without burning field

The pomegranate, believed to have originated in Iran, has for ages thrived also in India, which accounts for half the world''s production, yet farmers'' responses have varied from state to state

Kashmir warms up to cultivation of its countless medicinal plants

Hives of the wild rock bee are no longer burnt by beekeepers in Melghat, who have learnt scientific techniques and are extracting enough to export

MP farmers rarely use chemicals but few manage the organic farming certificate to market their produce better

And farmers still managed good prices in the beginning because of better marketing, though these eventually did drop in the glut.

If a MP farmer claims damage relief, govt will buy only what is supposed to remain

After tryst with industry, govt shifts focus with agriculture policy that CM Naveen will unveil soon

With farmers reluctant to look beyond paddy, diversifying Punjab plans assured price for basmati

Pictures released by NASA some months ago, showing large-scale smoke emerging from the fields of Punjab due to burning of straw

Burning crop residue after harvest on the field itself is common in Madhya Pradesh. One may not always get to see the flames

A sweet change is gradually entering the farms of Bathinda. Farmers are commercially testing a crop they have hitherto known as not-a-very-popular

Milk is the what sustains farmers in the rain-fed hills of Namhol in Himachal Pradesh. An initiative of six or seven families taken in 2001

Banana growers in Punjab claim to be profiting heavily from the relatively new crop, but its one-crop-a-year pattern has prevented it from really catching on

Private players return for wheat, govt misses procurement target but says happy farmers earned

Already producing enough paddy to sustain itself, Assam sets about building modern mills

State keeps promoting greener varieties but farmers stick to water-guzzling PUSA 44

Jammu and Kashmir''s efforts to promote pisciculture as a means of employment are gradually drawing in young Kashmiris.

Looking to diversify from paddy, Punjab rings alarm bell at way area under various crops is being assessed on the ground.

Root stock is a mother plant of wild citrus origin, resistant to major diseases.

On the outskirts of Srinagar city, sprawling residential colonies have cropped up over the years.

A group of farmers have come up with their own brand and are selling products from a mandi board shop in Moga.

Weather forecasts with crop-specific advisories help farmers prevent losses.

Sources in the PAU fruit sciences department claim banana research had been halted midway because of lack of funds, staff and interest.

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