SIRSI: A new paddy planting machine has come as a ray of hope for farmers, who are fed up with labour shortage and prohibitive cost. The machine developed with Chinese technology was exhibited by the ...

SIALKOT: A hand-operated paddy planting machine, manufactured by the Daska-based agriculture industrialists, is gaining popularity among farmers for its easy handling, less labour and good results.

Paddy drying is a common sight in rural areas of the country, especially during the post-harvest season. But it is a tedious task for farmers to collect their paddy stocks as it is not only time ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

These were among the top recommendations of Punjab Agricultural University but paddy transplantation machines have found only two takers in Ludhiana during the ongoing season. Punjab government ...

With area under paddy cultivation shrinking in coastal belt for want of workers and with the price of rice soaring, the challenge before farmers is to increase productivity. “Switching over to ...

A MAJORITY of farmers still use the conventional crop production technology which result not only in low crop yields but also requires heavy inputs like fuel, labour, irrigation water. The situation ...

With the Northeast monsoon bringing copious rains, pisanam paddy cultivation has started to pick up in Tuticorin district. Paddy cultivation is expected on 17,500 hectares across the district this ...