Agriculture PolicyFebruary 17, 2022There Was Little in the Budget to Make Agriculture Climate Smart By vivian fernandes The Budget was a missed opportunity for agriculture. It did not recognise the challenges Indian…Read more 0 1 1 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 3, 2022Needed: A Budget for Agriculture That Will Make it Climate Smart By vivian fernandes Indian agriculture needs a budget that will make it resilient to climate change. This needs to be…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 19, 2017Punjab Govt Encourages Zero-Paddy Stubble Burn Farming with Subsidy to Curb Pollution, Says Indian Express By admin Ahead of the paddy harvesting season next month, the Punjab government has announced a subsidy of Rs…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefingJuly 27, 2017Planting Pulses in Wheat-Rice Cycle? No Way, Nilgai Won't Let US, Say Western UP Farmers By admin We are in Ghaziabad on a Sunday morning for a meeting with farmers. It has been arranged by Raj…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingNovember 5, 2016Corporates Must Promote Conservation Agriculture in Punjab To End the Menace of Stubble-Burning in Fields By admin Winds blowing smoke and soot mainly from Punjab’s smouldering paddy fields have added to Delhi’s…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 23, 2016Why It's Better to Ferment Paddy Straw Than Burn It By admin By turning paddy straw into manure through fermentation, an engineer turned entrepreneur says he has…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 6, 2015Opinion: Use Carbon Credits to Stop Farmers From Burning Straw in Fields By admin India generates about 500 to 650 million tonnes of crop waste every year. Rice and wheat contribute…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyVideos of The DaySeptember 13, 2015Video: Farm Mechanization For Conservation By admin This fourth episode of ‘Smart Agriculture’ broadcast on CNN-IBN is about a new trend…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingMay 20, 2015It's Not a Fad; It's the Fastest Spreading Ag Technology in Madhya Pradesh By admin Conservation agriculture is based on three principles. (a) Zero or minimal tillage, as ploughing…Read more 0 0 0 Share