Retail price of onions has surged to Rs. 60-70 a kg within a couple of days NOCs will not be issued to exporters till January 15 Minimum export price raised to $1,200 a tonne The government on Monday announced suspension of onion exports till January 15 in a last-minute effort to cool prices of the poor man's essential vegetable from the prevailing high of Rs. 60-70 a kg. In a twin strategy, while the...
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Tribals take to tree-farming for better returns
Non-governmental organisation BAIF Development Research Foundation is encouraging tribal farmers to take up tree-based farming on degraded wasteland around their plots under a unique model of sustainable growth since the beginning of this year. A movie, Wadi', depicting this agri-horti-forestry effort was launched in the city on Wednesday. To begin with, the model was implemented in the NAShik, Ahmednagar and Thane districts of Maharashtra and in Gujarat, Karnataka and Rajasthan....
More »Farmer commits suicide in NAShik after rain ruins crops by Vaishali Balajiwale
A young farmer from NAShik committed suicide after failing to bear the burden of damage to crops due to unseasonal rains. Dyneshwar Bhikaji Adake, 32, a resident of Nanegaon, hung himself in the early hours of Monday. Villagers said Adake had developed four acres of land as a vineyard, which was damaged due to unseasonal rains last fortnight. With mounting debts, he hung himself from a grill after midnight. Police have...
More »Prithviraj Chavan should declare wet drought in Maharashtra: Farmers by Vaishali Balajiwale
Soon after the monsoon was over, rains made unseasonal comeback in NAShik and nearby areas again on Diwali day. As days passed, the initial surprise turned into shock as it rained night after night, and by Sunday it had rained 525mm in November. Heavy showers and thunderstorms all over the district damaged the crops so much that nothing of the rabi (winter) crop remains. Vineyards have thrown away young berries at...
More »Adivasi Sahitya Sabha to set up special school by Rajiv Konwar
The Adivasi Sahitya Sabha is gearing up to start a unique school where Adivasi students will get the opportunity to study in the popular Adivasi language — Sadri. The school, to be set up in Sonitpur district, will start functioning from December this year. Adivasis were brought to the state by British tea planters from different parts of the country before Independence, to work in the NAScent tea industry. As they were...
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