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As of 2022, agriculture contributed to 13% of the state's GSDP. [1] As of 2022, the state had 6.15 million hectares under cultivation. [2] The department is responsible to ensure stable agricultural production, devise and implement methodologies to increase food production and ensure availability of raw materials for agro-based industries.
Pappammal (or Papammal; 1914 – 27 September 2024) was an Indian organic farmer from Tamil Nadu. [1] At the age of 105, she was argued to be the oldest farmer still active in the field. [2] She was regarded as an agricultural pioneer and worked with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's department of education. She worked every day on her 2.5 ...
India imports 38% of world's production of Date palm. [2] In 2019, India imported just about 282,580 metric tonnes of dates, with the most amount imported in the last two decades being 2016 with a little over 458,210 metric tonnes of dates being imported.
Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board; TN-IAMWARM; V. Valangai; Vellore Spiny brinjal; Virupakshi Hill Banana This page was last edited on 7 July 2023, at 06: ...
Foundation stone of an APMC laid down in 1965 by K. S. Puttaswamy, erstwhile Minister of Mysore State. An Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) is a marketing board established by state governments in India to ensure farmers are safeguarded from exploitation by large retailers, as well as ensuring the farm to retail price spread does not reach excessively high levels.
Dragon fruit, native to the Americas, is gaining popularity in India due to its low maintenance and high profitability. Farmers cultivate three main varieties, with prices varying in Mumbai, Pune, and Surat markets. To manage sunburn, farmers can provide 25-30% shade and integrate moringa trees in orchards.
Due to rising input costs of farming, many farmers have grown teak and bamboo plantations because they only require water during the first two years. Bamboo, once planted, provides the farmer with output for 50 years until it flowers. Production of these two trees positively impacts and contributes to the climate change problem in India. [9]
The first Uzhavar Sandhai was inaugurated in madurai on 14 November 1999. The objective of the scheme was to promote direct contact between farmers and consumers, through which the farmer can get full profit without middlemen or brokers. In 2001, when the opposition Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) came into power, the scheme was stalled ...