Farmers in Rajasthan are addressing the issues of yields and income by focusing on improving the soil health. By...
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Most of our ideas about soils ignore the millions of years since mankind started farming. What happened during the...
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Sheep penning is one of the traditional methods of enhancing soil fertility. Penning is a fascinating cooperative...
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Vidarbha, the region known for farmer suicides, fortunately has few farmers who have been successful in reviving...
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Participatory soil health restoration
At a time when agricultural extension services are not reaching millions of farmers, and while the cutting edge...
Mulching: Harvesting many benefits in cardamom
Intensive cultivation of cardamom, ignoring the traditional cultural practices, has resulted in repeated losses for...