#Farmers
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BusinessFour friends turn down corporate jobs to venture into mushroom farmingFour friends opt for entrepreneurship in mushroom cultivation instead of pursuing corporate careers.
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BusinessFormer Panasonic India Chairman Manish Sharma joins Escorts Kubota as President-Agri BusinessManish Sharma, ex-Panasonic India chairman, appointed as President of Escorts Kubota's agriculture business division.
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BusinessAgrograde develops AI sorting machines for tomato and garlicPune agri-robotics firm expands AI-powered grading technology beyond onions and potatoes.
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Jammu & KashmirJammu & Kashmir deploys embryo technology to boost sheep breedingSheep Husbandry Department offers free embryo transfer technology to farmers since October to improve genetic quality.
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BusinessSpice sector urged to strengthen collaboration on climate and food safetyTwo-day Jaipur conference emphasizes farmer incomes, sustainability and market access in spice industry.
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NationalClimate resilience now central to IIHR breeding programmeIIHR director says horticulture crops more sensitive to climate than field crops, making resilience critical.
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MaharashtraMaharashtra faces monsoon exit with 17% rainfall deficitMaharashtra recorded 17% less rainfall than normal during the monsoon season as it prepares for withdrawal.
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BusinessSugar alone not viable; focus on by-products, Gadkari tells cooperativesRoad Transport Minister urges sugar mills to focus on sugarcane by-products to improve farmer prices.
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MaharashtraMaharashtra's drought deepens as cotton, soybean output plummetsState agriculture minister confirms sharp fall in cotton and soybean production amid severe drought conditions.
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Tamil NaduStrong El Niño and northeast monsoon: What Tamil Nadu can expectEl Niño brought rainfall deficit during southwest monsoon in Tamil Nadu and India this year.
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MaharashtraMaharashtra passes bill to recognize women farmers independentlyMaharashtra enacts Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill, granting female farmers independent recognition regardless of land ownership status.
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National PoliticsADB raises India's growth forecast to 7%, but El Niño threatens farm outputADB joins S&P and Fitch in upgrading India's growth outlook to 7%, but El Niño risks dent agriculture and inflation.
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