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Camel milk is gaining popularity. Could it be an alternative for dairy market?
The dairy cooperatives in Gujarat collect 10,000 litres of camel milk per week from the Kachchh district.
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When the bovines swayed to the gentle tunes
The five-feet-long Ganey wind instrument, is revered by the Kadugollas, a semi-nomadic tribe of cowherds residing on the fringes of forests.
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Ducks wade through paddy fields to bump up profits
"... considering our low cost/zero cost inputs in comparison to the chemically grown rice, our profits per bigha are higher,”
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University of Ingenuity
... training small farmers to adopt natural resources for sustainable livestock farming, fishery and crop husbandry, and that too, free of cost.
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Tosa Maidan Liberation & Conservation Struggle: A successful struggle of Non-violent & Democratic means in Kashmir
Following year-long demonstrations by the local villagers, the Government of J&K made a decision. TosaMaidan was handed over to its people.
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Todas: The Naturalistic People
The values these people espouse are linked to the fact that their sacred homeland is now at the heart of India’s very first biosphere reserve.
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Native cows steal show at Pollachi cattle fair
More than 500 head of cattle, all native breeds, competed in various categories.
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India’s first camel milk plant to begin by March end in Kutch
Camel milk, good for diabetic, cancer and high blood pressure patients, is being marketed now...
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Novel Initiative to help farmers’ families in distress
The cattle breed selected depends on the areas from where the beneficiaries hail from, to ensure better adaptability for the animals.