by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2007 | Agroecology, Articles, Food safety, security and sovereignity
S. Swain and N. R. Parida The role of millets as food grain has been declining over years with increasing availability of rice, wheat and maize. Research input in the production and utilization of these grains is also very poor. Governmental policies in the state do... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2007 | Articles, Ecological cycles and recycling, Resource Management
One of the major constraints in the spread of organic farming is the unavailability of good organic manure. But at the same time we are wasting a huge quantity of good organic waste i.e. human waste. The difficulty in the use of human waste is our sentimental... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2007 | Articles, Ecological cycles and recycling, Resource Management
Pradeep Kumar Mohapatra Gram Vikas, a leading NGO in the State of Orissa, has been working for the upliftment of the poor and marginalized communities. Majority of the communities with whom Gram Vikas works belong to the adivasi (tribal) community. These adivasis who... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2007 | Agroecology, Articles, Farmer's Diary, Food safety, security and sovereignity
Farmers earlier cultivated crops mainly for their own use and for those local communities like potters, cobblers, launderers, builders, blacksmiths etc., who rendered services to them. But as urban population increased, agriculture served the purposes of producing... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2007 | Agroecology, Articles, Food safety, security and sovereignity
The Monpa are an ethnic group of Tibetan descent inhabited in the western Arunachal Pradesh. A population of 45,000 is centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. Nearly 80% of the community is depending on agriculture. Agriculture is based on local resources... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2007 | Articles, Resource Management, Seeds
Ravinder Reddy Ch and SP Wani The seed takes the major share (50%) in groundnut crop production cost. The seed systems in Andhra Pradesh, like the rest of the country, consist of public, private and civil sectors. Majority of large and a few medium farmers of Kurnool...