J Krishnan Integrated farming systems (IFS) involves linking several components of the farm system. Resource flows are established between components. The ‘outputs’ from one...
Recycling for resource efficiency – A practical model for up scaling
Systematic recycling and value addition of organic farm residues could make the farm more productive and self reliant. Contributing in several ways, recycling resources will also...
Small farms can be profitable
Nidhi Jamwal Rupees 10 lakh every year, from one-hectare land -- an unbelievable proposition for all those bought up on the much-propagated idea that small farmlands are...
Bhoomi Sudha – Recycling biomass for enhanced soil fertility
Farmers in Khunti and Ranchi districts in Jharkhand are benefitting from including biomass yielding plants in their fruit orchards. Mulching of biomass in the plant basins was...
Recycling Resources – Path to sustainable living
Promotion of sustainable agro ecological practices through recycling and reuse of resources not only reduce dependency on external sources, but also minimises waste. On farm...
Green manuring- the best way to improve soil health
Conditions were not very encouraging when I started farming in the year 1998 – water shortage, pest and disease attack, rising costs of cultivation and decreasing yields and...
Returns from LEISA – A farmer’s experience
T.M. Radha Sadashivaiah belongs to Maragondanahalli, a village in Tiptur – Karnataka, well known for coconut production. He owns about 13 acres of land of which about 4 acres is...
Reliance on on-farm resources
It was in the year 1923, in Switzerland, Dr. Rudolf Steiner, founder and promoter of Bio-Dynamic agriculture gave 8 lectures to a small group of farmers and agriculture...
Farmer’s Dairy – My LEISA Farm
Introduction With an interest in nature and a fancy for driving a tractor, I entered this field of agriculture in 1959. With no experience in farming and with an attitude of not...