Farm it like India

Novel, ground-breaking innovations to solve day-to-day problems faced by farmers 

Roof is the limit

Farming consultancies are cropping up in urban areas as households opt for rooftop farms and gardens for cleaner food and environment

No fertilisers, no pesticides, this Karnataka farmer uses only solar energy

Kailash Murthy’s experiment with natural farming stands out as a model for every small and marginal farmer in the country

Budget push for zero budget farming but contradictions mar Andhra’s natural agri foray

The method was promoted as low-cost investment on part of farmers, but huge amounts are being raised for statewide implementation

Can farming mean a permanent renewal of life?

For the past three decades, the practice of permaculture has found acceptance from not just rural communities in India but also from urbanites …

Voice calls to help Andhra farmers in decision-making

The interactive voice response system has been introduced in Anantapur district to cover groundnut farmers

The zero budget farming discord

There is unease over the crusader of natural farming, Subhash Palekar, for renaming the technique after himself

बुंदेलखंड के युवा किसान ने दिखाया खेती से 15 लाख रुपए कमाने का रास्ता

आकाश ने मल्टीलेयर खेती की नई पद्धति विकसित की है। इस पद्�…

कॉरपोरेट के नियंत्रण में खेती से किसका भला होगा

कॉरपोरेट से खेती कराने को लेकर भारत सहित दुनिया भर में ब�…

Family farming crucial to sustainable development goals

As smallholders face a broad range of barriers, extending all possible help to them is imperative

Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world

Conventional wisdom says we need industrial agriculture to feed the world. Not so, says the writer. Practices that focus on creating healthy soil …

Anantapur farmers take up polycropping to drought-proof agriculture

As a result of natural farming practice that encourages polycropping, groundnut is no more the solo crop in many villages across the district

जरूरत से तीन गुना ज्यादा है देश में अनाज का उत्पादन

डाउन टू अर्थ ने कृषि व कृषि शिक्षा की दशा पर देशव्यापी पड़…

Indian farmers have sown 7% less land this summer

The total area of sowing has been reduced by 63 per cent compared to the national average, according to data published by the Union Ministry of …

Simply put: Farming community

Zero Budget Natural Farming: Interview with Subhash Palekar

Subhash Palekar is an Indian agriculture scientist. He has been conferred with 'Padma Shree' in 2016 for his invention and extensive work on an …

Exploiting earthworms for fertilisers

Vermicampost - worm excreta - is emerging as a feasible substitute for chemical fertilisers

Himachal's farm success story at risk of going awry

Controlled-atmosphere farming shows a way of bucking agrarian crisis

The Shetty farm model

Engineer couple try out rainfed farming

आपका नहीं है टमाटर, कभी स्पेन से आया था भारत

जब यह टमाटर मैक्सिको की जमीन से उठकर योरोप लाया गया, तब व�…

Akash Chaurasia, a millionaire farmer from Bundelkhand

Multilayer farming helps this Madhya Pradesh farmer grow a combination of vegetables round the year

China’s progress in sustainable farming: 20.9 million farmers, 37.7 million hectares covered

The success of the current project in China can mean significant learning for India

How to grow a food forest that will feed you everyday

What does it take to design a permaculture kitchen garden? Peter Fernandes recounts his experience of growing a food forest using permaculture in Goa

Straw manure

Too little of a good thing

The increasing demand for organic food is causing shortages and adulteration