Page 4 - Vegetables

Agitating farmers refuse to budge, say here for 'decisive battle'

Reject offer for talks, siege of Delhi continues

Govt extends 50% subsidy on fruits, vegetables handled through Kisan Rail

In order to operate the scheme, the MoFPI will initially provide Rs 10 crore, which will be deposited with South Central Railway

Agri-tech startup Aibono raises Rs 15 cr for business growth, expansion

The Bengaluru based firn is an end-to-end aggregator platform that connects premium perishable vegetables from farm to fork

Mother Dairy ties up with Zomato to deliver fruits, vegetables in Delhi-NCR

Mother Dairy, a leading milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, sells fruits and vegetables through more than 300 Safal outlets.

Invest in your health by setting up your very own organic kitchen garden

Growing fruits and veggies on your terrace or other available space is neither expensive nor difficult. And since the produce is chemical-free, there are huge health benefits

Waste no more: A housing societies that grows organic food using manure

Those living in Mahim's Matoshree Pearl and Fortune Heights housing societies have been growing vegetables inside their respective compounds since 2018

UP amends Mandi Act to facilitate direct procurement from farmers

Farmers allowed to sell 46 fruits and vegetables directly without bringing them to mandis

Covid-19: Panic in Azadpur mandi after death; officials say ops to continue

In the last few days, some traders threatened to suspend their operations following the death of a trader due to Covid-19 and after rumours apread that two more mandi workers had got infected.

Covid-19: Okhla vegetable market witnesses low turnout due to lockdown

While the sellers expressed concerns over low revenues, the customers were seen stocking on supplies.

Farmers let rabi 30% veggies rot in fields, start ploughing for kharif

With normal monsoon forecast this year, they want to take advantage of pre-monsoon showers

Letter to BS: Govt should buy vegetables from farmers to prevent wastage

The government should step in and avoid a situation where farmers are forced to destroy food

The travails of those who ensure food reaches our tables in Covid-19 times

A highly contagious virus is in the air. But at this wholesale market, as in most others of the country, physical distance is hardly priority.

Coronavirus lockdown: Vegetable, grain mandis limp back to normalcy

There are reports of farmers destroying produce at some places on not being able to access markets

Essential supplies face disruption as Covid-19 cripples road transport

The possibility of harassment by cops and fear of the unknown have forced a large number of truck drivers to abandon vehicles at the transport centres and flee home.

Vegetable prices surge ahead of mandi closure despite surge in arrivals

Stockists rush to store for uninterrupted supply to retailers and consumers, with APMC remaining shut tomorrow for disinfection against coronavirus

Uptick in retail prices in FY20 mainly on veggies, pulses: Survey

The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014, however, recently there has been an "uptick

Despite kharif loss, Centre pegs 7% rise in 2019-20 onion output

Overall vegetable production estimated higher than last year at 188 mt; that of fruit, spices could be a little less

How this company uses solar dehydration to boost shelf life of vegetables

In Maharashtra, the company is harnessing the sun to create a new type of value added product - dried fruit and vegetables

Vegetable prices soar in the wholesale, retail markets as flood hits supply

Vegetable arrivals at mandis, especially in Maharashtra, have declined by more than 50 per cent since the beginning of the month

Metal toxicity found in veggies grown near Yamuna: NGT-appointed panel

The vegetable samples were picked up from Usmanpur Khadar, Geeta Colony and Mayur Vihar and were tested for the presence of metals like Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd) and Mercury (Hg)