What do farms have to do with butterflies?

If a farmer collects 2 kg of Seeraga samba variety of paddy, he must repay with 4 kg of seeds after harvest.

Millets have a potential role in resolving ­nutrition-related problems of the country though there are challenges from the demand side.

Organic farming is more economical (cost of inputs), uses less water (no need for large dams), and produces more yield.

“The climate is changing and becoming hostile to farmers. Even if four-five crops survive, your food needs are met,”

A switch from white meat (poultry) to mutton and other red meat and to consume melon, orange and papaya instead of grapes, mango, guava.

To make every school, Anganwadi, child care institution and hostel in Lawngtlai self-sufficient in local fruits and vegetables

When every village captures all the run-off resulting from the rain falling over its entire land can every village have enough water.

If they could give up chemical pesticides, then why not switch entirely to organic and stop using chemical fertilisers as well?