The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on July 23, 2020 has issued the draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2020 to further amend Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011. A new Regulation 2.2.2 has been …
The agriculture sector, which in previous Economic Surveys seemed to be pulling out of a bad patch, slipped back into a dismal 1.6% growth in 2008-09, the latest report said. The worst show was in the third quarter, which, on a year-on-year basis, showed a 0.8% decline. The crimped gross …
The Government of India has approved an agriculture work plan of Rs 22.22 crore for the state for the current financial year. Director, Agriculture, J.C. Rana said under the work plan integrated cereal development programmes for wheat, pulses and oilseed, schemes for farm mechanism, integrated nutrients and pest management, national …
In India, of the 49 million hectares (mha) of acid soil, 25 mha has pH below 5.5. Considerable genetic variability for aluminium (Al) tolerance exists in pea seedlings at intraspecific level, which has allowed the selection of tolerant and productive genotypes for acidic soil.
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In the present study, the storage and sequestration of carbon is described for leguminous trees (Cassia siamia, Dalbergia sissoo) vs. non-leguminous tree (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) in red lateritic soil of Chhattisgarh.
The small farmers of Central Himalayan region are achieving high level of diversification through rotation of pure crops in space and time, and through mixed cropping systems. The system with a potential to feed the hill population and conserve natural resources, requires serious attention from the policy makers, to survive.
Hill farming system involves diverse crops and their varieties, medicinal plants, forest species, practiced by the Adi tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. These tribal farmers are conserving biodiversity and meeting the food, balanced nutrition and health benefits from this farming system. Recognizing and rewarding the custodians of biodiversity and conserving the …
Adding various components on to a farm and integrating them has helped small farmers in Tamil Nadu reap rich harvests. The bio intensive farm models promoted by the Department of Science and Technology and based on agro-ecosystem principles, have resulted in a sustainable farm production and livelihoods.
Farmers in the Yoro and Otoro regions of Honduras have organised themselves into agricultural research teams to improve the diversity and resilience of their farms. Supported by local and international organisations, these farmers have diversified their plant genetic resources and developed hardier varieties that grow well on their soils. Their …
Small land holders can be self sustainable. This was proved by Shri. Santu, a small farmer in Gorakhpur, who started making a decent living from farming by increasing the diversity on the farms and integrating one into another.
The present work reports on the habitat characteristics of some weeds of pulses crop field. Reported weeds are more adapted in the Gangetic alluvium soil under certain climatic factors.
This paper examines the composition of traditional food crops among the different tribal communities and the method of sustainable food crop production. Three tribal communities, inhabiting seven villages in Orissa, India were studied. A structured questionnaire was administered to elicit information in the areas of crop mixtures and reasons for …
To provide food items at affordable prices to the poor, the state Government has planned to provide pulses at subsidised rate under a Central government scheme. Under the plan, one kilogram pulse would be provided to each of the BPL families in the state, which number around 12.97 lakh according …
Mountain communities have been adapting to changing environment for a long time. Traditional farming methods depending on recycling of available natural resources is the key to sustainable production systems. Local marketing systems have also played a vital role in reducing the emissions and food miles.
In the drier areas of southern Africa, farmers experience drought once every two to three years. Relief agencies have traditionally responded to the resulting famines by providing farmers with enough seed and inorganic fertilizer to enable them to re-establish their cropping enterprises. However, because of the lack of appropriate land …
Cereal consumption in India has further declined in both urban and rural areas, even though families are spending more on it. This worrisome trend has been reported by the latest National Sample Survey (NSS) report released on Friday. It also reports that monthly per capita expenditure, unadjusted to inflation, has …
Pulses in India contribute less to global warming greenhouse gas emission during pulse cultivation in India is much less than in developed countries because of minimal use of nitrogenous fertilizers. India has just got a proof of it. Pulse crops are known to release nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, but …
There is a gradual increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs)like CH4 and N2O in ambient air due to intensive agriculture, rapid industrialization and the expanding transport sector. About 80% of N2O is produced biologically and the major sources are agricultural fields, wetlands, sediments, animal wastes and landfills. Emission …
