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Millet Farming: Why Farmers Should Focus on Millets in 2025
Millets farming: Millets are gaining attention again. These traditional grains—like bajra, jowar, and ragi—were once common in Indian farms. Now, they’re making a strong return.
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Sesame Cultivation: Know the major diseases in sesame crop and how to manage them
Sesame is a major cash crop. It is known for being rich in nutrients as well as oil production. However, there is a risk of many types of diseases and pests in sesame cultivation, which…
5 Easy Vegetables You Can Grow Indoors During the Monsoon in India
Vegetables Grow Monsoon: The monsoon brings rain, humidity, and cooler air — all of which can make outdoor gardening tricky. But if you have a balcony, window sill, or even some floor space…
EXCLUSIVE Night Farming: Can Growing Crops in the Dark Solve India’s Land Shortage?
India is home to 18% of the world’s population but has only 2.4% of the world’s land area. With the country’s arable land under increasing pressure due to urban expansion, climate change,…
Management of sucking pests is necessary for more profit from Sugarcane
Sugarcane is the main cash crop of the country and the main raw material for the sugar industry. That's why sugarcane cultivation is beneficial for the farmers, but the crop suffers a lot…
How India’s rice production can adapt to climate change challenges
“Rice is the main crop in India, China and other Southeast Asian countries. Rice consumption is also growing in the US and other parts of the world,” says Prasanta Kalita, a professor in the…
Bio-Pesticides crucial for sustainable agriculture
Organic insecticides have the qualities of 'Ek Sadhe Sab Sadhe'. It does not have any side effects on humans, soil, yield, and the environment and also effectively prevents crop enemies from…
Fake fertilizers urea: Know, how to identify and check it?
The demand for chemical fertilizers is always there. The adulterers take advantage of this aspect and make a big deal to the farmers by selling spurious or substandard manure. There are two…
Saffron cultivation in closed room using Aeroponic Technique, Himachal’s Gaurav…
Gaurav cultivates saffron using Aeroponic Technique. In this technique, saffron is grown in a closed room. An attempt is made to create the environment of Kashmir in a closed room. This…
Gayaprasad Khor: Inspiration of innovation in agriculture with new agricultural…
Gayaprasad Khor, a resident of Damodharpura village in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, is an inspirational name for innovation in new agricultural techniques and modern farming. Born on 5…