Hatchmarg, a small village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, is becoming famous as the ‘tomato village’ of Kashmir. It is proving to be economically significant for the local population with women also making their livelihood from it. The village grows close to 4,000 quintals of tomatoes annually on 400 kanals of land employing almost the … Read more
They don’t cooperate, use traditional varieties, then blame agriculture department: Official The farmers in several areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have complained of heavy loss due to the rice blast disease.The distressed farmers told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they are worried due to the disease as around 50 percent of their … Read more
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir is on the right track towards matching up the country’s pace towards reforms in the agriculture sector as the administration has repealed all the obsolete and farmer community centric discriminatory laws in the last three years.As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), highlighting the reforms … Read more
Stresses embracing change in view of a growing population, shrinking agri land In a remarkable feat of innovation and agricultural experimentation, a man in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district has successfully grown the premium short and bold local land-race of rice, Mushk Budji, on the rooftop of his three-storey house using hydroponic techniques, without a speck … Read more
SKUAST experts ask growers to follow horticulture advisories to prevent damage Apple growers in several areas of south Kashmir are worried as a leaf minor pest has been infecting their orchards for the third consecutive year.The farmers told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the pest has created havoc in their orchards for the … Read more
From 600 hectares currently, govt to bring 5,500 ha under this farming in next few years The high-density apple farming is revolutionising this industry in J&K, with the demand for the plantation of such apples increasing with each passing day.Growers from various areas of the valley told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that after … Read more
Directs bank officials and administrative officers for seamless coordination at district level for effective implementation of HADP and 100% saturation of benefits under different Central and UT Schemes of Agriculture and Allied Sector Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting to review the implementation of Agriculture credit schemes of banking and financial institutions … Read more
A sudden and destructive hailstorm swept through dozens of villages across north Kashmir this afternoon, leaving a trail of devastation by damaging orchards and standing crops –the primary sources of livelihood for a major chunk of the local population. Reports reaching GNS said that among the most affected locations included; Khamoh, Rafiabad, Wagoora, Kreeri and … Read more
Growers say intermittent rains caused 30% loss in production, demand cold storage; horti officer says facility available with 50% subsidy Harvesting of strawberries – the first fruit crop of the season – is in full swing in the valley, with growers dispatching them to markets. The farmers in the Gassu village, located on the outskirts … Read more
They should use scientific ways rather than worrying: Agriculture officer The farmers in the valley are worried about the fate of the recently-sown paddy, saying the erratic weather has harmed the seeds. Farmers from Budgam, who work with paddy, told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the paddy cultivation, which was supposed to begin … Read more