by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2006 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
Not much ago, say half a decade before, if any govt. official or politician visited Khamarbadmal, people would ask him to construct a road. Now, they would ask for a water harvesting structure. In this tribal village, NEED and not SCHEME is now the basis of... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2006 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Jodhpur district situated in the western part of Rajasthan is densely populated. Popularly known as “Sun City” , it is the Gateway of Thar Desert. More than 20% of the cultivated area is under irrigation. Intensive agriculture is common in irrigated lands... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2006 | Articles, Education, Farmer's Diary, Knowledge exchange
The research in agriculture has been confined laboratories of the Research Institutes and Universities. The scientists most of the times, are not exposed to the ground problems faced by the cultivators. When technologies were transferred, farmers did use the same very... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2006 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
In Kerala, factors like narrow land-man ratio, depleted forests and farm environment due to the combined effect of environmental degeneration, over reliance on fertilizers and poor farm management practices have led to declining farm yields. The outlook of the farm... by Rukmini | Jul 14, 2006 | Articles, Resource Management, Seeds
Seed is the bedrock of a sustainable farming system backed up by the richness of soil and water. The secret of a successful harvest lies in the synergy created by the interaction of soil, water and seed. Farmer’s knowledge in selecting, cultivating and storing has... by Rukmini | Jul 14, 2006 | Articles, Education, Farmer's Diary, Knowledge exchange
In India, farmers born after 1950 will be puzzled if they are told that crops can be raised without the use of manmade chemical fertilizers and pesticides. But that is what have precisely been doing since 1995 in our family-owned Prakash Bio- Organic Farm. We have not...