Gandhinagar: The Office of the Director of Agriculture has started control rooms for fertilizer complaints. These centers operate at state, district, and taluka levels. This move aims to help with fertilizer access and distribution. It also seeks to address farmer concerns quickly. A helpline number, 079-23256080, is now active for state-level complaints. Farmers can use this number to report issues regarding fertilizer distribution. Control rooms at district and taluka levels are also ope...Read More

Sanand -  In a grassroots initiative to support sustainable farming practices, Gajendrasinh Vaghela, a farmer from Vinchhiya village in Sanand, has donated more than 50 cows free of cost to needy farmers practicing natural agriculture. The donation is aimed at helping farmers access key resources such as cow dung and cow urine, essential for preparing bio-inputs like jivamrut and ghanjivamrut used in natural farming. Cowshed-based philanthropy for farmers Vaghela, who has been operating a...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a major move to prevent land-related fraud, the Gujarat Revenue Department has launched a new initiative under which farmers will receive SMS alerts for any changes made to their land records. The initiative aims to ensure transparency and protect landowners from unauthorized alterations. Under this system, farmers who link their Aadhaar and mobile numbers with their 7/12 land records will receive SMS notifications whenever updates or changes are made to their land details. In c...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has announced a decision affecting 13 lakh farmers cultivating cotton and other Kharif crops. In order to enable farmers of the Narmada Command area to plan in advance and increase the cultivation and production of crops, the Chief Minister has decided to provide irrigation water as per requirement in this area one month earlier this year i.e. from May 15, 2025. Generally, water is released for the Kharif season in the irrigated area of ​​the Sardar Sarovar...Read More

Vallabh Vidyanagar: Farmers in Anand and Kheda districts cultivating summer crops like paddy, millet, and other varieties have received a significant boost as the irrigation department has increased the water flow in the Mahi canals. This move aims to address water scarcity issues in the region and cater to the agricultural and drinking water needs of the local population. The Mahi canals, which draw water from the Panam and Kadana reservoirs via the Wanakbori Weir, supply water to various are...Read More

Surat: Construction of the Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway, passing through the Bardoli, Palsana, and Kamrej talukas of Surat district, has been halted by protesting farmers who claim their access to agricultural fields has been blocked. Some farmers claimed that the expressway construction has reportedly cut off access roads to numerous farms, causing hardship for farmers who need to transport sugarcane, vegetables, and other produce. Despite repeated appeals to the National Highway Authority of I...Read More

Botad, Gujarat – March 7, 2025 – In a successful decoy operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Botad apprehended two individuals, including a contract-based computer operator for the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and a cotton gin operator, for accepting a bribe of 265 kilograms of cotton, valued at Rs. 19,798. The operation, which culminated on March 6, 2025, targeted alleged corrupt practices at the CCI purchase center located at Kashtbhanjan Cotton and Oil Industries in Gadhd...Read More

Gandhinagar: Non-Agriculture (NA) conversion and related procedures for agricultural land will not be required for the use of agricultural land for fisheries activities. Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai made this announcement today in his budget speech. Desai said the policy decision is taken by the Chief Minister. Desai called this announcement as 'very important’. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: In yet another action against corruption, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (A.C.B.) successfully conducted a decoy operation at the APMC Godown in Satlasana, Mehsana district, on January 11, 2025. The operation resulted in the arrest of Kalyanji alias Kalaji Masaji Thakor, who was caught accepting a bribe of ₹4,500. The incident stemmed from irregularities in the procurement of groundnuts at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at the APMC Godown. Information received by ACB revealed that...Read More