Open letter to Amir Khan
Latest to bear the brunt of Amir Khan's "Satyamev Jayate" is the farming community in India who according to the show were using excessive pesticides during farming thus exposing consumers to the hazards
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NREGS and agriculture: manifestations and opportunities
<p>The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is an important milestone and mechanism, the manifestations of which help us in reviewing crucial issues regarding the impact of development interventions in Indian rural ecosystems.
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Community based organization of farmers: A boon for sustainable income generation
Under the present agricultural scenario prevailing at global and domestic levels for achieving sustainable income, farmers need to re-orient themselves from mere producers to agri-businessmen. Rather than
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Solar cocoon dryer
Dr. Panna Lal Singh, Sr. Scientist, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Nabibagh, Bhopal tells us about the solar cocoon dryer, an energy efficient and cost effective technology for the silk
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True potato seed - A low cost alternative of potato cultivation
True potato seeds (TPS) are sexually produced propagules of potato and are preferred for its high yield and the power to resist late blight disease of potato. Seed tubers used for propagation are high
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Price stabilization
Onion and garlic are very important commodities consumed in India in the form of spices and condiments. Unlike other vegetables, they are required daily in the kitchen and therefor augmentation of daily
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A multi-pronged solution to farmers crisis in India
The crisis in agriculture is real and cannot be denied despite official apathy for more than two decades.
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Copenhagen climate meet: Agriculture and forestry
The prospects for agriculture partly tied to the overall prospects remained unclear in the Copenhagen climate talks. Keeping in view of poverty reduction, food security and climate change, if forest and agriculture sectors come together and address in an integrated fashion, they can push for provisions in favour of the sectors.
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Organic bazaar - A boon to farmers and benefit to consumers
Many organisations emerged in the country to create awareness among the farmers on organic farming. The 'Welfare Organization for Rural Development' (WORD) is a dedicated organization in Tirupati (A.P.) working for the upliftment of the rural poor through implementation of various technologies for livelihood, health and environment protection.
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Liquid biofertilizer application in soybean and regulatory mechanisms
Soybean, the 'Golden Bean' is an important oilseed and pulse crop containing about 20% edible oil and 40% protein. Soybean being legume crop, mainly draw nutrients from native pool of soil therefore the incremental doses of fertilizers will not help in increasing the productivity, rather the function of beneficial microbes particularly, that of nitrogen fixing ones will be decreased.