Amaravati, April 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday launched the ‘Jaladhara’ programme, a 100-day action plan taken up across the state for water security. With the goals of desilting tanks, repairing canals, recharging groundwater, and conserving water, the government has designed the Jaladhara programme to ensure water for every acre and confidence for every farmer.The Chief Minister launched the programme in Yadiki in Anantapur district, in the drought-p…
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New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The India-Israel cooperation in agriculture has received a huge push with the announcement, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jerusalem last month, of setting up more Centres of Excellence as high-tech agricultural hubs and taking these further to the village level to ensure that the use of modern farm techniques percolates directly to the grassroots. At the heart of the India-Israeli partnership have been Centres of Excellence (CoEs) — high-tech agricult…
Nuh (Haryana), Jan 18 (IANS) The farmers in Haryana’s Nuh are making a transition from traditional farming methods to modern advanced agricultural techniques, besides opting for select cultivation of crops, and this is bringing them monetary rewards, like never before. Farming with these new techniques has not only increased farmers’ income but has also brought smiles to their faces.With the support of the Nuh Horticulture Department, farmers are using drip irrigation, mulching, and tunnel far…