Food

Green Revolution

The Green Revolution was a period of agricultural development that began in the mid-20th century and focused on increasing crop yields through the use of new technologies, such as high-yield varieties of crops, fertilizers, and pesticides. The Green Revolution was a major success, and it helped to increase food production around the world. However, it … Read more

Niche

  Niche:- a  description  of  all  the  biological,  physical  and  chemical  factors  that  a  species needs to survive, stay healthy and reproduce. No two species have exact identical niches. Niche plays an important role in conservation of organisms. Types of Niche Habitat niche – where it lives Food niche – what is eats or decomposes … Read more

Synergistic Cropping

Synergistic Cropping: A Path Towards Sustainable and Productive Agriculture The global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, demanding a significant increase in food production. However, conventional agricultural practices are facing mounting challenges, including dwindling natural resources, climate change, and environmental degradation. This necessitates a shift towards sustainable and efficient agricultural systems. Synergistic … Read more

Green Revolution and its impact on major crops of India

  The Green Revolution was initiated in the 1960’s to address the issue of Malnutrition in the developing world. The technology of the Green Revolution involved bio-engineered seeds that worked in Conjunction with chemical Fertilizers and heavy Irrigation to increase crop yields. Green Revolution was largely confined in wheat crop and in northern India such … Read more

Yellow Revolution

The Yellow Revolution: A Global Phenomenon of Protest and Change The term “Yellow Revolution” has emerged in recent years to describe a wave of popular protests and uprisings characterized by the use of yellow as a symbolic color. While not a monolithic movement, these protests share common threads: a desire for political and social change, … Read more

Changes In Cropping Pattern

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”>   Changes  in  Cropping  pattern Cropping pattern means the proportion of area under various  crops  at  a  point of  time or  yearly sequence  and  spatial  arrangement  of crops  and Changes  in  cropping  pattern Cropping pattern means the proportion of area under various  crops  at  a  point … Read more

Usefulness Of Plants And Human Affairs

 Usefulness of Plants and human affairs (utility) Food Plants are the main source of food for humans. Plants, unlike humans and animals, manufacture their own food. They do so by the process known as Photosynthesis in their green leaves by use of sunlight.  They can convert and store the Light energy in the … Read more

Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS): Revitalizing India’s Soils

Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS): Revitalizing India’s Soils Introduction India’s vast agricultural landscape, the backbone of its economy and food security, faces a critical challenge: declining soil health. Decades of intensive farming practices, coupled with climate change, have led to soil degradation, impacting crop yields and threatening the livelihoods of millions of farmers. Recognizing this … Read more

Soil Conservation Planning On Watershed Basis

 Soil conservation planning on watershed basis Watershed development activity was taken up in the country prior to independence in the state of Maharashtra (then Bombay state) as a scarcity relief work during drought years in which contour binding programme for conservation of moisture and control of soil erosion was mostly undertaken, After independence, … Read more