By Gaon Connection
केरल के तिरुवनंतपुरम ज़िले के परसाला गाँव में एक ऐसा खेत है, जहाँ केला सिर्फ फसल नहीं बल्कि संस्कृति, स्मृति और संरक्षण का प्रतीक है। कभी कोच्चि में वेब डिजाइनिंग कंपनी चलाने वाले विनोद सहदेवन नायर ने माँ के निधन के बाद कॉर्पोरेट दुनिया छोड़कर खेती को अपनाया। आज उनके खेत में भारत ही नहीं, दुनिया भर से लाई गई 400 से ज़्यादा केले की दुर्लभ किस्में उग रही हैं।
केरल के तिरुवनंतपुरम ज़िले के परसाला गाँव में एक ऐसा खेत है, जहाँ केला सिर्फ फसल नहीं बल्कि संस्कृति, स्मृति और संरक्षण का प्रतीक है। कभी कोच्चि में वेब डिजाइनिंग कंपनी चलाने वाले विनोद सहदेवन नायर ने माँ के निधन के बाद कॉर्पोरेट दुनिया छोड़कर खेती को अपनाया। आज उनके खेत में भारत ही नहीं, दुनिया भर से लाई गई 400 से ज़्यादा केले की दुर्लभ किस्में उग रही हैं।
By Divendra Singh
हिन्दुस्तान एग्रीकल्चरल रिसर्च सोसाइटी खेती किसानी के क्षेत्र में विशेष काम करने वाले लोगों को सम्मानित करेगी। करीब 60 पुरस्कारों के लिए आवेदन मांगे गए हैं। आवेदन की अंतिम तारीख़ 3 नवम्बर है।
हिन्दुस्तान एग्रीकल्चरल रिसर्च सोसाइटी खेती किसानी के क्षेत्र में विशेष काम करने वाले लोगों को सम्मानित करेगी। करीब 60 पुरस्कारों के लिए आवेदन मांगे गए हैं। आवेदन की अंतिम तारीख़ 3 नवम्बर है।
By Shrichakradhar Varanasi
Agri startups are mushrooming across India. The Indian government, along with NABARD, is supporting the formation of agri-business incubators that are promoting agri innovation, FPOs, and agri technology.
Agri startups are mushrooming across India. The Indian government, along with NABARD, is supporting the formation of agri-business incubators that are promoting agri innovation, FPOs, and agri technology.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Around 2 lakh farmers from India and abroad will be participating in the Krishi Kumbh fair which will be organised in Lucknow in December. Farmers will be learning agricultural innovations and techniques from the experiences and experiments of fellow cultivators as well as agricultural scientists.
Around 2 lakh farmers from India and abroad will be participating in the Krishi Kumbh fair which will be organised in Lucknow in December. Farmers will be learning agricultural innovations and techniques from the experiences and experiments of fellow cultivators as well as agricultural scientists.
By Chandraprakash Pathak
In a seminar organised to discuss the socio-economic, political and environmental challenges faced by the Indian agriculture sector, farmers and agriculture experts came together and concluded that innovations are needed to adapt to the changing climate. They also batted for a legal guarantee of the MSP and suggested that horticultural and forest produce should be used for ensuring the nutritional requirements of local communities. Details here.
In a seminar organised to discuss the socio-economic, political and environmental challenges faced by the Indian agriculture sector, farmers and agriculture experts came together and concluded that innovations are needed to adapt to the changing climate. They also batted for a legal guarantee of the MSP and suggested that horticultural and forest produce should be used for ensuring the nutritional requirements of local communities. Details here.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
MS Swaminathan, who led the efforts to increase food production in the 1960s and 70s, breathed his last in his hometown Chennai. Apart from Swaminathan being hailed as the ‘Father of the Green Revolution’, he also presided over the National Commission for Farmers which was constituted to deal with the agrarian distress in the country. The recommendations of this committee are popularly known as the Swaminathan commission report.
MS Swaminathan, who led the efforts to increase food production in the 1960s and 70s, breathed his last in his hometown Chennai. Apart from Swaminathan being hailed as the ‘Father of the Green Revolution’, he also presided over the National Commission for Farmers which was constituted to deal with the agrarian distress in the country. The recommendations of this committee are popularly known as the Swaminathan commission report.
By Jyotsna Richhariya
Farmers in India incur nearly USD 12,520 million in post-harvest losses annually due to inadequate cold storage facilities. BASE and Empa's 'Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant' project is making sustainable cooling accessible, affordable, and an indispensable part of post-harvest management for the Indian farmers.
Farmers in India incur nearly USD 12,520 million in post-harvest losses annually due to inadequate cold storage facilities. BASE and Empa's 'Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant' project is making sustainable cooling accessible, affordable, and an indispensable part of post-harvest management for the Indian farmers.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
To revolutionise India’s agricultural sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a door-to-door Kisan Credit Card campaign. Details here.
To revolutionise India’s agricultural sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a door-to-door Kisan Credit Card campaign. Details here.
By Gaon Connection
To revolutionise India’s agricultural sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a door-to-door Kisan Credit Card campaign. Details here.
To revolutionise India’s agricultural sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a door-to-door Kisan Credit Card campaign. Details here.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
Manoj Oraon cultivates cauliflower at a time when the wholesale prices of the vegetable are at an all time high in the markets of Ranchi in Jharkhand. It ensures him handsome profits.
Manoj Oraon cultivates cauliflower at a time when the wholesale prices of the vegetable are at an all time high in the markets of Ranchi in Jharkhand. It ensures him handsome profits.