Reportage Turmeric, a new and inexpensive preservative, for storing seeds and grains Scientists from the Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, devise a safe, inexpensive and non-chemical...
Reportage Hmar tribe of Assam teaches lessons on traditional, climate-friendly pineapple cultivation to scientists Scientists of the department of ecology and environmental sciences, Assam University, find that the traditional agroforestry practices of the Hmar...
Reportage The world’s second largest gene bank to preserve seeds comes up in India The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources sets up the world’s second largest refurbished gene bank in New Delhi that...
Reportage India’s first cattle genomic chip — IndiGau — will help identify, conserve and propagate native breeds For the first time Indian scientists have developed a chip that will carry an exhaustive database on the indigenous breeds...
Uncategorized|Positive Stories|Reportage Fish feed made from litchi seeds to cut costs for the fish farmer by 25% India is the world’s second largest producer of both litchi and fish. Pisciculture gets a fillip as scientists from the...
Positive Stories|Reportage A plant-based hydrogel to help farmers tackle water scarcity in the face of climate change An eco-friendly hydrogel made from plant cellulose has been developed by scientists of Tripura University with support from the Ministry...
OUR LIFE Traditional polyhouses get a makeover with retractable roofs Horticulture farmers to get help from new retractable-roof polyhouses with state-of-the-art technology developed by scientists of CSIR-CMERI, to help them...
Reportage Water hyacinth — a nuisance for water bodies, can now be used to produce organic fertilisers The much reviled water hyacinth is being put to good use thanks to agriculture scientists of Bihar Agriculture University in...
Reportage|Positive Stories Farmers in Himachal Pradesh take to cultivating saffron Saffron farming, mostly limited to Kashmir, has now commenced in the districts of Kinnaur, Chamba, Mandi, Kullu, and Kangra in...
Reportage Export boost in sight, basmati rice farmers being trained about judicious use of pesticides APEDA and the BEDF launched farmer awareness campaigns throughout seven states — Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh,...
