‘Abnormal weather cause for concern for fruit and plantations crops’

[ad_1] The abnormal weather patterns triggered by El Nino are a cause for concern for horticulture crops especially fruit and plantations crops, said Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Sciences), Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). While the Southern...

Winter holidays in North prompt buyers scour for tea at Kochi auctions 

[ad_1] The absence of sales in Kolkata auctions due to winter has led to North Indian buyers scouting for tea from Kochi. This has generated good demand for orthodox leaves, leading to 86 per cent sales out of the 1,82,122...