Maruteru (West Godavari): The benefits of research should reach the farmers to get good results, said Andhra Pradesh Labour Minister Pithani Satyanarayana. He also suggested the scientists to encourage farmers to take up organic farming in the farmlands. He inaugurated the Kisan Mela (farmers convention) organised by Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture University at Maruteru Paddy […]
Amaninder Pal Chandigarh One of the most important lessons of life comes from a farmer: Keep an ear to the ground. The indications have come, simple and straight: Grow organic. Roughly translated, it would mean replacing most of chemical fertilizers for crops with natural resources to live longer, healthier and more contented. Manjeet Singh Bhullar, […]
GUWAHATI: Sikkim and Mizoram are two states in the region that have embraced organic farming in a big way by saying no to chemical fertilizers and pesticides, while Meghalaya has started discovering the benefits of green farms and is discouraging the use of chemicals. Given the low usage of chemicals in farming in the whole […]
By Nandita Vijay, Keeping in mind the importance of organic farming, Karnatakas agriculture department has planned to extend the organic village site programme to the hobli level, in order to increase the utilisation of organic manure for crop production. It is now increasing services to farmers to transfer the latest technical knowledge to the farming […]
CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Tuesday asked the Tamil Nadu government to waive farm loans obtained by all farmers, instead of limiting the benefit only to those owning less than five acres of land. The court also restrained officials from initiating any penal or recovery proceedings against farmers who had defaulted on repayment of […]
Prairie organic producers defied conventional wisdom last year by escaping fusarium scourge. Cody Straza doesnt understand it. Last year when fusarium head blight plagued thousands of conventional farmers in Saskatchewan, Straza and other organic farmers were seemingly protected from the fungal disease. Straza grew kamut on his farm near Wood Mountain, Sask., and he had […]
Dharmshala: Governor Acharya Devvrat today visited Agriculture University Palampur in district Kangra and during his continuous three hour visit on foot to different Centers of the University; he took stocks of various activities being run by the University and also gave direction to the concerned scientists to improve the quality. He interacted with the scientists […]
Mavoor: A.N. Marakkar has always been passionate about farming. And he loves to experiment. Working by the sweat of his brow, literally, this man from Mavoor, in Kerala is blessed with a Midas touch. All that he touches turn into goldpure green gold, fresh and unpolluted. His enduring affair with seeds and soil began at […]
Burhanpur: On the second day of Dhamangaon Navratri Gramodaya fair, a seminar was organised on conventional and organic farming focusing on more production with less investment. The seminar was inaugurated by Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Archana Chitnis. Scientist Dr NK Tambe from Indore highlighted the method and importance of making organic residues […]
Adilabad: Adilabad district joint collector Krishna Reddy has transformed the four-and-half-acre space in his camp office into a farm and practically demonstrated how to cultivate vegetables organically to earn profits. The official till date earned Rs 18000 by selling the vegetables and credited the amount to the government. He is helped by his wife in […]