1,500 farmers in Dhamtari embrace the ragi crop over paddy, marking a notable transition from the traditional paddy farming practises Farmers are embracing cash crops, leading to tangible improvements ...

Hassan: DC K S Latha Kumari on Monday paid a surprise visit to ragi procurement centres, and warned of legal action against those indulging in irregul.

Ragi, also called finger millet, is a cereal crop. India is a major cultivator of this crop, with the state of Karnataka being the largest producer of ragi in the country. Being a cheap crop, it is ...

JHARKHAND: Neelam Devi, 37, who took to paddy cultivation due to the traditional Ragi crop’s low productivity and demand, has for the last one year, shifted back to it and planted it in two acres of ...

Unusually heavy rain for the month has not only ravaged crops across the state, but has also delivered the heaviest blow on the staple diet of southern Karnataka — ragi. A crop of paddy that was ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the budget that 2022-23 is the ‘International Year of Millets’ and promised measures for their promotion. But in Karnataka, there are fears that ...

BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to promote ragi cultivation in a sustainable manner through assured market support, the Odisha government has prepared an action plan and a set of guidelines. The target has been ...

A herd of elephants damaged ragi crops on farmland at Kurubarahundi village, Talavadi Hills, on Tuesday. Four elephants strayed out of the Jerahalli Forest Range into the two-acre farmland owned by ...

Ragi, also known as finger millet or Eleusine coracana, is a nutrient-dense, versatile grain that grows especially well in dry, hot climates and high altitudes. For thousands of years, it has been a ...

Ragi and oats aid belly fat reduction differently: ragi offers high calcium, fibre, and a low glycaemic index for hunger control and blood sugar balance, while oats provide more protein and soluble ...