Posts By The Tribune
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147EnglishFarmers want sugarcane price increased by Rs 70
Sugarcane growers have demanded an increase in the state advised price ahead of the cane crushing season in November. During a meeting...
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142EnglishThe rise of the artificial food industry is not a good portent
THE world is moving in a strange direction. While farmers are being encouraged to grow crops that feed automobiles, agribusiness companies are...
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158EnglishRs 61-cr loss to agricultural sector in Mandi
The recent rain disaster caused Rs 61.41-crore loss to the agricultural sector in Mandi district this year. The data accessed by The...
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158EnglishRice exporters draw a blank at international food expo, blame MEP
The Minimum Export Price (MEP) Control order of $1,200 per tonne on basmati has brought the booming rice export business in Punjab...
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158EnglishPitambara and Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary
NUTRITIONAL well-being has become a significant concern in recent times. According to reports, more than half of the global population suffers from...
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168EnglishMillers allege undue govt pressure over quality of fortified rice
Rice millers today held a meeting here to discuss their strategy after the government decided against including them in the paddy procurement...
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162EnglishFarmers urged to grow alternative crops
Punjab Horticulture Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Local Bodies Minister Balkar Singh on Friday exhorted farmers to adopt crop diversification in a...
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168EnglishKarnal scientists develop 2 wheat, barley varieties
The Varietal Identification Committee of Wheat and Barley of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, has identified and recommended...
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144EnglishFarm unions demand compensation for crop loss due to floods
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rajewal, and five other farmers’ organisations today held a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office,...
