by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2004 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Dumeri is a small village in Kalahandi district, with a population of about thirty households most of whom are Kandha and God tribals. The village has about 200 acres of cultivable land. But most of them are up and medium lands. Rice cultivating area is only about 80... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2003 | Articles, Resource Management, Soil Management
Wastelands are the degraded and unutilized lands except current fallows due to different constraints (CSIR, 1990). Poor land practices have led to malnutrition and decline in production capacity of the soil. It is estimated that in wastelands the biomass production is... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2003 | Articles, Resource Management, Soil Management
Uttar Pradesh (UP) a northern state of India has more than 1.2 million hectares of salt affected soil, most of which is alkali affected. UPBSN (Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam Ltd i.e., Uttar Pradesh Land Development Corporation Ltd) is the nodal agency implementing... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2003 | Articles, Resource Management, Soil Management
In the face of rapid land degradation, farmers adopt many kinds of indigenous conservation measures suitable to their location (Agarwal and Narain The ITKs on different soil & water conservation (S&WC) and runoff management practices discussed here are the... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2003 | Articles, Farmer's Diary, Resource Management, Soil Management
All the soils have been formed by the particles of withered rocks, followed by the gradual emergence of fungi, algae, grasses, weeds, shrubs, small trees and finally thick forests (rain forests). It is said that the land was totally covered by thick forests. More... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2003 | Articles, Resource Management, Water Management
P.Masilamani , S.Santhana Bosu and K.Annadurai Water logging and soil salinity are of great concern all over the world and in India as well; they pose a major limitation to agricultural productivity. Current estimate shows that about 60 per cent of the land in India...