Is our food safe? A red alert question that Ramanjaneyulu, puts out to all of us. Hear him talk about the quality of food we are eating. Listen to the reasons we need to adapt to organic farming as a results of excessive use of chemical pesticides and horrifying facts and statistics, surrounding them. He … Read more
Born in the Prajapati family, originally belonging to the village Nichimandal of Morbi, Rajkot, Mansukhbhai had exposure to the clay tradition since childhood, as this was his family’s traditional profession. He used to load clay from the ponds and fields on the donkey and ferry it to his place. Other than this, his contribution was limited … Read more
International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Technology (IJAFST)ISSN No. 2249-3050, Volume 4 No. 2 (2013)11 ROLE OF ECO-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT Mandavi MishraBioversity, International Office for South Asia NASC Complex, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-12 Abstract Green revolution technologies have more than doubled the yield potential of rice and wheat, especially in … Read more
Abstract Organic farming is universally known to be a specialized form of farming practices, involving selected application of organic substrates such as manures, crop residues, green manuring crops, earthworm casts (vermiculture) etc. to enrich soil with adequate plant nutrients, and provide good soil structure and soil health with the aim of creating a sustainable form … Read more