Fear of drought looms large over Bundelkhand; paddy and pulses crops affected
Fear of drought looms large over Bundelkhand; paddy and pulses crops affected

By Arun Singh

Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are still waiting for good rainfall. Paddy and pulses farmers are staring at a wilting crop. They fear a drought year ahead.

Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are still waiting for good rainfall. Paddy and pulses farmers are staring at a wilting crop. They fear a drought year ahead.

UP: Unnao's first women-led SHG for Thai guava cultivation promises better incomes for farmers
UP: Unnao's first women-led SHG for Thai guava cultivation promises better incomes for farmers

By Sumit Yadav

Disappointed with the uncertainties in the market prices of traditional vegetables, a women-led self help group in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has switched to cultivating Thai guava. The exotic fruit is sold almost thrice the price of the locally grown guava and is promising a better livelihood for the rural women.

Disappointed with the uncertainties in the market prices of traditional vegetables, a women-led self help group in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has switched to cultivating Thai guava. The exotic fruit is sold almost thrice the price of the locally grown guava and is promising a better livelihood for the rural women.

The Fading Fragrance of Desi Betel Leaves in Munger, Bihar
The Fading Fragrance of Desi Betel Leaves in Munger, Bihar

By Gaon Connection

Renowned for its fragrant paan leaves, Munger district in Bihar is struggling to keep up its cultivation. Rising heat, increasing drought like conditions and erratic weather are shrinking betel leaf cultivation and farmers fear that soon the famous paan leaves of Munger will be no more.

Renowned for its fragrant paan leaves, Munger district in Bihar is struggling to keep up its cultivation. Rising heat, increasing drought like conditions and erratic weather are shrinking betel leaf cultivation and farmers fear that soon the famous paan leaves of Munger will be no more.

The Fading Fragrance of Desi Betel Leaves in Munger, Bihar
The Fading Fragrance of Desi Betel Leaves in Munger, Bihar

By Rahul Jha

Renowned for its fragrant paan leaves, Munger district in Bihar is struggling to keep up its cultivation. Rising heat, increasing drought like conditions and erratic weather are shrinking betel leaf cultivation and farmers fear that soon the famous paan leaves of Munger will be no more.

Renowned for its fragrant paan leaves, Munger district in Bihar is struggling to keep up its cultivation. Rising heat, increasing drought like conditions and erratic weather are shrinking betel leaf cultivation and farmers fear that soon the famous paan leaves of Munger will be no more.

Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor
Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor

By Gaon Connection

New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain

New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain

Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor
Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor

By गाँव कनेक्शन

New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain

New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain

Popping pills? That's because your dinner plate lacks nutrition
Popping pills? That's because your dinner plate lacks nutrition

By Arvind Shukla

If you find your doctor regularly prescribing you multivitamins and iron, blame it on the food which is fast losing its nutritive value.The reason for this is the poor quality of soil which feeds the crops. Eating the harvest of largely undernourished soil, Indians remain undernourished despite filling up their stomachs

If you find your doctor regularly prescribing you multivitamins and iron, blame it on the food which is fast losing its nutritive value.The reason for this is the poor quality of soil which feeds the crops. Eating the harvest of largely undernourished soil, Indians remain undernourished despite filling up their stomachs

Indigenous Farmers to Revive Millet cultivation in Kanthalloor
Indigenous Farmers to Revive Millet cultivation in Kanthalloor

By Gaon Connection

Twenty-five farmers from indigenous communities in Kanthalloor in Kerala are sowing millets with renewed vigour as an initiative of Lenovo offers to make millets cultivation a profitable venture for them. Lenovo has set up the Lenovo Digital Center for Kanthalloor Millets at the IHRD college of Applied Science in Kanthalloor, where students will help farmers use technology to enhance their profits.

Twenty-five farmers from indigenous communities in Kanthalloor in Kerala are sowing millets with renewed vigour as an initiative of Lenovo offers to make millets cultivation a profitable venture for them. Lenovo has set up the Lenovo Digital Center for Kanthalloor Millets at the IHRD college of Applied Science in Kanthalloor, where students will help farmers use technology to enhance their profits.

Indigenous Farmers to Revive Millet cultivation in Kanthalloor
Indigenous Farmers to Revive Millet cultivation in Kanthalloor

By Pankaja Srinivasan

Twenty-five farmers from indigenous communities in Kanthalloor in Kerala are sowing millets with renewed vigour as an initiative of Lenovo offers to make millets cultivation a profitable venture for them. Lenovo has set up the Lenovo Digital Center for Kanthalloor Millets at the IHRD college of Applied Science in Kanthalloor, where students will help farmers use technology to enhance their profits.

Twenty-five farmers from indigenous communities in Kanthalloor in Kerala are sowing millets with renewed vigour as an initiative of Lenovo offers to make millets cultivation a profitable venture for them. Lenovo has set up the Lenovo Digital Center for Kanthalloor Millets at the IHRD college of Applied Science in Kanthalloor, where students will help farmers use technology to enhance their profits.

Growing 20 Crops a Year on Just One Acre of Land
Growing 20 Crops a Year on Just One Acre of Land

By Gaon Connection

Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

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