Training villagers in organic farming

Despite the general reluctance of farmers to adopt organic farming, one village in Tamil Nadu is using these techniques successfully.

Complementarity begets productivity

ORGANIC farming technologies involve adaptation to local environments. Continuing the series on organic farming (See Down To Earth, November 30, …

High yields in Andhra's pesticide-free village

Problem

Made it

Enabavi, a village of 52 families, is abuzz. It is hosting farmers from the nearby Kallem village who have come here for tips on profitable …

Science for ecology

Down To Earth and the Centre for Science and Environment announce the winner of the 2001 Green Scientist Award. In the exercise to rate the …

No pesticides no debts

Quality of Research: Only a fig leaf

Basis of rating

Each scientists work was rated in accordance with the following criteria

Solution

Awardee 2001

Green Scientist Award

Deconstructing science

Nature uses lean sources to get work done. The environmental crises we face today are a result of ignoring this simple paradigm for two centuries.…

Peanuts for ecology

India spends very little on Science for Ecological Security. And then spends it poorly

Biopesticide developed from garlic

Why India has the world's lowest rate of Alzheimer's disease

Moneymakers

Friendly parasites

Spiderman comes to town

Georges Brossard came to town to inform us that tiny creatures can solve most of our problems

Cause for alarm

Studies show that a crop pest may evolve resistance to a biological pesticide Bt toxin more rapidly than believed

Bee aware

Seeds that discourage insects

Genetically-engineered pea seeds can successfully ward off voracious pests

Targeting hoppers

Green killer

Fungal weapon