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KIRPAL HUSNA, a third-generation Sikh farmer from Woolgoolga, has thought about getting out of bananas many times. He did so five years ago, escaping a torturous slump caused by oversupply, by diversifying into avocados and custard apples just a few cruel months before cyclone Larry changed...

India: Protesting potato growers throw crop on road in Khanna Protesting potato growers throw crop on road in Khanna Perturbed over the "apathetic" attitude of Punjab government towards woes of state potato growers, farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) threw about 30...

The strength of united action can fetch big gains. This is what the potato farmers of Doaba region in Punjab have discovered. Launching an organisation called the Potato Growers' Association, a body based in Jalandhar with around 5,000 members, they put forward a united front, giving them...

The strength of united action can fetch big gains. This is what the potato farmers of Doaba region in Punjab have discovered. More...

The farmers in Punjab seem to be reaping the benefits of growing Sharbati variety of paddy as it is setting their cash registers ringing. With the private buyers purchasing Sharbati at higher prices than the MSP(minimum support price) of Rs 650 per quintal, the farmers overwhelmed. Notably, some...

Cotton growers in Punjab are elated over the Pakistan government's decision to permit import of cotton from India through the Wagah border. More...