by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2000 | Articles, Education, Farmer Innovations
V.S. Khatana, P.S. Dahiya and S.G. Ilangantileke Potato is a commercial crop in the Malwa tract of Madhya Pradesh. Owing to its higher comparative profitability, the area under its cultivation extended to most of the irrigated fields and replaced some crops like... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2000 | Articles, Education, Farmer Innovations
Kavitha, P and R. Vijayaraghavan The study conducted in Thondamuthur block of Coimbatore District with 107 drip users revealed re-inventions in drip irrigation technology at farm level. About 75 percent and 4.26 percent of innovators in coconut and grapes... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2000 | Articles, Education, Farmer Innovations
Jayesh Ranjan Introduction: Chittoor district and its agriculture profile Chittoor is one of the 4 districts in the south of Andhra Pradesh which together comprise the Rayalaseema region. The region falls in the rain-shadow area and is perpetually... by Rukmini | Jul 10, 2000 | Articles, Education, Farmer Innovations
James T.J., Bobby Issac, Meera Jose For a long time we have been practicing a lab to land approach for the technology transfer. Even the work of developing societies and voluntary agencies is frequently following this pattern. But this always neglected the... by Rukmini | Jul 7, 1999 | Articles, Education, Farmer Innovations
N Harikrishna Narayana Reddy, a farmer from Doddallapur near Bangalore believes that sustainable agriculture means a lot of hard work, commitment, consistency and concern for the sustainability of soil health and plant diversity. He feels that consistent... by Rukmini | Jul 7, 1999 | Articles, Education, Training
Subba Reddy, H.P.Singh, Christine King and Sreenath Dixit Soil erosion by runoff is the principle cause of land degradation particularly in the rainfed agro-eco regions of India. Consequences of land degradation could be more disastrous in arid and semi-arid areas...