The top groundnut producer of the country - Gujarat, is all set to raise the bar.A new groundnut seed GJG-31 especially for the summer crop has been developed by Junagadh Agriculture University (JAU).

Exporters of groundnut and sesame seeds have urged the Union government to provide 10% incentive under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) to boost the export to China and the European ...

Martin Ochung, 31, and his wife Naume live in a iron-roofed brick house fitted with solar lighting at Okulonyo village, Olio Sub-county, in Serere District. They have also purchased more land and they ...

The main reason Gerald Ssendaula, a former minister of Finance, grows groundnuts is to have them as part of the diet in his household at Kyabbogo village in Masaka City. “I grow them because we eat ...

The rain-fed area farmers in Thanjavur district have appealed to the District Administration to ensure distribution of quality groundnut seeds. Participating in the agriculture grievance meeting held ...

Farmers in Gujarat are seen rushing for groundnut seeds as the monsoon rains inch closer with the approaching cyclonic storm next week. Groundnut cultivation in the State is expected to jump by at ...

Anantapur: Anantapur district administration is planning to start distributing subsidised groundnut seeds during this kharif season from May 24 following timely pre-southwest monsoon showers that the ...

The demand for groundnut seeds, being sold with a 40% subsidy in the State, has come down as the farmers are switching over to other lucrative and dependable crops in erstwhile undivided Anantapur ...

TIRUPPUR: Several farmers claimed that the agriculture department (Tiruppur) supplied substandard quality groundnut seeds in Uthukuli in Tiruppur district. According to records, over 630 farmers were ...

ANANTAPUR: Cultivation of groundnut in Anantapur is likely to shrink further in the coming kharif season due to the shortage of subsidised seeds. Groundnut accounts for 86 per cent of Anantapur’s ...