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Rajeshbhai Bariya: The Seed Emperor of Gujarat
By Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, April 26, 2025
Rajeshbhai Bariya, the founder of Gujarat's first seed bank, has been crowned the 'Seed Emperor.' By collecting and preserving seeds from rare and endangered plants, he has created a seed bank comparable to the Reserve Seed Bank of India. Farmers cultivating these seeds could see higher profits than trad...
HIRA-MOTI (Gold-Pearl) hardpan wheat variety is resistant to caterpill...
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, 2 April 2025
Farmers have abandoned cultivation of traditional varieties of wheat. Traditional varieties have been less affected by diseases and climate change. The demand for traditional varieties of all crops is increasing. This year a large number of farmers in Gujarat have cultivated 2,000-year-old wheat variety Son...
3.36 lakh tonnes of gram worth Rs. 1,903 crore will be purchased
18/04/2025
Purchase of gram and raidha at support price will start from 21st April in Gujarat. Rs. 1.29 lakh metric tonnes of raidha worth Rs. 767 crore will be purchased from registered farmers
The government has announced a subsidy of Rs. 1000 crore. A provision of Rs. 100 crore has been made for gram during the Rabi season of 2024-25. 5,650 pe...
Farm labourers became farm owners. Landless again after 75 years.
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, 2 April 2025
The state of Saurashtra was formally established on 15 April 1948. Sardar Patel declared Jam Saheb Digvijay of Jamnagar as Rajpramukh and Uchchangarai Dhebar as Chief Minister. After India became independent, Sardar Patel and Gandhiji wanted Saurashtra to become a separate state. The Maharaja of Bhavnagar and J...
Gujarat scientist Dr. Madhukant Patel research of a device that gives ...
Ahmedabad, 7 April 2025
A device that gives a complete report on the elements and living organisms of the soil has been discovered by Gujarat scientist Dr. Madhukant Patel. Retired ISRO scientist Dr. Madhukant Patel, who tests soil in 10 seconds, has done research on an AI-based spectroscopy device. This device can measure organic matter, humus an...
Gujarat is a backward state in sweet potato production
Sweet Potato
Farmers in Jalia village in Godhra taluka of Panchmahal district grow sweet potato in the true sense. It produces 15 tonnes per hectare. But its sweetness is so high that it tastes best when eaten upside down. The price is good.
These are fibre-free and sweet in taste, as chemical fertilisers have not been used here for 10 years....
Gujarat – 12 Lakh wheat Farmers Face Double Blow – law pri...
Crore Loss Farmers and Government on a Collision Course
Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, March 21, 2025
On average, farmers harvested 40 quintals of wheat per farm. This year, the yield dropped to 20 quintals, significantly lower than the typical 60 quintals in a good year. Due to a sharp decline in production and prices, Gujarat's 12 lakh wheat farmers ...
Modi came to meet LION and got caught in the Dinu Bogha scandal
Many shocking facts came to light in the letter written by the BJP leader to Modi
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, March 3, 2025
Former sarpanch of Innaj village in Veraval, Gir Somnath and vice-president of BJP Bakshi Panch of Somnath district, Bhikhabhai Kalabhai Gohil has written a letter to Somnath Collector, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Pri...
Will CM Bhupendra Patel resign after showing his achievement?
The achievements of the Chief Minister are not being told like Rupani, Panichu
Ahmedabad, 18 January 2025 Bhupendra Patel has completed three years of governance as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. 11 policies were made.
Gujarat became a policy driven state. But law and order has proved to be the weakest. Therefore, it is likely that Minister o...
Kutch farmers have been fighting against GHCL soda ash and power plant...
Ahmedabad, 5 December 2024
Gujarat Heavy Chemical Limited (GHCL), which has been operating in Sutrapada of Gir Somnath for the last 35 years, is setting up its soda ash plant on the seashore of Bara village in Mandvi. The project will provide direct employment to 1200 people and indirect employment to 3000 people. But this will take away the emplo...
Out of 58 lakh in Gujarat, 20 lakh farmers claim to use nano-fertilize...
Nano Urea exported to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Brazil
Scientists of Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) have developed Nano Urea (Liquid) and now Nano Urea Plus, Nano DAP. (Liquid) was developed. Against which scientists are raising questions.
In the year 2022, IFFCO inaugurated a Nano Urea (Liquid) plant at Kalol near Gand...
Gujarat handicrafts get GI tag, 23rd GI tag for crafts and 27th GI tag...
30 november 2024
The excellent handicrafts of the people of Gujarat are famous. The people of Gujarat have got 26 GI tags, out of which 22 GI tags have been received for the handicraft sector, another cultural handicraft heritage Gharchola has been given GI tag.
Gharchola handicrafts have been awarded the prestigious Geographical Indication (...
4 thousand crore land scam suppressed in Dahod, Gujarat
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, 21 November 2024 (Google translation from Gujarati)
In Dahod, Gujarat, 219 plots were approved for bogus bean cultivation. A scam of Rs. 500 crores has taken place. 1500 bighas of land worth Rs. 4 thousand crores was sold without cultivation. Bhupendra Patel government of Gujarat is protecting officials and 6 leaders. Alo...
Bottles made from farm sugarcane and corn plants
Ahmedabad, 25 October 2024
Eco-friendly bottles are made from sugarcane and corn stalks. Eco-friendly bottles are being made in a plant near Gandhinagar. Eco-friendly bottles are made from sugarcane and corn husk. But it is 8 times more expensive.
In Gujarat, 9 lakh tonnes of maize and 12 to 20 lakh tonnes of corn sprouts are produced in 4 lakh...
45.5 tonnes of Ghee seized from Mehsana and Patan
14/10/2024
So far, 1755 enforcement samples and 3731 surveillance samples have been taken out of 5486 samples, while 2423 inspections have been conducted by the Food and Drugs Regulatory Authority from manufacturers, retailers and cold storage warehouses involved in the food business.
During this Food Safety Fortnight, more than 640 awareness...