crop residue management

Learn how Indian farmers can manage crop residue through mulching, incorporation, livestock feed, machinery and other practical options instead of burning.

More than 2,500 farmers in Punjab and Haryana are set to receive soil-carbon payments for regenerative farming. Learn how carbon credits work and how farmers earn from them.

ICAR is studying cotton-stalk biochar as a way to reuse crop residue, improve soil properties and potentially create carbon-credit opportunities for farmers.

More than 2,500 farmers in Punjab and Haryana are receiving soil-carbon payments. How are carbon credits measured, verified and linked to farm practices?

Crop residues do not always have to be burned or discarded. Farmers can recycle straw, stalks and other residues through composting, mulching and other methods. Can these practices reduce…

Biochar can turn crop residues into a soil amendment. Learn how farmers can use it, what benefits it may offer and what to check before applying it.

Biochar is made by heating crop residues and biomass under limited oxygen. Here is how it may affect soil, water retention and nutrient management, and what farmers should know before using…

Haryana plans to manage 55 lakh tonnes of paddy residue in 2026 through in-situ treatment, biomass use, fodder and other measures to reduce stubble burning.

Traditionally, these residues have been under utilized and often burned or left to decompose in the fields. However, with the growing interest in sustainable practices, the residues can now…