Crop cultivation

This section contains farming process of different crops in India. Latest varieties, cliamte requirement, fertilizers use, harvesting and marketing

• Banana Cultivation: How to Select the Best Fertilizer to Obtain Finest Bananas

  Bananas are a popular tropical and subtropical fruit that can be produced anywhere. They may grow up to 40 feet tall trees, thus they require a lot of water and fertilizer to survive.…

• 4 Fast-Growing Vegetable Crops for Your Kitchen Garden

  We receive a sense of accomplishment from growing our vegetables. However, there is no denying that it takes time and work to do. Many veggies take a long time to grow, and we find it tedious to wait and care for them. Here are some…

• Chamomile Cultivation: Plant Chamomile in Your Garden By Using These Simple Techniques

  Chamomile can be used in a variety of ways, the most prominent of which are in different varieties of tea. Many gardeners who desire to grow their own use it as a starting point. This article discusses, how you can grow chamomile in your own…

• Peanut Cultivation: A Step-By-Step Guide to Plant Your Own Peanuts

  Peanut seeds should be started indoors four to six weeks before the last frost date in your location. Peanut plants require a lengthy, warm growth season to produce a healthy yield, so planting them inside gives them a head start.…

• Strawberry Cultivation: Tips to Grow Strawberries in Containers/Pots

  Strawberries can be easily grown in pots and containers. You can cultivate the juiciest and the healthiest strawberries using the strategies mentioned in this article.…

• Water Consuming Crops Depleting Aquifer; Agriculture Specialists Concerned Over Desertification

  According to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), which sets the minimum support prices for products farmed in the nation, including rice, a kg of rice consumes 3,367 liters of water.…

• Summer Sowing in Gujarat Reached a New High, 23% More than last 3 years’ Average

  According to state agriculture department data, the progressive sowing area for the 2022 season under all summer crops has surpassed one million hectares (mh), compared to the previous three years' average sowing of 0.89 mh. This represents an increase of more than 23%. Summer crops…

• Want To Grow Your Own Food Crops? A Complete Step-By-Step Guide To Start From Scratch

  It might be intimidating to grow your own food for the first time. In this post, I'll show you how to grow your own crops step by step.…

• India is World's 2nd Largest Producer of Raw Cashew Nuts- Narendra Singh Tomar

  Tomar emphasized the large-scale employment opportunities generated by Cashew Processing, which involves approximately 95 percent farmers, as well as the Cashew Processing Units, which employ approximately 15 lakh people.…

• UP Overtakes West Bengal as Leading Producer of Vegetables, AP Maintains Dominance in Fruits

  In 2018-19, the difference between Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in vegetable output was roughly 0.7 million tonnes.…

• Summer Crop Sowing is a Top Priority for Tribal Farmers

  One such model is traditionally available in Rajasthan's tribal belt, where traditional farming techniques have been modified to create a more sustainable model.…

• Cultivating Opium Can Be Profitable; Learn How

  Learn about how can one cultivate opium legally and also learn about the crop climatic requirements.…

• Home Gardening: Sow These Seeds Right Now & Enjoy Fresh Veggies in May

  Which vegetables should you sow in March? Well, that’s exactly what we are going to tell you in this article with some bonus tips!…

• Aroma Mission: Farmers Get Basic Training on Aromatic Plant Cultivation

  J&K Farmers were provided training on aromatic plant cultivation, processing, and value addition.…

• Crop Diversification – Elemental to Maintain Soil health & increase Farmers Income, says Agriculture Minister

  S Niranjan Reddy advises farmers to practice crop diversification.…

• Date Palm (Khajur) Cultivation In Rajasthan Has Changed The Fortune Hundreds Of Farmers

  The Barmer area of Rajasthan is the only area in India where Medjool Variety of Date Palm can be grown successfully. The total production of Date Palms is about 150 to 180 Tonnes per Year.…

• A Green Push to Crop Diversification: MP Farmers to Get All Necessary Support & Assistance

  We are changing our strategy so that farmers do not have to sell their harvest at the minimum support price (MSP) and do not even have to travel to mandi. We want farmers to sell commodities directly to businesses at the minimum retail price (MRP)'…

• India Manages to Change Pattern of Cropping on 4 Lakh Hectares of Land

  In addition, the government has devised a plan to intercrop oilseeds on 20 lakh hectares over the next five years. According to the Agriculture Ministry, 230 high-yielding oilseed districts have already been identified where oil seed planting might be encouraged further.…

• Cardamom Cultivation: How to Grow The Queen of Spices, A Complete Guide!

