Lakshadweep first UT to become 100% organic
"... 100 million coconuts produced from this territory and value added products made from them will get a premium status…
Farmers revert to traditional bio-fences for multiple benefits
"With trees like kiluvai you can feel a cooler micro-climate in the farms, and observe more moisture retention"
Is permaculture a real solution to agricultural distress?
Ensuring food security and diversity of food, seed security, nurturing of the ecosystem and, more importantly, protecting health of communities.
Anyone with half an acre of land can start natural farming
Studies have shown that using this method the yield goes up over a period of time.
Prosperity in times of drought
The objective of building a water shed, making trenches, etc. is to cut down the speed of rain water and…
Life of Pi-yush- 21st Century activist, Salem
Piyush Sethia is an activist of the 21st century. Candid, honest and passionate to the core. He has for the…
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A legally guaranteed MSP will not hit exports
Farm shipments form a small part of the total production and operate independently of the support prices regime When farmers’ movement in India raises a demand for a legally guaranteed MSP (minimum support price), there is often a counter argument posed about how this would affect India’s agricultural export competitiveness. India’s agriculture exports were estimated […]
Digital control: how Big Tech moves into food and farming (and what it means)
Undermining agroecology and local food systems
‘Mere Paas Sarkaar Hai’
‘No reform can succeed that does not seek to strengthen the position of the weak and the excluded.’
Kerala artistes spread awareness on farmer rights
Samskarika Sahithi has become the first cultural body to come out creatively in support of the striking farmers.
Where Camels Take to the Sea
How will all of those kharais fare in a region that has become less hospitable to them?