Complementarity begets productivity

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

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 …

Collector's item

Ban on plastic bags

Reaping a double benefit

Two rice crops annually in semi-arid tropic regions good for soil fertility, claims study

Toilet training

Neem-coated growth

The Union government's decision to produce neem-coated urea will not only improve soil health and agriculture, but also halt its illegal …

Tourism threatened

Economic Survey 2019-20: Agriculture growth stagnant in last 6 years

Document emphasises sustainable agricultural practices to support farmers and avert water crisis

No hair-raising experience this

Holy manure

Temple offerings in Mumbai make for good compost

Living on love and fresh air

Burundi's sustainability lies in embracing integration in agriculture

Farmer Field Schools help communities manage land better and improve food production

Reaping organic

Karnataka was the first state to adopt a policy on organic farming in 2004. Since then, several initiatives have helped farmers fight drought, …

Smart farming

How to improve yield in organic farming

Mothballing nitrogen

Some now ways of using fortilisers which will prevent nitrogen seepage into the water table

Of algae, worms and cash flow

Continuing the series on organic farming, Down To Earth's reporter found that both the scientific community and farmers are showing interest in …

Fertilizer subsidy fuelling food shortage

‘Compost too needs subsidy’

Agriculture scientist Preeti Joshi  has the recipe for the perfect compost and has been promoting it in Wardha district of Maharashtra for …

Waste not, want not

Waste generated in Guwahati will now be used to produce bio-fertiliser and electricity

Flushing down its traditions

A good society knows how to clean its rubbish. But instead of setting an example for the world through its traditional handling of human excreta,…

Fertiliser’s true climate impact

Empirical estimates of nitrous oxide levels in environment made

Better than the best

UNITED NATIONS

Organic farming: Reaping mixed benefits

Contradictory state of affairs in two Uttaranchal villages highlights both potential and obstacles of organic farming. The paradox has cropped up …