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GUWAHATI The North East Confederation of Small Tea Growers’ Association (NECSTGA) has sought steps, including weather-based crop insurance and regulation of leaf-dealing agents, to safeguard the 200-year-old beverage industry. In a memorandum to the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, the NECSTGA pointed out that the woes of small tea growers need to...

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday (May 27, 2025) asserted that the income of people has to increase eightfold to define Viksit Bharat and urged farmers to look beyond agriculture and explore agro-based products to increase their income. Talking to reporters after paying tributes to former Prime Minister Charan Singh on his death anniversary in New...

The Organic Shandy, Mylapore Native mango varieties reign this year says organic farmer and co-founder of Organic Shandy, PB Murali. He adds that the mango season in Tamil Nadu has been quite the disaster so far, with farmers managing only about 20% of the expected yield. However, as they are all discovering, the heritage varieties...

Cultivation of paddy, pulses, coarse grains and oilseeds has expanded this kharif season, said the Agriculture Ministry in New Delhi on Monday (May 12, 2025), after a meeting chaired by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. As on May 2, sowing of paddy had increased by 3.44 lakh hectares while the sowing of pulses had increased...

Draped in a blue pattu sari, gold chains around her neck and ears heavy with jewellery, 60-year-old Rangamma of Hothi B. village in Telangana’s Medak district still carries the quiet dignity of a woman who once believed she had a stake in change. Seated on the low wall of a village well, she opens her...

India has extended duty-free imports of Urad for another year until March 31, 2026, according to a government notification. The provision was earlier in place until the end of March this year. Myanmar is the main exporting country of Urad to India. “The free import policy of Urad stands extended up to March 31, 2026,”...

Experts attending an agricultural fair at Chirawa in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district laid emphasis on adopting an integrated approach to agriculture for enhancing the farmers’ income. A call was also made for promoting horticulture to support the rural economy, which would reduce the dependence of farmers on the market. The day-long fair, organised earlier this week,...

GUWAHATI Assam’s small tea growers have asked the Tea Board of India to assign officers and experts who can communicate with the stakeholders in the language they understand to increase efficiency and quality output. In a memorandum to the Tea Board’s Chairperson on Sunday (March 2, 2025), the North East Confederation of Small Tea Growers’...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (March 1, 2025) called for expeditious implementation of the budgetary proposals for agriculture and rural development, urging stakeholders to focus on “action” instead of deliberating on a new budget. Addressing a post-budget webinar on ‘Agriculture and rural prosperity’, the Prime Minister emphasised that the budget reflects the government’s new...

The Punjab Government informed the Supreme Court of India on Friday (February 28, 2025) that representatives of the Union Government and farmers’ leaders have met twice to discuss issues, including the guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops, and would meet again on March 19, 2025. Appearing before a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and...