NEW DELHI: Amid the lockdown, government has allowed farm activities to continue, which has resulted in minimum disruption in harvesting activities of winter crops and sustained sowing of summer crops, sown between March and June – the intervening period between Rabi and Kharif crops. Of the Rabi crop harvesting, out […]
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The Centre on Thursday called a national-level video conference on April 16 for chalking out a strategy for sowing the rain-fed kharif crops, such as rice, and ensuring safety of farmers in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The video conference assumes importance as quick and effective policy responses are […]
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Friday asked states and union territories to ensure smooth harvesting and sowing operations, saying agricultural activities were exempted from the 21-day lockdown enforced to combat coronavirus. In a communication to all states and UTs, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said the farming operations by […]