Bitter Harvest
The political turmoil of the past eighteen months has hit Kashmir’s apple industry hard. The entry of the NAFED and the import of duty-free...
An FMD Outbreak
In the last few months, the foot and mouth disease has killed around 2000 cattle heads in Kashmir alone, Sarmad Dev reports
Foot and Mouth...
Budget 2011-12: Empowering Farming community
The present government has given due recognition to the needs of empowering our farming community and strengthening of the Agriculture and Allied sectors. Honourable...
Saffron Harvest: A Photo Feature
During late autumn, people from Saffron town, Pampore, in South Kashmir start picking saffron flowers and heaping them into wicker baskets. Their chatter and...
Apple Woes
Kashmiri apple constitute 77 percent of total apple produce in India, there by contributing considerably to the state’s economy. As the major apple produce...
Sowing Fruitful Success
He left behind a successful and promising career with top pharmaceutical companies outside Kashmir and decided to return home and do something for himself....
Rice Thresher
A young boy who grew up in the lush green paddy fields understood the enormous costs in sustaining agriculture. Finally, he devised a mechanical...
A Model Grower
Leaving his 16 years of service to start a second career, the erstwhile cop emerged as the model grower after experimenting with honey, cut-flowers...
The Apple Crush
Kashmir is India’s main apple cart but it is yet to adopt the best market practices that are in vogue in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh. Masood...
Not A Priority!
All banks have a basket enabling them to infuse micro credit in key sectors. But most of these schemes partnered by the governments are...
