by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Vikram S. Negi, and R. K. Maikhuri 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... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
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... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity, Farmer's Diary
Agriculture is being neglected to the maximum by the union and state governments because the revenue they receive, is very meager compared to other sectors like information technology, bio-technology etc. Surprisingly, it is being neglected even by farmers, as it is... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Arun K.Sharma In the hot arid environment, trees play an important role. Not only are they directly related to the livelihood of its inhabitants, they also help in improving soil fertility and impact the climate. CAZRI has shown that integration of arable crops with... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Ardhendu Chatterjee During the last 50 years we have been losing diversity at an alarming rate, both in nature and in culture, including agriculture. If it was for clearing greenery for roads and railways in the beginning, in mid 60’s it was by promoting monocultures... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Anita Singh 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. Sadhukuti is a small hamlet...