by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2004 | Articles, Education, Youth
Andrew Bartlett and Marut Jatiket A REAL student Chutima loves Fridays. That is the day on which the Nong Tharam school conducts “ecological system education”. These activities started three years ago at this small rural school (total 59 students) in Nakorn Sawan... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2004 | Agroecology, Articles, Mixed farming
Vanaja Ramprasad and Nada Gowda The advent of green revolution also had its negative effects in the form of genetic erosion of a wide variety of food crops. These crops, also known as coarse cereals or small millets, were largely grown by the poor in marginal... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2004 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Introduction Zaheerabad region of Medak district in South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, lies in the Deccan Plateau. The soils are predominantly black but small areas of sandy and black cotton soils are also seen. The average rainfall is 700 to 850 mm which is... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2004 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
The North Eastern region of India comprising of eight states namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, is one of the richest reservoirs of different underutilized vegetable crop species. Apart from the nutritional... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2004 | Agroecology, Articles, Farmer's Diary, Mixed farming
During the past 40 – 50 years, humanity underwent a lot of changes in cultural aspects, lifestyles, clothing and even food habits in the name of modern civilization. Change is inevitable and also necessary to some extent on a limited scale, like using some vehicle... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2004 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Sankappa is a small farmer owning three hectares of dry land in Vittalpura village of Bellary district in Northern Karnataka, India. This village is situated in the semi-arid Deccan plateau and receives annual rainfall of 500mm in two to three months of the year,...