By Kushal Mishra
By गाँव कनेक्शन
लौकी की खेती किसान साल भर कर सकते हैं, लेकिन हर मौसम में बुवाई से लेकर कटाई तक कुछ बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिए, तभी बढ़िया उत्पादन मिलता है।
लौकी की खेती किसान साल भर कर सकते हैं, लेकिन हर मौसम में बुवाई से लेकर कटाई तक कुछ बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिए, तभी बढ़िया उत्पादन मिलता है।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
खेती जिसमें एक किसान और उसके उपभोक्ता बीच अगर हजारों किलोमीटर का लंबा फासला हो, तो ज़ाहिर है इस फासले को पाटने का जज्बा हर किसी के बूते की बात नहीं होगी। यह तो 64 साल के करण वीर सिंह सिद्धू की हिम्मत, संकल्प और उनके पिता के सच्चे किसान का डीएनए ही था जिसकी वजह से वो इस जोखिम भरे माहौल यानी खेती के धंधे में कूद गए।
खेती जिसमें एक किसान और उसके उपभोक्ता बीच अगर हजारों किलोमीटर का लंबा फासला हो, तो ज़ाहिर है इस फासले को पाटने का जज्बा हर किसी के बूते की बात नहीं होगी। यह तो 64 साल के करण वीर सिंह सिद्धू की हिम्मत, संकल्प और उनके पिता के सच्चे किसान का डीएनए ही था जिसकी वजह से वो इस जोखिम भरे माहौल यानी खेती के धंधे में कूद गए।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
किसानों का आरोप था कि पिछले दस दिनों से यही हाल है। लौकी की कीमत एक रुपये किलो के आसपास मिल रही है।
किसानों का आरोप था कि पिछले दस दिनों से यही हाल है। लौकी की कीमत एक रुपये किलो के आसपास मिल रही है।
By Prakash Singh
Yamuna has many aspects of her being. In sharp contrast to its widespread public image of being a river contaminated with pollutants, it nurtures vegetable farming on its banks. Cultivating these vegetables is a vital source of livelihood to thousands of urban farmers in Delhi. These urban farmers are barely chronicled in country's agrarian landscape. Gaon Connection offers a pictorial tribute to these farmers in a photo essay.
Yamuna has many aspects of her being. In sharp contrast to its widespread public image of being a river contaminated with pollutants, it nurtures vegetable farming on its banks. Cultivating these vegetables is a vital source of livelihood to thousands of urban farmers in Delhi. These urban farmers are barely chronicled in country's agrarian landscape. Gaon Connection offers a pictorial tribute to these farmers in a photo essay.
By Gaon Connection
Yamuna has many aspects of her being. In sharp contrast to its widespread public image of being a river contaminated with pollutants, it nurtures vegetable farming on its banks. Cultivating these vegetables is a vital source of livelihood to thousands of urban farmers in Delhi. These urban farmers are barely chronicled in country's agrarian landscape. Gaon Connection offers a pictorial tribute to these farmers in a photo essay.
Yamuna has many aspects of her being. In sharp contrast to its widespread public image of being a river contaminated with pollutants, it nurtures vegetable farming on its banks. Cultivating these vegetables is a vital source of livelihood to thousands of urban farmers in Delhi. These urban farmers are barely chronicled in country's agrarian landscape. Gaon Connection offers a pictorial tribute to these farmers in a photo essay.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
By Gaon Connection
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
The Maharashtra government has announced it will set up banks in order to curb the shortage of onions. However, unimpressed farmers say that the move will only benefit traders and the consumers.
By Mudassir Kuloo
Over 800 farmers in Ladakh have set up solar greenhouses developed by the Defense Institute of High Altitude Research, which help them grow a variety of vegetables in the icy climes of the Union Territory. Their families eat better and the farmers earn good profits in the winter season.
Over 800 farmers in Ladakh have set up solar greenhouses developed by the Defense Institute of High Altitude Research, which help them grow a variety of vegetables in the icy climes of the Union Territory. Their families eat better and the farmers earn good profits in the winter season.
By Shivani Gupta
Upset with water logging in flood prone areas and regular wild animal attacks by porcupine and Nilgai, women in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh have switched to the trellis system where vegetables are grown on a raised structure, a couple of feet above the ground, which is expected to increase their earnings.
Upset with water logging in flood prone areas and regular wild animal attacks by porcupine and Nilgai, women in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh have switched to the trellis system where vegetables are grown on a raised structure, a couple of feet above the ground, which is expected to increase their earnings.