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Strategic Technology Transfer: How Farmer-Led Innovation Is Reaching the Market
Strategic Technology Transfer: From Varanasi Fields to Commercial Seeds — What It Means for Indian Farmers India’s agriculture story has always been built on two pillars — science and…
Woman Farmer Boosts Black Gram Yield With New Technique
In the area where Taapsee Patra hails from Birbhum district of West Bengal, most of the farmers lacked knowledge of advanced farming techniques. Today, many farmers of this area are getting…
The Science of Timing: Why One-Day Delay in Irrigation Matters ?
Irrigation Matters: Indian farmers often say, “पानी समय पर मिले तो फसल बोलती है” if water comes on time, the crop responds. Modern plant science now confirms what experience has long…
Soil Health Card Scheme: 5-6% increase in farming post soil testing
Soil testing is free in government labs and Soil Health Card is given. It is not necessary to get it done at the time of sowing the crop, but it can be done at any time. Generally, after…
Who is Varad Samant? Goa’s 32-year-old farmer earning Rs 60 lakh annually…
Goa has appointed a 32-year-old Varad Samant vegetable farmer as its agriculture brand ambassador to demonstrate that farming can be profitable and attract young people to the…
Methods to protect mustard crop from diseases and pests
At present, sowing of rabi crops is going on in full swing. Mustard is the main oilseed crop of rabi. It is necessary to pay special attention to the maintenance of mustard crop. Farmers…
Government Releases 184 New Crop Varieties to Boost Farm Productivity
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched 184 new improved crop varieties on Sunday at a special event in New Delhi. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)…
Subbool crop used for making fuel from excellent fodder for animals
Green fodder is very important to get more milk from animals, as it contains rich protein, but animal farmers often face the problem of shortage of green fodder during the summer season. In…
Speed Breeding Technique: Know how to harvest crops like wheat, barley and gram 6…
The 'Speed Breeding' technique of growing plants rapidly was found to be so powerful that farmers can get 6 times the yield of crops like wheat, barley, gram in a year. This achievement is…
Karan Vandana- Know the specialty of this wheat variety
In India, wheat is the main food of the people after paddy, hence it is produced more. India ranks second in wheat production in the world. Agricultural scientists of the country keep…