  This article is an end to end guide that takes you through the process of cultivating cardamom plants from soil preparation to harvesting.…

• A Complete Guide to Mint Leaf Harvesting

  Growing, harvesting, and storing the leaves, on the other hand, all have a part in preserving the freshness of the leaves. Here's a step-by-step guide on growing and harvesting mint so you may enjoy its freshness right from your own yard.…

• A Complete Guide to Jalapeno Cultivation: Earn Huge Profit in Short Time

  Carefully done jalapeno farming yields 5-10 tons of Jalapeno peppers per acre. Therefore, investing of only 1 lakh can give you a profit of 1.5 to 2.5 lakh.…

• Farmers Get Training on Profitable Buckwheat Cultivation

  Buckwheat is an excellent crop to include in any spring planting preparations if you live in an area where it will grow. Trainings are being provided to Meghalaya farmers in order to explore cultivation and nutritional capacity of this superfood.…

• Telangana Agriculture Minister Unveils a Crop Diversification Strategy for Profitable Farming

  The Union government announced on Tuesday that Nizamabad will have only one micro food processing plant for turmeric under the PMFME Scheme.…

• Profitable Agri Business: Earn Up To Rs 9 Lakh by Cultivating This Crop With Little Investment

  Ginger cultivation can prove to be a profitable deal for you. Find all details below…

• Good Rainfall and GI Tag Boosts Saffron Production in Kashmir

  The government's Rs 400 crore National Saffron Mission and Geographic Indication tagging have boosted saffron yields to a two-decade high of 15.04 metric tonnes (MT) in 2021.…

• Cashew Nut Cultivation: A Complete Guide For Beginners

  In India, cashew cultivation is an extremely successful agribusiness. From seed selection through cultivation to pest management of cashew plants and harvesting, this article provides comprehensive information on cashew nut farming.…

• IG International & Deccan Exotics Partners to Establish Avocado Nursery

  IG International, which has been in the fresh fruit market for over five decades, began importing fresh fruits in 2002 and has an organized, strategic sourcing system that is supplemented by a supply chain that is well-connected with an overseas procurement network.…

• Centre Intends to Increase Area under Summer Crops by 29%

  During the post-monsoon period, the country received 44% more rain than usual, totaling 177.7 mm, and rainfall was nearly three times higher than average, totaling 31.8 mm, in the first three weeks of January.…

• Coconut Farming: Earn Lakhs By Cultivating This Tree With Longest Fruiting Period

  Profitable Business Idea: From north to south, Coconut is sold all over India. From religious functions to medicines & cosmetics, it has a variety of uses. Coconut tree continues fruiting for as long as 80 years. Therefore, cultivating it can be very beneficial.…

• Farmers Reap Long-Term Benefits From Bamboo Crop

  During the workshop, principal secretary Varnwal stated that there is concern about damage to other crops during a natural disaster, however, the bamboo crop does not perish in any season. Bamboo farming can be done at a lesser cost.…

• Jammu & Kashmir Farmers Cultivate Their Land on ‘Zero Line’ of International Border After 19 years

  This comes courtesy of a ceasefire agreement between the Director Generals of the Military Operations (DGsMOs) of India and Pakistan in February 2021…

• Biological Control of Water Fern - An Invasive Alien Weed Species

  The Salvinia molesta, commonly known as “Water Fern” is an aggressive and a fast growing Alien Invasive Aquatic Weed of the South-Eastern Brazil origin. During the past 60 Years, it has been spread widely throughout the world and recently added on to the list of…

• Makhana/ Fox Nut Cultivation: Scientist Warn Farmers Against These 3 Diseases Outbreak

  There is a huge risk of pest infestation in Makhana (fox nut) farming as it is carried out in deep water and farmers are not able to pay much attention to it. Therefore, they end up suffering huge losses.…

