by Rukmini | Jul 14, 2006 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, AME, Articles
In 1989-90 the Agriculture. Man and Ecology (AME) Programme. Pondicherry, studied the transition experiences of 12 ecological farmers in South India. Erik van der Werf reveals the difficulties these farmers faced and how. drawing upon their own inventiveness and... by Rukmini | Jul 14, 2006 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles
The agriculture land of Western U.P., geographically located between the Ganga and the Yamuna, better known as Doab is one of the most fertile agriculture lands in the country. Owing to the constant flow of major rivers like the Ganga, the Yamuna and small rivers like... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2006 | Articles, Documentation, Education
Indian subcontinent is rich with traditional knowledge on health care, acquired over generations. Even today this knowledge is being practiced by rural communities widely. However, there is a gradual erosion in the use of traditional knowledge. Lower confidence levels... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2006 | Articles, Documentation, Education, Farmer's Diary
For ages, Vedas and Sanskrit slokas were being taught by the priests to their children, without scripts, transferring the knowledge orally. But same has not been the case with agriculture knowledge. Agricultural technologies and good practices were not taught orally... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2006 | Articles, Documentation, Education
Since the 1980s there has been a rapid expansion in use of participatory diagram methods for collecting information as part of both planning and research processes. It is now widely accepted that poor people can provide complex analyses of their situation and problems... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2006 | Articles, Documentation, Education
I hail from a farmers family. My father and forefathers were all arecanut growers. I studied in a rural area for ten years and completed post graduation in Agriculture from UAS, Bangalore. After working in a private company for a few years I took up to farming on my...