by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2001 | Articles
A Santa Ram and M Indira In the past two decades, biotechnology was perceived as a potential area that can contribute to agricultural sustainability. Biotechnology is a vast assembly of powerful techniques, which are expected to yield potential benefits that extend... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2001 | Agriculture, Articles
Manicka Velu, R. Sethu Raja Durai, R.P. Gnana Malar Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural College and Research Institute Madurai Golden rice has been heralded as the miracle cure for malnutrition and hunger of which 800 members of the human... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2001 | Articles
A.N.CHANNAPPAGOUDAR, Beloor Village, Post Kataraki, Koppal Taluk and District KARNATAKAPhone No : 5274076 The agricultural scientists have advanced beyond expectations in manipulating natural sciences to produce new varieties. The new technologies involved in the... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2001 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Scaling Up
Y.D.Naidu and Edith van Walsum Introduction This paper is about collaborative action between institutions and individuals in South India, seeking to support small and marginal farm families in developing sustainable dryland agriculture. Over the past six years,... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2001 | Agroecology, Articles, Farmer's Diary, Scaling Up
Many innovations by agricultural scientists and dynamic farmers are not reaching the actual farmers or targeted groups due to lack of communication. So the benefits of such innovations have not yielded many possible results. The agriculture extension wings of both the... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2001 | Agroecology, Articles, Scaling Up
India is endowed with vast potential resources. Some of the factors that helped us to make great strides in agricultural production were: Proper planning, bold agricultural strategy and exemplary adoption of technology by the farmers. Still, there exists a wide gap...