Empowering young individuals to embrace agroecological practices not only ensures sustainable food production but also fosters rural livelihoods, environmental conservation, and...
Reaping health and wealth benefits from nutri-gardens
Janaki Bobbili from Veerabhadrapuram village in Andhra Pradesh, India, is one of the champions of the nutri-garden initiative, which seeks to increase farmers’ income, while...
Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)
Realizing the importance of rural youth in agricultural development of the country, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) implemented the ARYA project to fully...
Learning eco-friendly ways of managing pests
Anitha Pailoor Sugarcane farmers in Alnavar near Dharwad in Karnataka state are no more worried about the insect ‘wooly aphid’ which destroys their crop. They need not run to...