Agroecology

 Agroecology Agroecology Shares much in common with other approaches to sustainable farming. Agroecology is farming that “centers on food production that makes the best use of nature’s goods and Services while not damaging these Resources.”  Farming thrives when it works with local Ecosystems, for example, improving Soil and plant quality through available Biodiversity, … Read more

Agro Ecology And Its Relevance To Man

 Biodiversity. One way that agroecology can reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers is by using integrated pest management (IPM). IPM is a holistic approach to pest control that uses a variety of methods, including biological control, cultural control, and mechanical control. Agroecology can also help to conserve water by using drip Irrigation, … Read more

Agro Climatic Zones Of India

 Agro-climatic zones of india An “Agro-climatic zone” is a land unit in terms of major climates, suitable for a certain range of crops and cultivars. With the 329 million hectares of the geographical area the country presents a large number of complex agro-climatic situations. India is divided into 15 agro-climatic zones.The 15 agro-climatic … Read more

Agro Food Processing Forming Village Clusters And Establishing Food Storage

 Agro Food Processing: Forming village clusters and establishing Food Storage, Food Processing Industry is of enormous significance for India’s development because of the vital linkages and synergies that it promotes between the two pillars of the economy, namely Industry and agriculture. India is world’s second largest producer of food and has the potential … Read more

Agriculture Price Policy

 agriculture price policy Agricultural price policy in India was introduced since independence. But the agricultural price policy formulated in India has varied widely for different years and also for different crops. This policy put much emphasis on the prices of foodgrains like wheat, rice and coarse Cereals such as jowar, bajra, maize etc. … Read more

Agriculture In India

 agriculture in India plays a pivotal role in providing livelihood, ensuring Food Security, reducing POVERTY and sustaining Growth.  Overview of Agriculture Sector in India Agriculture & GVA: India is witnessing a general decline in share of agriculture in Gross Value Added (GVA). However, growth rate of agriculture & allied sectors have been fluctuating … Read more

Agricultural Credit Policy

 Agricultural credit Policy Rural indebtedness is an age-old problem in India. In the nineteenth century, commercial Banking was non-existent in rural areas, and farmers were completely in the hands of usurious moneylenders. Starting from the days of British rule, the central government has been striving to expand institutional lending to the rural agricultural … Read more

Schemes For Agriculture Development

 Extension Activities: The government is taking up extension activities in a big way and utilizing the campaign modes to educate farmers in all possible forms.  Polam Pilusthondi: The main objective of the scheme is to strengthen the extension reach at farmers’ doorstep for increasing productivity, profi tability, sustainability and explore the possibilities of … Read more

Farming Systems And Sustainability

 Farming Systems and sustainability Nature is dynamic. It causes inheritable changes in all living organisms. For thousands of years, farmer around the world have been selecting and conserving varieties of different crop Plants that they cultivated. This process has generated a rich wealth of varieties in each crop plant, seen to be most … Read more

Distribution Of Mulberry And Non Mulberry Sericulture (area, Production And Productivity Across States)

 Distribution of Mulberry and Non-mulberry Sericulture (area, production and productivity across states), Cocoon Production Sericulture which has its origin in China is an age old Industry in India. Silk route is one of the ancient internationally recognized route for global business for not only silk but also other important commodities. History reveals that … Read more