All posts tagged "Kashmir"
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87Rice News in EnglishKashmir loses nearly 40,000 hectares of paddy land in four decades
Kashmir’s paddy cultivation area has declined nearly 24% to 1.29 lakh hectares since the early 1980s, despite rice yields rising to 26.78...
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101Rice News in EnglishSKUAST-K develops fine grain aromatic rice variety for Kashmir farmers
Scientists at SKUAST-K’s MRCFC have developed Shalimar Sugandh (Kashur Basmat), a fine-grain aromatic rice variety suited to Kashmir Valley. Developed since 2021...
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96Rice News in EnglishNew Kashmir rice varieties yields over two times national average, offer farmers second-crop window
Kashmir’s new Shalimar-4 and Shalimar-5 rice varieties are delivering yields of about 7.2 tonnes per hectare, 2.5 times the national average. Developed...
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241Rice News in EnglishIrrigation Crisis During Peak Paddy Season Puts ‘Rice Bowl Of Kashmir’ At Stake
A severe irrigation crisis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district during peak paddy transplantation is threatening rice cultivation on 20,000 hectares. Farmers...
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233Rice News in EnglishBasmati paddy sowing season begins in Jammu border, crop covers 63,000 ha
RS Pura Basmati sowing has begun across Jammu and Kashmir, covering nearly 63,000 hectares in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts. GI-tagged Jammu...
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605Rice News in EnglishFirst rice-laden freight train reaches Kashmir
A foodgrain-laden FCI freight train reached Kashmir for the first time, delivering 1,384 MT of rice from Punjab to Anantnag. The new...
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1.1KWheat News in EnglishUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews agriculture and rural development initiatives in Jammu & Kashmir
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, after a review meeting with J\&K CM Omar Abdullah, announced major steps to boost agriculture and...
