Sulagna Sengupta KOLKATA, March. 8: The state food processing and horticulture department has failed to utilise more than 25 per cent of the funds allotted for 14 districts under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM). The NHM was launched in 2005 to promote the holistic growth of the horticulture sector. The scheme...
Ethiopia flower, horticulture exports miss target
The Guardian
The Guardian
* Ethiopia flower 11-month earnings 40 pct below target * Earnings still up from previous year ADDIS ABABA, July 1 (Reuters) -- Ethiopia earned $138 million from its fast-growing flower and horticulture products in the...
Apeda asks state govt to fund export facility hubs
The Times of India
The Times of India
Text: PUNE: Having helped Maharashtra set up 15 export facility centres (EFC) for horticulture exports, the Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Agency...
New Food Miles Policy to Bear Down On Horticulture Sector
All Africa
All Africa
Fresh produce exporters could...
Fiskars Project Orange Thumb comes to Atlanta
The Examiner
The Examiner
Comment RSS Print Yesterday, the urban area of Edgewood, Atlanta was buzzing with activity and orange t-shirts. They were getting a full one-day garden makeover as part of the Fiskars Project Orange Thumb. The Atlanta...
Optimistic members visit gardens of Londonderry
Nashville Tennessean
Nashville Tennessean
Four of the gardens of Murfreesboro's Londonderry Drive were enjoyed by the Optimistic Gardeners Club at the June meeting. The meeting was hostessed in the home of Wanda Copley who lives on Londonderry. Three of Wanda's...
Aila hits farmers in six districts
The Statesman
The Statesman
; TAMLUK, 16 JUNE: Cyclone Aila, that hit parts of West Bengal last month, has damaged flowers and betel vines cultivated in six districts ~ Midnapore East, Howrah, North 24 Parganas, Birbhum, Nadia and Burdwan. Loss...
Money available for specialty crops
Syracuse
Syracuse
Albany, NY -- A total of $900,000 in grants are available to specialty crop growers to help these crops compete in the marketplace. State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said the Specialty Crop Block Grant...
PHS President's legacy honored
The Examiner
The Examiner
Comment RSS Email Print A recent press release from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announced that President Jane G. Pepper will retire in spring of 2010. In honor of her nearly thirty years of service, PHS has...

