by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2005 | Articles, Energy Management, Farmer's Diary, Resource Management
L. Narayana Reddy Agriculture for ages was self reliant in terms of inputs like seed, manure, tools, energy or fuel. But during the past 80 years, the system of self-reliance gave away to dependence on high cost external inputs. I think the reasons are many. Firstly,... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2005 | Articles, Energy Management, Farmer's Diary, Resource Management
Kamat S.S. Children of farmers educated in rural government vernacular schools migrating to urban areas in search of white collared jobs is considered normal. But being a son of a Retired Bank Official, and having completed graduation and having no special interest... by Rukmini | Mar 30, 2005 | Articles
4 Editorial 5 Energy use in agriculture: an overview David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel 7 Planting to catch more sunlight Reddy Naganagouda, Zhu Shuijin and V.C. Patil 8 Biodigesters in ecological farming systems T.R. Preston 13 Improving organic fertilizers Luis... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2004 | Agriculture, Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles
Mountain farmers throughout the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region possess limited arable lands, too meagre to provide them food security and a stable livelihood base. One of the essential features of mountain farming systems is the large uncultivated areas. The ratio... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2004 | Agroecology, Agroforestry, Articles
Suman Sangam is a song that began in January 1996, when we purchased 17 acres of more or less barren land. There was not even a single tree which could provide us shade. This land is about 10 km from Dharwad in Karnataka. We named it Suman Sangam, meaning Confluence... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2004 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles, Farmer's Diary
Introduction of green revolution technology during 1960s, necessitated use of high cost external inputs like machinery, high yielding and hybrid seeds, agro-chemicals and monocropping, for export rather than for local consumption. Even small scale or household...