Iran contemplating importing farm products from India Soil type and climate essential for organic farming Farm items comprised 12% of total trade in futures in FY’12 Star of IPL 2009 forced to work in farms Worry lines deepen on monsoon, farm fears Rs 4000-cr solar park planned in Bijapur district GM crops need of the . . . → Read More: Farm and Food
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Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Monday that it is a pity that Kerala has to depend on other States for vegetables. In his address after launching the Vegetable Initiative for Peri Urban Clusters at the Ernakulam Maharajas College here, Mr. Chandy said that Malayalis had won appreciation for their hard work and . . . → Read More: ‘Need for self-sufficiency in vegetable production’ The chattering classes of urban India are engaged in animated discussions about Didi, scams, policy paralysis , faltering reforms and declining growth. Meanwhile, the farming classes, who haven’t seen much reform since the Green Revolution 50 years ago, continue to combine bits of modern technology with their ingenious capacity for ‘jugaad’ in transforming traditional agriculture. . . . → Read More: Farmers transforming traditional agriculture with modern technology and desi jugaad Dumka, Apr 29 (ANI): Need is the mother of all inventions, says the old proverb. Today’s transformed world has evolved new experiences that modify the old adages too: Denial is the new mother of all inventions. And sixty five-year old Shayamal Chaudhary of Jharkhand proved it right by single-handedly digging a pond in his village . . . → Read More: This Jharkhand farmer spent 14 years digging a ‘pond’ Consumption of bio-fertiliser is increasing and its production has increased from 25065.03 MT during the year 2008-09 to 37997.61 MT during the year 2010-11. Use of bio-fertilizer is promoted through Integrated Nutrient Management strategy. To ensure availability of bio-fertilisers, financial assistance is provided under National Project on Promotion of Organic Farming (NPOF) for setting . . . → Read More: Use of Biofertilizers on the Rise Organic farming is a practice of cultivation of crops that involves various methods that are eco friendly and environmental friendly in nature. In this method, the use of inorganic products such as chemical fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides are done. At present organic farming is being practiced across the world in a large scale . . . → Read More: Methods of Organic Farming India launches all-weather Risat-1 Business Standard Hyderabad to host world agri congress Daily Pioneer New maize variety developed; can enhance yield by 33% Economic Times Normal rains likely for third straight year Haryana: Admission starts at Hisar Agriculture University Fruits, vegetables production rose up to 3% in 2011-12 Real estate returns lure away next gen . . . → Read More: Farm and Food Ragi is a rain dependent crop, which is mostly grown annually or as mixed crop. But Farmer Bacchappa of Aanoor has become an example by growing 15 quintals of ragi in 30 guntas of land through sprinkler irrigation and organic way. He got Indaf 7 species of ragi crop from Agriculture Department in November last . . . → Read More: Growing ragi: Little water, low cost, high yield |
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