By Gaon Connection
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By Shivani Gupta
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Because of deficient rainfall in the monsoon season, All India Kisan Sabha has raised a demand to declare drought in Marathwada region, which has already reported 685 farmer suicides till August 31 this year.
Because of deficient rainfall in the monsoon season, All India Kisan Sabha has raised a demand to declare drought in Marathwada region, which has already reported 685 farmer suicides till August 31 this year.
By Shubham Koul
Many farmers in the region have locked their homes and are gone. Parched crops and dry hand pumps greet visitors. There is no water; none to drink, none for irrigation. Maharashtra's Marathwada region, heartland of farmer deaths, is going through a devastating summer
Many farmers in the region have locked their homes and are gone. Parched crops and dry hand pumps greet visitors. There is no water; none to drink, none for irrigation. Maharashtra's Marathwada region, heartland of farmer deaths, is going through a devastating summer
By Gaon Connection
In the heart of Rajasthan’s Thar desert, a state government initiative led by the horticulture department has farmers cultivating dates. A ground report from Jaisalmer.
In the heart of Rajasthan’s Thar desert, a state government initiative led by the horticulture department has farmers cultivating dates. A ground report from Jaisalmer.
By Kuldeep Chhangani
In the heart of Rajasthan’s Thar desert, a state government initiative led by the horticulture department has farmers cultivating dates. A ground report from Jaisalmer.
In the heart of Rajasthan’s Thar desert, a state government initiative led by the horticulture department has farmers cultivating dates. A ground report from Jaisalmer.
By Arun Singh
Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are still waiting for good rainfall. Paddy and pulses farmers are staring at a wilting crop. They fear a drought year ahead.
Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are still waiting for good rainfall. Paddy and pulses farmers are staring at a wilting crop. They fear a drought year ahead.
By Rafiqul Islam Montu
Floods, followed by drought, have disrupted the crop cycle in Bangladesh, especially in the northern and coastal southwest regions of the country. Of the total 5.62 million hectares of land under aman paddy cultivation, only 25 per cent has been cultivated this year in the delta country.
Floods, followed by drought, have disrupted the crop cycle in Bangladesh, especially in the northern and coastal southwest regions of the country. Of the total 5.62 million hectares of land under aman paddy cultivation, only 25 per cent has been cultivated this year in the delta country.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
A village in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh sees significant improvement in groundwater reserves after the farmers build bunds in their fields to harvest rainwater. This has led to the handpumps in the village still having water in peak summers, something that was unheard of in the past. Women no longer need to spend hours fetching water.
A village in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh sees significant improvement in groundwater reserves after the farmers build bunds in their fields to harvest rainwater. This has led to the handpumps in the village still having water in peak summers, something that was unheard of in the past. Women no longer need to spend hours fetching water.
By Deepak Khajuria
About 5-6 villages, nestled about 150 km away from Jammu amid the mountains in Udhampur district, have been growing apples for 4-5 decades. But, they have been using the produce only for local consumption. That is now changing
About 5-6 villages, nestled about 150 km away from Jammu amid the mountains in Udhampur district, have been growing apples for 4-5 decades. But, they have been using the produce only for local consumption. That is now changing