by Rukmini | Jul 6, 1999 | Articles, Marketing, Trade
Kutch in Gujarat is an area of scanty and erratic rainfall. It is surrounded on three sides by the sea, which results in strong winds. Ambient temperatures are very high, and can go upto 42oC in September and October. The combination of strong winds and high... by Rukmini | Jul 6, 1999 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Bio-diversity is an indication of varied biological wealth. This wealth provides communities with food, medicine, raw material for housing and a wide range of goods and services, and genetic resources for agriculture, medicine and industry. However, habitat alteration... by Rukmini | Jul 6, 1999 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Green Foundation Recent developments of the international trade regimes have posed new threats to the conservation of biodiversity. Patents and intellectual property rights have been defined by the WTO primarily to empower the corporations who are exploiting the... by Rukmini | Jul 6, 1999 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Danesh Kumar Wayanad District is located in the northern part of the state of kerala. The Tamil Nadu and Karnarataka and the District of Calicut it. It is lying on the western ghats, and receives an annual rainfall of 3,000 mm and has an average elevation of 1000 Mt... by Rukmini | Jul 5, 1999 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Illusions… Seeking a meaningful alternative to our ‘promising careers’ we bought two Bighas of highland in the dry belt of Jhargram in Midnapur district of rural Bengal in 1977. Like most urbanites bred on western concepts, we felt sure that ‘scientific...