Agriculture
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2.5KThey once grew paddy, but then came floods and the lotus
Ending the crop monopoly of Dal and Nigeen Lakes, Bandipora villages used the pan-Kashmir crisis situation in their favour. Some 180 kanals...
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Kashmir crop chronicle: Shallot in Saint Bibi Arifa’s spiritual abode
“She has sowed the diamond in our lands which we are extracting.” As one errands through the winding curves streaked amidst a...
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JK Admin to expend Rs 560 crore on agriculture, allied sectors
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced Rs 560 crore project under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) to strengthen the existing...
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Admin approves Rs 463 crore agriculture project in JK
Srinagar: The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has approved a five year project on “Innovative Extension Approaches for Revitalizing Agriculture in Jammu...
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Director horticulture to be sole authority to issue unified licenses for trade in Mandis across JK: Admin
Jammu: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved ‘Regulations for the functioning of...
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Paddy land shrinking fast in Kashmir, reveals data
Srinagar: Land under paddy cultivation in Kashmir is on the decline as around 30,000 hectares of land have been lost since 2013....
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Provide robust extension services to farmers: JK Admin to officials
Srinagar: Emphasising that grievance redressal should be the top priority of the officers, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo...
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Farm fortitude of Kashmir’s women food growers
What sets these women apart is their all-weather resilience to be food producers amid the growing consumerism in Kashmir. Under the searing...
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Hunt on Harwan heights for Kashmir’s ‘royal cuisine’
With the arrival of spring, Kashmir’s jungles are witnessing a feverish rush of Gucchi gatherers. Amid the prized crop chase, researchers have...
