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Himachal Pradesh aims to revive British-era tea industry Himachal Pradesh recorded Kangra tea, an orthodox variety close to Darjeeling tea, production of 10,01,419 kg in last fiscal and the government aims to revive the British-era tea industry, State Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar said on Sunday. At present, 2,310 hectares come under tea cultivation in foothills of Dhauladhar in Dharamsala, Shahpur, Nagrota Bagwan, Palampur, Jaisinghpur, Baijnath and Joginder Nagar areas. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University in Palampur has pla...
Himachal Pradesh aims to revive British-era tea industry
Himachal Pradesh aims to revive British-era tea industry
Source: IANS
12/06/2022 9:41:17 AM
Himachal Pradesh aims to double wool production The Himachal Pradesh government has launched a Rs 8.5 crore community-based structured breeding programme for the genetic improvement of indigenous sheep and to double the production of wool, Animal Husbandry Minister Virender Kanwar said on Sunday. The state government has imported 240 Merino sheep, 40 males and 200 females, with an outlay of Rs 6 crore under the National Livestock Mission (NLM) so that superior exotic germplasm could be infused to achieve the target of 3,000 tons quality...
Himachal Pradesh aims to double wool production
Himachal Pradesh aims to double wool production
Source: IANS
22/05/2022 12:05:19 PM
Himachal Pradesh to boost fodder production The Himachal Pradesh government has launched a five-year, state-funded pilot project of Rs 5.54 crore to boost fodder production to overcome its shortage of over 40 per cent, Animal Husbandry Minister Virender Kanwar said on Sunday. The current availability of fodder for about 40 lakh domesticated livestock is inadequate with availability of 1,529.3 hectares for cultivation of vegetation as fodder in the state. Studies say unavailability of green forage results in nutritional deficiency...
Himachal Pradesh to boost fodder production
Himachal Pradesh to boost fodder production
Source: IANS
24/04/2022 11:43:57 AM
Himachal to promote cinnamon cultivation in 5 districts Himachal Pradesh's pilot project for the cultivation of aromatic medicinal cinnamon has been a success in Una district and the government is now aiming to go for its commercial cultivation in lower elevations in five districts, state Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar said here on Sunday. Currently, some species of Cinnamomum genus are growing naturally in the wild. With the pilot cultivation of cinnamon, popularly known as 'Dalchini', the state has become first in the cou...
Himachal to promote cinnamon cultivation in 5 districts
Himachal to promote cinnamon cultivation in 5 districts
Source: IANS
28/11/2021 10:12:14 AM