Agriculture

Farmers in the southern reaches of Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu have turned to agroforestry to protect and boost incomes, because falling groundwater levels and overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has made agriculture unsustainable in the area. Jency Samuel takes a closer look.

This initiative will help both farmers and the general public to be duped by people selling fake varieties.

After Ankita joined her father, she has introduced many modern techniques in the farm as well as in the dairy.

During a college project, Priyanka Amar Shah combined her love for nature with business skills to start iKheti, an enteprise that facilitates urban farming

A survey conducted in South Kamrup in Assam shows that use of small water pumps for irrigation in an area where groundwater is abundant has resulted in significant increases in earnings for smallholder and marginal farmers. Bikalp Chamola takes a closer look.

The AWS will be helpful in measuring the accuracy in rain pattern, humidity & expected rainfall along with information on the best crop for farmers.

The varieties of dwarf wheat developed by Borlaug are credited for saving millions of Indians from starvation.

Saraswati found the need to get involved and be a part of the community reeling under globalization, so she joined the farmers.

Sisters Kanika and Kushika Sharma pursued different careers, but their heart and soul always belonged to the hills and in doing something meaningful for society.

The last crop harvested by Joseph at the beginning of the month resulted in over 6,000 heads of cabbage, pristine and unscathed by toxic elements.