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Vegetable Cultivation Headlines

Farmers complain of drastic drop in vegetable prices

"The main livelihood of the peasants of this colony is vegetable cultivation. Nearly 30 lorry loads of vegetables are sent to the Dambulla Economic Centre from this area daily. But the prices of vegetables have gone down drastically.

‘Need for self-sufficiency in vegetable production'

Chandy launches initiative in vegetable cultivation

THAILAND: Mapping urban farming

A Geographical Information System (GIS) is being used to map vegetable production in the greater Bangkok region, seat of Thailand's capital, to analyse how urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) contribute to food security in the city of more than 14 million.

Floating market on Dal Lake charms tourists

Srinagar, May 10(ANI): Tourists thronging Srinagar are captivated by the famous floating vegetable market on the Dal Lake.

News in Pictures

Prime Minister D M Jayaratne observing the vegetable cultivation carried out at the Prime Minister's Office premises. This programme which is a brain child of the Prime Minister commenced under the auspices of the Economic Development Ministry. Vegetable harvesting took place on this occasion.

Boxford hayfield eyed for cultivation

Mary Van Dusen, a descendent of the Lord Family who moved back into her grandmother’s Main Street home in 2005, wants to grow crops on the Davis Hayfield, an open field located across the street from her house. The Boxford selectmen have agreed to take Van Dusen’s proposal to Town Meeting to seek a non-binding opinion on whether the hayfield can be used as Van Dusen wishes. When the hayfield was ...

Chandy to launch new vegetable farming drive

Several organisations in the city, including Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK) and the District Agri-Horticulture Mission, have come together to launch a new drive to spread th...

EDITORIAL: Bhutan's veggie challenge

Thimpu (Kuensel/ANN) - Going by the information Indonesian government agencies are dishing out to the media, it appears bent on convincing farmers, as well as consumers, that imported vegetables are way overpriced, have high chemical content, and are no good for health.

New Asparagus Resources Published at Olericulture.org

The Vegetable Science Magazine Olericulture.org has newly included 263 resources to Asparagus which can be cultivated under both temperate and tropical climatic conditions. Olericulture is the science and technology of cultivating and producing vegetables and within this scientific discipline, Olericulture.org provides a wide range of resources related to temperate, subtropical and tropical ...

1. Characteristics of LED-based plant growth facilities; tasks to be achieved

Tokyo, May 9, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and National University Corporation Yamaguchi University have jointly developed a new cultivation method for plant growth facilities using light emitting diodes (LEDs).