Agriculture

Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has showered praise on the Karnataka government’s Rashtriya e-Market Services.

KK Subramani has developed a hybrid variety of papaya seeds, which are native to India, and will be saving valuable foreign exchange.

A benchmark for terrace farming in Chennai, this initiative believes in growing what you eat.

These farmers have marched 180 km from Nashik to Mumbai, bringing greater attention to the acute agrarian distress in Maharashtra.

The arduous six-day journey had taken a toll on their shoes and chappals. In a moving gesture, locals, as well as voluntary groups, came forward to donate footwear and foodgrains to these protesting farmers.

With the intention of providing at least one nutritious meal to expecting mothers, the initiative took flight in 2006.

An initiative propelled by civil engineer, E.C. Manoharan, the varieties of crops cultivated in Maldives have been fetching hefty sums!

"Our main aim is to ensure that education does not become a burden. We needed to find a middle path which would ensure that the teacher was paid and the students or their families did not feel the pinch.”

If you are wondering about the farmer who has grown this vegetable, then this story is for you!

The 19th edition of the report claimed that the organic agriculture area and the value of its products have seen a steady increase over the years.