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Save Water Save Money — Farmers In Odisha & Assam Benefit From Micro Irrigation Systems
Save Water Save Money — Farmers In Odisha & Assam Benefit From Micro Irrigation Systems

By Gaon Connection

Despite being useful, micro drip irrigation and sprinkler systems, are not widely adopted in Odisha and Assam. The Resilience Project is trying to popularise these efficient irrigation systems among smallholder farmers.

Despite being useful, micro drip irrigation and sprinkler systems, are not widely adopted in Odisha and Assam. The Resilience Project is trying to popularise these efficient irrigation systems among smallholder farmers.

Save Water Save Money — Farmers In Odisha & Assam Benefit From Micro Irrigation Systems
Save Water Save Money — Farmers In Odisha & Assam Benefit From Micro Irrigation Systems

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

Despite being useful, micro drip irrigation and sprinkler systems, are not widely adopted in Odisha and Assam. The Resilience Project is trying to popularise these efficient irrigation systems among smallholder farmers.

Despite being useful, micro drip irrigation and sprinkler systems, are not widely adopted in Odisha and Assam. The Resilience Project is trying to popularise these efficient irrigation systems among smallholder farmers.

A taste of success with Assam tea
A taste of success with Assam tea

By Gaon Connection

A young tea planter in a remote corner in Cachar district, Assam, has plans to make his village a major tea producing hub. He worked as a security guard in Bengaluru to save a little money to start tea cultivation on his ancestral land in Sonachera-2 village.

A young tea planter in a remote corner in Cachar district, Assam, has plans to make his village a major tea producing hub. He worked as a security guard in Bengaluru to save a little money to start tea cultivation on his ancestral land in Sonachera-2 village.

A taste of success with Assam tea
A taste of success with Assam tea

By Sayantani Deb

A young tea planter in a remote corner in Cachar district, Assam, has plans to make his village a major tea producing hub. He worked as a security guard in Bengaluru to save a little money to start tea cultivation on his ancestral land in Sonachera-2 village.

A young tea planter in a remote corner in Cachar district, Assam, has plans to make his village a major tea producing hub. He worked as a security guard in Bengaluru to save a little money to start tea cultivation on his ancestral land in Sonachera-2 village.

Rs 1,679 crore: That's the worth of crop which gets damaged due to floods every year
Rs 1,679 crore: That's the worth of crop which gets damaged due to floods every year

By Mithilesh Dhar

Last month, floods caused massive damage in many states. Farmers who lose their crops are the silent sufferers as most of them don't even get compensation. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, between 1953 and 2017, on an average, floods have damaged crops worth Rs 1,679 crore every year

Last month, floods caused massive damage in many states. Farmers who lose their crops are the silent sufferers as most of them don't even get compensation. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, between 1953 and 2017, on an average, floods have damaged crops worth Rs 1,679 crore every year

How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits
How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits

By Gaon Connection

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits
How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits

By Puspanjalee Das Dutta

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

This Microsoft techie quit his job to help farmers in India
This Microsoft techie quit his job to help farmers in India

By Mithilesh Dhar

Ruchit Garg, who worked at Microsoft at its headquarters at Redmond in Washington, launched an app -- Harvesting Farmer Network -- that helps farmers with basics like managing pests and selling produce. Gaon Connection caught up with Ruchit to discuss benefits of this app

Ruchit Garg, who worked at Microsoft at its headquarters at Redmond in Washington, launched an app -- Harvesting Farmer Network -- that helps farmers with basics like managing pests and selling produce. Gaon Connection caught up with Ruchit to discuss benefits of this app

मछली पालकों के लिए मददगार साबित हुआ एफपीओ; नई जानकारी देने के साथ ही पास में शुरू किया बाजार
मछली पालकों के लिए मददगार साबित हुआ एफपीओ; नई जानकारी देने के साथ ही पास में शुरू किया बाजार

By Gaon Connection

मछली पालकों के लिए मददगार साबित हुआ एफपीओ; नई जानकारी देने के साथ ही पास में शुरू किया बाजार
मछली पालकों के लिए मददगार साबित हुआ एफपीओ; नई जानकारी देने के साथ ही पास में शुरू किया बाजार

By Puspanjalee Das Dutta

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