2+ week, 3+ day ago  (209+ words) China's embrace of market reforms in the late 1970s, as legend has it, began in Xiaogang village, where farmer families struck a secret pact to defy collective farming by splitting up commune land and keeping profits private after meeting the state's…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1138+ words) Jammu and Kashmir grows more apples than any other region in India, but its orchards sit in a fragile balance, exposed to hailstorms, heatwaves, and increasingly snowless winters that can wipe out a season's labour. These climate shocks are beginning…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (252+ words) Hamirpur (HP), Nov 21 (PTI) With the onset of winter, the horticulture department in Himachal Pradesh has suggested several measures for fruit growers to tackle the impact of fog and dry weather condition on their crops. Falling temperature in the past…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) After heavy rains battered Jammu and Kashmir affecting apple growers, the Indian Railways has stepped in to "empower" them by introducing a parcel train from Badgam to Delhi beginning 13 September. "Empowering Kashmir's apple growers. With the Jammu-Srinagar line operational, the…...