There is a need for paradigm shift in extension approaches from individual to community level, with active community participation. Such specific extension approaches could...
Going digital – Integrating experiential innovations in coconut farming
Small farms can become efficient when tacit knowledge of farmers is integrated with explicit knowledge from other sources. ICAR’s initiative has shown that this could be possible...
Taming Coconut Pests by Green Warriors
Adopting an ecological engineering approach, farmers in Kerala could effectively suppress most of the palm pests in an eco-friendly manner. While safeguarding environment, these...
Drip irrigation: improvisations at farm level
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...