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Exploiting earthworms for fertilisers

Vermicampost - worm excreta - is emerging as a feasible substitute for chemical fertilisers

Indian farmers have sown 7% less land this summer

The total area of sowing has been reduced by 63 per cent compared to the national average, according to data published by the Union Ministry of …

Zero Budget Natural Farming: Interview with Subhash Palekar

Subhash Palekar is an Indian agriculture scientist. He has been conferred with 'Padma Shree' in 2016 for his invention and extensive work on an …

Organic experiments

Women of Maharashtra village experiment with organic farming to improve incomes

Straw manure

Too little of a good thing

The increasing demand for organic food is causing shortages and adulteration

What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services

Should farmers buy commercial maize seeds from agro-input shops or just plant seeds from previous harvest?

Akash Chaurasia, a millionaire farmer from Bundelkhand

Multilayer farming helps this Madhya Pradesh farmer grow a combination of vegetables round the year

How to grow a food forest that will feed you everyday

What does it take to design a permaculture kitchen garden? Peter Fernandes recounts his experience of growing a food forest using permaculture in Goa

Harming the organic farming movement

The draft regulations will dissuade small farmers from practising organic farming

High-tech boost

Scent of the fruit king

Is organic farming responsible for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis?

Analysis shows that it is not organic farming, but poor economic policies that are responsible for the economic crisis

How this woman changed the lives of children by nurturing an organic farm in Faridabad

Veena Lal’s organic farm and mud house located next to her organisation and children’s home in Faridabad near Delhi …

Peepal Farm: An organic ‘No-till’ farm that sustains people and rescues animals

Robin Singh and Shivani Bhalla’s end goal is the welfare of their animals. But they have set up structures around their farm which …

FabIndia School Bali, Pali : How to make your school green

FabIndia School Bali, Pali is a shining example of resource efficiency. It draws 90 per cent of its electricity from solar, harvests rainwater, …

A certified problem

Indian organic movement needs aggressive and long-term government support to ensure nation-wide adoption of organic farming practices

Baranaja: a climate resilient farming practice

Baranaja is a mixed crop farming practice from Uttarakhand based on traditional wisdom. Millets and pulses are the main crops cultivated through …

Organic paradox

Sikkim will be the first Indian state to go wholly organic. But lack of markets can become counterproductive

Participatory Guarantee System brings credibility to small 'Organic' farmers

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a new initiative for 'Organic' product certification in India. It helps small scale and marginal farmers, …

Waking up to old ways

Organic farming has found favour with agriculture officials and scientists.

Organic farming is the answer

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CUBA

One-man show

An Army Captain-turned-farmer traces the silk route to success