Farming

Before early winter, Kashmir echoed with festive songs of harvest

Be it the golden paddy fields full of buzz or the surrounding lawns of the small hamlets, the festive hands were reaping...

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42,480 farmers, daily wagers died by suicide in 2019, reveals NCRB data

Srinagar: In a sharp increase of around 6 per cent from the previous year, close to 42,480 farmers and daily wagers died...

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‘We are struggling to find buyers this year’: Qurbani Market hit by uncertainty

The impact of the Pandemic, the following lockdown and the subsequent economic slowdown on the Qurbani market and the people related to...

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The organic vegetable gardens of Dal Lake, Kashmir

The Kashmir region depends on neighbouring areas for its vegetable supply. Srinagar city, which earlier was self sufficient, now imports vegetables from...

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KCCI delegation meets farmers affected by early winter snow, evaluates damage in South Kashmir

Srinagar: A delegation of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry lead by it’s President Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad on Sunday, visited Kulgam,...

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KCCI delegation meets Chief Secy, discusses fruit growers’ woes, taxing and city masterplan

Srinagar: A delegation of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) led by it’s President Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad on Saturday met...

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‘Horticulture key to JK’s economic growth’

Jammu: Terming Horticulture as the backbone of state’s economy, Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Abdul Ghani Kohli today said the...