July 2020

KARNATAKA innovative mango cultivation As against the convention of planting 40 to 50 mango saplings in an acre, molecular plant pathologist P. Chowdappa has planted 674 saplings in a acre in his farm. While the yield per plant will be low when compared with the conventional planting system, the total yield per acre will be … Read more

KARNATAKA Sericulture farmers in trouble The fall in the prices of cocoons over the last three months has forced sericulture farmers to launch an agitation to draw the State government’s attention to their plight. The average price of cocoons, which used to be around ₹480 to ₹500 for every kg of cross-breed variety and ₹600 … Read more