Protected cultivation of blueberries underway on over 5,000 square metres in Solan district; expansion planned to benefit 188 farmers Solan: Deputy Commissioner Manmohan Sharma on Friday visited the Blueberry Front Line Demonstration (FLD) unit established by progressive horticulturist Karan Singh at Dharon Ki Dhar in Solan district. The unit was established in 2025 under the…
Farmers, women trained in value addition, food processing and business opportunities under RKVY project Bhumti, October 14: A one-day training camp on millet processing and entrepreneurship was organised at Bhumti Gram Panchayat on Wednesday to promote traditional grains and create self-employment opportunities in rural areas. The programme was organised by the Department of Food Science…
Solan: Forty-nine officials from seven provinces of Nepal are undergoing a training programme on the scientific cultivation and management of highland apple and walnut crops at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni. The programme aims to strengthen the technical capacity of the participating officials and promote the exchange of knowledge and…
Solan: The Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, organised a one-day training camp on ‘Cut and Potted Flowers’ at Village Kundla, Gram Panchayat Kothon in Solan district. Organised under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)–Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCSP), the programme aimed to provide farmers with practical…
Chamba, September 21: Deputy Commissioner Chamba Mukesh Repswal has directed officials to ensure the registration of all eligible farmers under the Farmer Registry on the Agri Stack portal by September 30, 2026. The Deputy Commissioner reviewed the progress of the Farmer Registry, an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India,…
August 17 The Krishi Vigyan Kendra , Solan , a part of Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry , Nauni, provided training on natural farming to a total of 750 farmers from the district’s five development blocks through five separate training programs. The objective of these training programs was to familiarize farmers with the scientific and practical techniques of natural farming…
