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New farm laws will increase farmers profits: ICAR Dy Director General
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Deputy Director-General A. K. Singh on Monday said the new agriculture laws will help farmers to increase their income in a big way. Singh s statement comes amidst several farmers protesting on Delhi s borders since November seeking repeal of three new farm laws.
Addressing the annual Five-day National Horticulture Fair 2021 organised by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru virtually, Singh said that by eliminating middlemen, farmers will receive a larger share of profit for their produce. These laws have great potential for horticulture crop diversification and farmers are going to realise a better price in the future, he contended
IIHR-Bengaluru develops disease resistant chillies
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Wed, Feb 10 2021 0:36 IST |
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IIHR-Bengaluru develops disease resistant chillies . Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Feb 10 : Bengaluru-based ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) has developed disease resistant green chilli varieties which will drastically cut the production cost of farmers by nearly 40 per cent to 50 per cent if these varieties are grown scientifically.
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research s Vegetable Crops Division, Principal Scientist, Kambham Madhavi Reddy said that virus-resistant chilli varieties with intensive research efforts for nearly a decade. She has played a vital role in developing Arka-Tejasvi, Arka-Tanvi, Arka-Sanvi, Arks-Yashasvi and Arka-Gagan for this purpose. Most of these varieties can be grown across the country, she said.
Hybrid National Horticulture Fair attracts farmers from North India
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Wed, Feb 10 2021 0:42 IST |
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Hybrid National Horticulture Fair attracts farmers from North India . Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Feb 10 : Farmers of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan were enthusiastically interacting with horticultural scientists via a virtual platform on Tuesday.
This was in contrast with a section of farmers, especially from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, staging a sit-in protest along Delhi borders for the last two months demanding the union government to repeal three contentious laws that were passed last year.
This was the highlight of the second day of hybrid five day National Horticulture Fair-2021 that is organised by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru, here.