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Reducing Dependence on Import of Edible Oils

Reducing Dependence on Import of Edible Oils

by | Apr 11, 2023 | Agriculture

Reducing Dependence on Import of Edible Oils Though a long way to go, the Union Government is implementing a series of schemes towards self-sufficiency in edible oil, which, otherwise, is a big import-commodity for India. National Food Security Mission- Oilseeds...
Farmers’ Income

Farmers’ Income

by | Mar 29, 2023 | Agriculture

Farmers’ Income As per last “Situation Assessment Survey” conducted in 2012-13 by NSSO, Monthly Agricultural Household Income was estimated as Rs.6426/- which increased to Rs.10218/- as per the survey conducted in 2018-19. Government had constituted an...
The Magic of ‘Rataul’

The Magic of ‘Rataul’

by | Mar 17, 2023 | Agriculture

The Magic of ‘Rataul’ Circa 1874: Barden, an engineer engaged to supervise the construction of the Eastern Canal in the Baghpat region of Meerut, brought some plants of the Bambai variety from the Bombay Presidency (as Maharashtra was then known). These were grown by...
The ‘Orange Bowl’ of Manipur

The ‘Orange Bowl’ of Manipur

by | Mar 2, 2023 | Agriculture

The ‘Orange Bowl’ of Manipur Ten years ago, around this time, this writer accompanied the Shaurya Chakra Awardee Col DPK Pillay, at his insistence, to the remote and beautiful district of Tamenglong of Manipur to study the potential of Citrus Reticulata Blanco...