Agriculture Department has directed farmers to immediately complete the sowing of late crop of cucumber. They said in addition to timely cultivate late crop of cucumber, farmers should also consider the fertility of the land. To increase the organic matter of soil, before sowing 10-12 tonnes farmyard manure per acre should be applied. After that the land should be ploughed ...

Kitchen gardening contributes to household food security by providing direct access to food that can be harvested, prepared and fed to the family members, often on a daily basis. Agriculture Experts said that to ensure the provision of fresh and quality vegetables free from pesticides, kitchen gardening is necessary. They said people should take advantage from the kitchen gardening programme. ...