KOCHI:India is poised to adopt the National Plan of Action for Conservation and Management of Sharks (NPOA). A consultative meeting held here on Monday gathered crucial feedback from stakeholders, including scientists, conservationists, government officials, and environmentalists, paving the way for the plan’s implementation. The meeting was jointly organised by the Department of Fisheries, Government of […]
ODISHA:ACC, the cement and building material company of the diversified Adani Group, is making significant progress in sustainable agriculture through its LEISA (Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture) project. This initiative, conducted in collaboration with Rajiblochan Producers Company Limited (RPCL), a farmer producer organization (FPO) supported by the Adani Foundation, has been instrumental in driving positive […]
KOCHI:Milma’s Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) will give an extra Rs 7 per litre to the societies under it, with Rs 5 per litre going to the farmers. This was decided by a meeting of ERCMPU held today. This is the biggest such incentive by far in the history of the dairy sector […]
THODUPUZHA:Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani handed over five cows and a month’s feed for them to teenaged farmer Mathew Benny who lost 13 cattle-heads due to poisoning. Accompanied by top officials of Kerala Feeds Limited (KFL) which provided the cattle-feed at the dairyist’s house at Velliyamattam near here, the Minister promosed continued […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:The installation of artificial reef units off the coasts of fishing villages in Kerala will help enhance the income of traditional fishermen, said Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala today. Rupala was speaking through videoconferencing while inaugurating the project to deploy 6,300 artificial reef units off the coast of fishing villages […]
KOCHJI:Kerala Feeds Limited (KFL) tied up with Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), enabling the state PSU to market the central government company’s vaccines for humans, livestock and fish. A memorandum of understanding, signed between the two establishments, will permit KFL to sell across Kerala all the products of IIL, which is a subsidiary of the National […]
KOLLAM:The state government launched an interactive programme aimed at giving dairy farmers authentic knowledge on raising cows, as Dairy Development and Animal Husbandry Minister J. Chinchurani inaugurated the multipurpose ‘Dairy Next – Application and Benefits’ at a function in the district today. To be carried out by the Dairy Development and Animal Husbandry in association […]
KOCHI:Coconut Development Board is organizing a Coconut Farmer’s Seminar in connection with its 44 th foundation day on 12 th January 2024. The meeting will be organized in the farmer’s field at Ramappattil house, opposite to Bharanikav Grama Panchayat Office in Alappuzha district. Around 300 farmers and senior officials from Coconut Development Board and Central […]
KOCHI:Rallis India Limited, a Tata enterprise and a leading player in the Indian agri inputs industry, is strengthening farming practices with NAYAZINC™, a unique, patented zinc fertiliser designed for soil application. This innovation is transforming agricultural practices across various crops, soils, and agro- climatic conditions, providing farmers a highly efficient alternative to Zinc Sulphate. NAYAZINC™ […]
KOCHI:International collaboration and collective efforts of Afro-Asian countries are required to address the challenges in fisheries and aquaculture, the Assistant Secretary General of the African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) has said. Inaugurating a 10-day international workshop-cum-training programme at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) on Monday, Rami Mahmoud Abdel Halim Qtaishat emphasised the critical […]