By Ashis Senapati
Red chilli farming is transforming the lives of farmers from Kuchinda block and its nearby areas in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. The superior quality of the produce has traders and big export companies queuing up at their doorstep.
Red chilli farming is transforming the lives of farmers from Kuchinda block and its nearby areas in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. The superior quality of the produce has traders and big export companies queuing up at their doorstep.
By Mithilesh Dhar
By Sanjay Srivastava
By Pavan Kumar Maurya
The development of a new variety of chilli, Kashi Sindoori, by the scientists of ICAR-IVVR in Varanasi raises the hopes of thousands of chilly farmers in Uttar Pradesh. The pigment from the Kashi Sindoori chilli can be used as a natural colouring agent in the cosmetic industry.
The development of a new variety of chilli, Kashi Sindoori, by the scientists of ICAR-IVVR in Varanasi raises the hopes of thousands of chilly farmers in Uttar Pradesh. The pigment from the Kashi Sindoori chilli can be used as a natural colouring agent in the cosmetic industry.
By Rajesh Khandelwal
A young farmer in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, is smiling all the way to the market. He has cultivated a bountiful crop of Red Lady papaya, also known as the Taiwanese papaya, which is proving to be a profitable venture.
A young farmer in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, is smiling all the way to the market. He has cultivated a bountiful crop of Red Lady papaya, also known as the Taiwanese papaya, which is proving to be a profitable venture.
By Shikha Jamwal
Winter and spring in Dogra households in Jammu are incomplete without the smokey 'kimb' chaat. Kimb is a citrus fruit that is locally grown there. The sweet mitthe chol adds to celebrations in Dogra weddings and festivals.
Winter and spring in Dogra households in Jammu are incomplete without the smokey 'kimb' chaat. Kimb is a citrus fruit that is locally grown there. The sweet mitthe chol adds to celebrations in Dogra weddings and festivals.
By Gaon Connection
Twenty two women in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, are using locally available resources to produce biofertilisers, biopesticides and bioinsecticides, which they package and sell to farmers to promote organic farming.
Twenty two women in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, are using locally available resources to produce biofertilisers, biopesticides and bioinsecticides, which they package and sell to farmers to promote organic farming.
By Usha Rai
Twenty two women in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, are using locally available resources to produce biofertilisers, biopesticides and bioinsecticides, which they package and sell to farmers to promote organic farming.
Twenty two women in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, are using locally available resources to produce biofertilisers, biopesticides and bioinsecticides, which they package and sell to farmers to promote organic farming.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.
The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.
By Puspanjalee Das Dutta
A writer fondly recalls her grandmother’s special dish made with a special kind of tita phool (bitter flowers) that was carefully prepared to keep coughs, colds and fevers at bay from her beloved family members.
A writer fondly recalls her grandmother’s special dish made with a special kind of tita phool (bitter flowers) that was carefully prepared to keep coughs, colds and fevers at bay from her beloved family members.