• Growing Ginger Without Soil-The Hydroponics Way

  Hydroponic is a subset of hydro culture involving growing plants (usually crops) without soil, by using mineral nutrient solutions in an aqueous solvent. Terrestrial plants may grow with their roots exposed to the nutritious liquid…

• Save your Agriculture Produce from Termite Infestation Using these Simple Tips

  Most people associate termites damage with homes. However, termites are actually one of the most damaging insects to gardens and farms. Farmers work hard day and night to produce crops, but many times the crop gets ruined due to the infestation of pests like termites.…

• Step by Step Guide to Grow a Bonsai Tree

  The art of bonsai has been practised for generations and is a very symbolic, religious activity, with its vital qualities of simplicity, harmony, and balance mirrored in many parts of Japanese culture and way of life.…

• Ganja Cultivation: Know Who, How & When One Can Cultivate It

  In Beed district of Maharashtra, three farmers have been caught while cultivating cannabis. The police have seized 2 quintals of ganja and some plants from them and have taken further action.…

• Thousands Apply For Job at Onion Farm In South Korea With Over Rs 1 Lakh Salary

  Kerala is one of the badly affected states by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, frequent cyclones, rains, and floods have added to the joblessness of the people of Kerala. So much so, that they are now looking for employment outside the country.…

• How to Grow Strawberries at Home; Quick Steps

  Growing strawberries can be really fun because they are one of the easiest fruit to grow. They taste amazing when they are grown at home as they are more flavorful than the ones you’ll find in a grocery store because the sugar in berries converts…

• This New Method of Wheat Cultivation Guarantees High Yield and Good Profit

  Rabi season has started & farmers are preparing to sow wheat, which is the main crop of Rabi season in their fields. For wheat cultivation, the first thing is about the preparation of the field, the variety of wheat, and the process of sowing. If…

• Grow Almond in 3 Easy Steps

  Almonds are not only delicious but, it is extremely nutritious as well. They usually grow in USDA zone 5-8 with California being largest commercial producer. Although commercial growers propagate via grafting growing almonds from the seeds is also possible.…

• 6 Miraculous Ways To Regenerate Veggies With Only Water

  We understand that these gardening essentials aren't always readily available, especially if you live in a city. Thankfully, certain vegetables can regrow themselves with only water and sunlight.…

• Why Sesame Farming is a Good Alternative to Paddy as Second Crop

  Sesame is an important oil-yielding crop having an oil content of 40-50% and is popularly known as Gingelly or Til. It is cultivated as a Kharif crop in India. The sesame seeds powder & its oil are used in various Indian dishes as a flavoring…

• Five Indigenous Crops That Are Disappearing From Indian Farm

  Many indigenous, high-nutrition crop varieties are vanishing across India for a number of causes, ranging from falling demand to production difficulties.…

• Kohlrabi Cultivation for Beginners: Step by Step Guide

  Kohlrabi is a low, stout type of wild cabbage that grows biennially. Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and Gai Lan are all members of the same species as the German turnip. Cooked or raw, it's delectable.…

• MP Farmer Grows Rs 800/Kg Red Okra in Garden

  Misrilal Rajput, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh has grown a highly profitable variety of okra in his garden. Red okra sells for as much as Rs 800/Kg in the market. It is worth 5 to 7 times more than the regular variety of okra. We…

• Crop Rotation: The Secret of Healthier Harvests

  A good gardener is one who does sowing, weeding, watering, and diligently harvesting crops. They also know the amazing benefits of crop rotation in the field. Witnessing a bigger and healthier crop requires a lot of effort.…

• Top 7 Profitable Crops of Karnataka

  Agriculture in Karnataka is one of the fundamental attributes of the Karnataka’s economy. Karnataka's topography, such as its soil and climate, greatly supports agricultural activities in Karnataka. The majority of Karnataka’s population is engaged in crop production, especially in rural areas.…

• Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan – Important Facts

  Scarce employment opportunities, lack of money, economic Instability, lack of quality education and limited access to markets, no knowledge of economic factors, no good awareness programmes, droughts and flood situation,…

• How to Grow Root Crops – Tips and Tricks

  Root crops are buried treasures that can be difficult at first, but the harvest is always rewarding. Root vegetables includes turnips, carrots, beets, parsnip etc. We will not include potatoes at the moment because they grow in different ways and are easy to grow. The…