Green revolution in the offing

CHINA

Eliminating rats

Manure mountain

Holy shit!

Garbage festival

Boost to ecofriendly farming

A department of biotechnology project to popularise the production of biofertilisers has recently been approved.

No-flush toilets

Best for mushrooms

Biodegradable plastic

Groundnut farming

A question of sales: Natural farming faces challenges in Himachal; here is how

Natural farming practices have drastically reduced input costs, but Himachal Pradesh’s farmers still lack market access 

Biochar application can help Ghana’s smallholder farmers fight back climate change: Study

New research shows biochar application is more effective in promoting cowpea growth and yield in Ghana

Karnataka coffee farmers selling estates, killing themselves: Report

Market prices, erratic weather and increasing input costs are making coffee cultivation unviable, it notes

Scientists assess how continuous use of fertilisers affects soil bacteria

Application of Nitrogen Phosporus Potassium with farmyard manure increases the minerals' availability in the soil as compared to other treatments

Bloom fades on Holland's famous flower trade

Dutch export of flowers has fallen in the face of increasing competition from other countries and a drop in the quality of plants at home.

Every cow-pat counts

Even the lowly cow-pat has ownership rules in rural India. But rights over dung, an important source of energy and soil fertilisation, vary from …

Whre science and tradition join hands

The Gloria Land farm in Pondicherry and another run by a couple in Karnataka, show natural inputs can effectively replace factory produced …

Complementarity begets productivity

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

Slurry from toilet biogas systems fetches Gujarat farmers better price

Slurry discharged by toilet-linked biogas plants, when used as manure, improved crop yield, its appearance and hence increased its market price …

How Karnataka manages its faeces

Thirty years after banning manual scavenging under the Night Soil Carrying System Abolition Act, Karnataka is still a fair way away from flushing …

Davos 2023: Rich nations must help poor counterparts’ small farmers to transform food systems, says RK Singh

India will soon have enough green ammonia to cease importing ammonia-based fertilisers, which account for a significant portion of its import …

Crop nutrient management using digital tool improves yield, reduces greenhouse gas emissions: Study

More than 80% of 1,594 participating farmers reported an increased crop yield and farm income, according to the study

Ban on plastic bags

Tourism threatened