Parvati Devi has been van panchayat sarpanch of Nai village of Nainital district in Uttarakhand for two consecutive terms. She represents a growing community of women farmers who are being recognised as custodians of traditional practices that have been part of the…
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Prasannan G., former sub-inspector and recipient of the Chief Minister’s Police Medal, walks among the leafy rows. “I took up vegetable farming in 2014, and since then we have never had to look elsewhere for vegetables for the sadya. At the moment, I have vegetables in 250 grow bags…
Ravdeep Singh was raised on a farm in the village of Farwahi, a stone’s throw from Barnala in Punjab. Although his parents worked in different professions, they were always connected with the soil and practised agriculture on their six-acre family plot in the village.
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The area lacks a perennial source of water to keep crops well-fed, but 29-year-old aeronautical engineer-turned-farmer, Parameswaran is confident his farm will thrive. His crops can withstand severe drought conditions because they are native to this arid region.
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Leaving their plush jobs in Silicon Valley, a couple is now running an organic farm here to fulfil their dream of contributing to environmental…
Farming enthusiasts from different parts of the district took part in a workshop conducted by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development’s Madurai Agri Business Incubation Forum (NABARD-MABIF) here on Sunday to learn about latest trends in organic farming.
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Tharakan’s primary interest is to revive paddy cultivation on his farm. “The government is providing capital relief and seeds for paddy cultivation under the scheme that is funded by the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NABARD). This is a great initiative taken by the…
This couple in Gujarat, who left their plush jobs in Silicon Valley, a couple is now running an organic farm here to fulfill their dream of contributing to environmental conservation.
The total area under organic farming in the country has gone up by 20 per cent to 27.7 lakh hectares (lh) till date from 23.02 lh brought under chemicals-free cultivation last year, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Telangana's Enabavi village can show the way to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. You have to look keenly to figure out that the stone board leading into Enabavi village once proudly declared 'chemical-free village'. That was 13 years ago, when all 52 families in the village…