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Agriculture Industry
Excess use of urea will attract pests, experts warn farmersedit
As farmers who have completed samba paddy transplantation are complaining of shortage in urea supply, agriculture officials have warned against excess use as it would invite pests such as stem borer and leaf folder. Agriculture officials have appealed farmers to sparingly use the fertilizer based on requirement and not for the sake of application.
Use alternatives to urea, agri dept tells farmersedit
The district agricultural department has recommended farmers to use alternative (fertilisers) to urea. While the district has received 1,013 tonnes urea this month for the rabi season, officials have asked farmers not to depend only on the same and instead opt for other fertilisers. They said overdependence on urea would result in its shortage in the market.
A billion-dollar dream: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw feels agriculture sector will be big in India, abroadedit
“I would like to spend my billion dollars in many sectors. Digital healthcare comes with interesting opportunities. Agriculture is also an area which has amazing technologies that I would love to invest in. This sector will have a big opportunity, both in India and also worldwide,” she said.