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Azolla As The Indian Farmers’ All-Weather Friend

Azolla feed leads to a 15-20% increase in milk production in dairy cows. Its production does not require huge investment and can be seen as a boon to the resource-poor tribal farmers who cannot afford expensive livestock and poultry feed.

Agrivoltaics: A Pathway to Sustainable Livelihoods and Renewable Energy

A people-centered approach to agrivoltaics should focus on stakeholder perceptions, skill development, and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms. This will be crucial to successfully implement agrivoltaics for optimal land-use and to advance India's energy and food security goals while supporting farmers and rural communities.

How Indian Rice Farmers Deal With Water Scarcity 

If farmers are planting the same variety of paddy in a field where it was previously planted, there's no cause for concern. However, if they switch to a different variety, it's important to remember that the fields are watered immediately after sowing.

Paddy Jewellery: A Farm-to-Finger Story With A Difference

Not gold or silver, it is the humble rice that is finding its way to the hearts of fashionable people. After trying out metal, paper, and flower jewellery, people of taste who like unconventional pieces of jewellery are getting fascinated by paddy jewellery. 

Sparrow boxes and a lesson in conservation

Archana Shukla, a biology teacher in a government school in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, teaches her students academics and the need to conserve house sparrows. She has helped build more than 200 wooden sparrow boxes.