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State of the Climate in Asia 2024
The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …Doubling farmers’ income through Populus deltoides-based agroforestry systems in northwestern India: an economic analysis
There is widespread use of poplar in pulp and paper, match splints, pencil and plywood industries, in northern India. The practice of closer spacing geometry with compact block in poplar cultivation does not permit intercropping from the third year onwards, which discourages small landholders. Original SourceClimate-adapted companion cropping increases agricultural productivity in East Africa
Production of cereals, the main staple and cash crops for millions of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is severely constrained by parasitic striga weed Striga hermonthica, stemborers and poor soil fertility. A companion cropping system known as ‘push–pull’ overcomes these constraints while providing additional soil fertility and forage grass benefits …A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa
Fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda(J E Smith), an economically important pest native to tropical and sub-tropical America has recently invaded Africa, causing substantial damage to maize and other crops. We eval-uated functionality of a companion cropping system,‘climate-adapted push-pull’, developed for control of cerealstemborers in drier agro-ecologies, as an added tool for the …Multi-scale measurements show limited soil greenhouse gas emissions in Kenyan smallholder coffee-dairy systems
Efforts have been made in recent years to improve knowledge about soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from subSaharan Africa. However, data on soil GHG emissions from smallholder coffee-dairy systems have not hitherto been measured experimentally. This study aimed to quantify soil GHG emissions at different spatial and temporal scales in …Climate smart crops
Tubers, pulses and millets are important for the livelihoods and nutrition of poor farmers, especially in fragile regions. These crops are not only underutilised, but are also underresearched. Ama Sangathan, a women federation consisting of 1200 indigenous women, have revived these crops in two blocks in Odisha, by their vibrant …Camelina sativa: success of a temperate biofuel crop as intercrop in tropical conditions of Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India
Camelina sativa or false flax is an oil yielding plant of the family Brassicacease. It is an annual crop of the temperate region. In India, Defense Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER), a constituent Institute of Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is working on bio-diesel production from Jatropha curcas and …Legumes can increase cadmium contamination in neighboring crops
Legumes are widely used in many cropping systems because they share their nitrogen fixation products and phosphorus mobilization activities with their neighbors. In the current study, however, we showed that co-cultivation with legumes increased cadmium (Cd) contamination in the adjacent crops. Both field and mesocosm experiments indicated that legumes increased …Relative efficacy of rain water conservation techniques and organic sources under rainfed condition
Rain water conservation techniques, like large compartmental bunding and furrow opening in between the crop rows in combination with organic sources were evaluated for their impact on increasing the productivity of cotton+soybean intercropping system.Recalling biodiversity – Farming the Agnihotra way
Farmers Diary - Recalling biodiversity, farming the Agnihotra way. Homa farming is a system which comes from ancient science of Vedas. Homa is a Sanskrit word used here synonymously with Yajnya. Yajnya is the technical term from the Vedic science of bio energy denoting the process of removing the toxic …Validation of integrated pest management module for castor and pigeonpea intercropping system for rainfed agroecosystem
Field trials were conducted for the validation of integrated pest management (IPM) package for the castor and pigeonpea intercropping system in rainfed agro-ecosystem for the state of Andhra Pradesh, India during 2002 and 2003 seasons.Inter-cropping with sugarcane brings more boon to farmers
Inter-cropping with sugarcane has been found as more beneficial to the farmers as it can boost total crop production per unit area along with ensuring sustainable sugarcane cultivation with higher economic benefit compared to other crops. Quoting the field-level research findings and views of farmers, the sugarcane researchers and agriculturists …Yield, soil health and economics of aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)-based agri-horticultural systems in eastern India
An intercropping trial was conducted during 2007– 2010 on 6-year-old aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.; cv. NA-7) orchard planted at 6 m × 6 m spacing and growing under rainfed calciorthent soil, to identify the suitable and profitable intercrops.Jatropha: A smallholder bioenergy crop
Mass planting of jatropha as a biofuel crop could benefit poor areas as well as combating global warming, but only if a number of scientific and production issues are properly addressed, a review has warned.Probable agricultural biodiversity heritage sites in India: The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills region
The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills region, with its unique landscape, climatic phenomenon of heavy cloud cover and torrential rainfall, and agricultural richness involving the majority of the population, has been proposed as another National Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site based on six indices. The region is very rich in floristic …Effect on productivity in rainfall dependent competition between Vigna Radiata and Hardwickia Binata in arid zone agroforestry
A 9-year old Hardwickia binata Roxb. plants at a spacing of 5mx5m was intercropped with V. radiata (L.) Wilczek in 2003 to study interactive effects of trees on resource use and crop production.China drought highlights future climate threats
Yunnan's worst drought for many years has been exacerbated by destruction of forest cover and a history of poor water management.Sustainable farming system for balanced ecosystems
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.Agricultural biodiversity strengthening livelihoods in periurban Hyderabad, India
In periurban Hyderabad, India, leafy vegetables are increasingly grown along the Musi River and sold in urban markets. This agricultural biodiversity can significantly help urban and periurban farmers become more resilient to the impacts of such changes.Adopt water-saving technologies for rabi, Centre advises States
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: With the kharif sowing season badly hit by delayed and deficient monsoon rains, the Centre has advised States to go in for moisture conservation for rabi and adopt water-saving technologies such as zero tillage and intercropping. On Saturday, at the State Chief Secretaries
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