By गाँव कनेक्शन
Early heatwaves this year have had an adverse impact on a variety of major crops such as wheat, peppermint, and mango. With an aim to assist and counsel the distressed farmers, a mobile phone application has been launched. It seeks to help farmers by providing the technical know-how which is expected to help them make informed decisions. Read on to know more.
Early heatwaves this year have had an adverse impact on a variety of major crops such as wheat, peppermint, and mango. With an aim to assist and counsel the distressed farmers, a mobile phone application has been launched. It seeks to help farmers by providing the technical know-how which is expected to help them make informed decisions. Read on to know more.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
As part of a joint livelihood incentivisation programme run by a non-governmental organisation and the state government, eight villages in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district are utilising the rural waste by producing vermicompost. It has not only contributed to organic farming but also reduced the dependence on expensive fertilisers which are often in short supply.
As part of a joint livelihood incentivisation programme run by a non-governmental organisation and the state government, eight villages in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district are utilising the rural waste by producing vermicompost. It has not only contributed to organic farming but also reduced the dependence on expensive fertilisers which are often in short supply.
By Gaon Connection
The Maharashtra government has declared drought in 42 blocks. However, farmers’ leaders mention that farmers in more than 100 blocks are reeling from drought. Questions have also been raised over the methodology of declaring drought in the state.
The Maharashtra government has declared drought in 42 blocks. However, farmers’ leaders mention that farmers in more than 100 blocks are reeling from drought. Questions have also been raised over the methodology of declaring drought in the state.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
The Maharashtra government has declared drought in 42 blocks. However, farmers’ leaders mention that farmers in more than 100 blocks are reeling from drought. Questions have also been raised over the methodology of declaring drought in the state.
The Maharashtra government has declared drought in 42 blocks. However, farmers’ leaders mention that farmers in more than 100 blocks are reeling from drought. Questions have also been raised over the methodology of declaring drought in the state.
By Patralekha Chatterjee
The dramatic progress in India's economy in recent decades has not been matched by equally impressive achievements in child malnutrition
The dramatic progress in India's economy in recent decades has not been matched by equally impressive achievements in child malnutrition
By Gaon Connection
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By Shivani Gupta
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By Mithilesh Dhar
The government has been consistently promoting the production and consumption of millets for a variety of reasons. Besides being extremely nutritious and relatively cheap, millets, in comparison with wheat and paddy, consume very less water. Besides this, their farming doesn't call for urea or any other chemical making it environment-friendly
The government has been consistently promoting the production and consumption of millets for a variety of reasons. Besides being extremely nutritious and relatively cheap, millets, in comparison with wheat and paddy, consume very less water. Besides this, their farming doesn't call for urea or any other chemical making it environment-friendly
By Ankit Rathore
On October 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 600 farmers' centres which seek to provide agriculture-related solutions and make farming easier for the cultivators. Gaon Connection visited one such centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to take stock of how this new initiative is being implemented. Details here.
On October 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 600 farmers' centres which seek to provide agriculture-related solutions and make farming easier for the cultivators. Gaon Connection visited one such centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to take stock of how this new initiative is being implemented. Details here.
By Gaon Connection
Twenty-five small and marginal farmers in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are part of the watershed project, Kuiani, under the aegis of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), where, since June 2019, they are practising integrated farming with considerable success.
Twenty-five small and marginal farmers in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are part of the watershed project, Kuiani, under the aegis of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), where, since June 2019, they are practising integrated farming with considerable success.