Want to improve your crop yield? Adopt bee farming

Nitin Singh started with 20 bee colonies and today there are 1,200 colonies developed by his company Royal Honey and...

A Masterclass on Natural Farming: Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat In Conversation with Neelesh Misra

Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat, is a farmer at heart and has practised chemical farming, organic farming and natural...

Jawahar Model of farming with bags of merit

Scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh have developed the Jawahar Model of farming in which...

High yielding maize varieties developed by agricultural scientists in Rajasthan offer hope to farmers

Scientists at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research develop two new varieties of maize for the kharif and rabi seasons....

Sweet tidings for farmers as scientists in Shahjahanpur develop a variety of sugarcane that is pest-resistant

Uttar Pradesh Council of Sugarcane Research, Shahjahanpur, has developed a variety of sugarcane that is pest resistant and may be...

Can India increase its milk production while it faces a shortage of cattle fodder?

While about 14-17% of land should be devoted to raising fodder, only 4% is currently under fodder cultivation in India....

Madhya Pradesh farmers say organic farming is profitable, and at the same time saves on medical bills

There is a steady rise in demand for organic produce and the pandemic has further reinforced the need for a...

A zero tillage seed drill assures farmers of better yield and more savings

Scientists of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Morena, in Madhya Pradesh are encouraging wheat farmers to use the zero tillage seed...

Banana stems become the unlikely protectors for the fiery bhut jolokia chilli

Chilli farmer Rajib Bora from Assam has devised an inexpensive and natural way to provide protection to his precious bhut...

Farmers in Anuppur, MP return to the traditional Gajdi wheat cultivation

The past year and a half has wrought havoc with farmers with unpredictable weather patterns and the lockdown leading to...