Goa prefers TN to Maharashtra for cows
30 March 2013 20:30 IST
Goa has jettisoned its neighbour Maharashtra and opted to purchase cows from Tamil Nadu under a Government-sponsored scheme for dairy farmers. READ
Goan cow becoming extinct
29 March 2013 18:07 IST
Goa's indigenous breed of cows seem to be facing the danger of going extinct, due to foreign bred cows which are being imported into the state to increase milk production. READ
Govt to take over barren land for contract farming
22 March 2013 18:07 IST
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar has warned to take over the uncultivated agricultural land and give it to ‘contract farmers’ for cultivation. READ
Roadside Gaunthi vegetables are the favourite
14 March 2013 16:04 IST
Away from air-conditioned malls and stores, a fledgling vegetable-based economy, scripted by farmers-turned-entrepreneurs, is booming alongside Goa's busy streets. READ
Horticulture outlets benefit 500 youth
11 March 2013 21:51 IST
With inflation hovering above average, a scheme to support the unemployed through the state-run Goa Horticulture Corporation has become a hit with close to 600 outlets selling vegetables at subsidised rates. READ
"Gauthi" vegetable fights Karnataka market
09 March 2013 04:03 IST
The local variety of vegetables in Goa are fighting the invasion of veggies imported from neighbouring Karnataka with the help of a scheme designed by the state government to encourage horticulture. READ
Milk production up by 20% in 1 Yr
07 March 2013 14:00 IST
The number of dairy farmers have more than doubled in Goa during last one year, boosting the production of milk by almost 20 per cent more than the previous years. READ
Mining-dependents returning to fields
06 March 2013 12:57 IST
The suspension of mining activity in Goa has forced those dependent on iron ore extraction industry to turn back to farming, which they had left after the belt became the country's mining heartland. READ
Tillari water reached Goa after Pawar's intervention
02 January 2013 20:53 IST
Finally, the 22-day long impasse was over and Tillari water came to Goa today early morning. READ
Agro developing as alternate economy
15 November 2012 21:18 IST
With Goa staring at an economic crisis in the wake of suspended mining activity, agriculturists have begun tapping farming potential in the State to create an alternative livelihood for people facing displacement. READ
