A Way of Agriculture To Manage Both Land Degradation, Groundwater Depletion

Conservation Agriculture - No ploughing, maintaining a permanent soil mulch or cover, and diversification in the cropping system.
Zero-budget natural farming brought big gains for Andhra farmers, shows study

Comparison on six parameters: Water, electricity, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, yield and net revenue.
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"
A rice, lost and found

The rice, endemic to Kerala, adapted to the salinity of the coastal areas. To survive the tides the plant grew…
Bhaskar Save, the Gandhi of Natural Farming

Veteran farmer Bhaskar Save's organic farm yields more than any farm using chemicals, going by any criteria including total quantity,…
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