-The Hindustan Times Mumbai: With space constraints, creating a garden in Mumbai to grow pesticide-free vegetables and fruits may seem like a far-fetched idea. But one group of organic farming enthusiasts has shown how growing an organic kitchen garden in the city is quite an achievable feat. For the past five years, Urban Leaves India - a group of amateur organic Farmers - has been spreading awareness about urban farming in Mumbai....
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An app for tribal Farmers -Anisha Dhiman
-Deccan Chronicle Raghu Kanchustambham graduated from IIT-Guwahati in 2000 with the intention of making the best use of his world-class education. Little did he know that a chance accident was going to point him in an opposite direction, one that was destined to bring this Hyderabadi worldwide acclaim. Currently, he is preparing to fly to Oslo, Norway, in October to participate in the two-day Digital Winners conference. Raghu will compete in ‘The...
More »Cage Fish Farming a Huge Success
-The New Indian Express KOCHI (Kerala): Around 2 tonnes of seabass (Kalanchi) and over 170 kg of pearl spot (Karimeen), all cultured in cages, were harvested from the fish farms at Kakkamadanthuruth and Thiruthur in the Puthenvelikkara Panchayat. The cage culture was initiated as part of the ‘Samagra Matsyagramam' project under the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), with the support of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), and...
More »Tea turns bitter for Wayanad Farmers -EM Manoj
-The Hindu Kalpetta (Kerala): A sharp decline in the price of green tea leaves, shortage of workers, and dearth of tea processing factories in the public sector have hit small-scale tea growers in Wayanad district. The spot price of green leaves on Saturday was Rs.8 a kg against Rs.13 a kg during the corresponding period last year. ‘‘We are forced to sell our produce at a throw away price to agents from Tamil...
More »Round-the-clock veterinary services -EM Manoj
-The Hindu Kalpetta (Kerala): The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) is preparing to execute an innovative project, ‘e-Vet connect,' for the farming community in the State. The project envisages providing 24-hour veterinary service to the farming community across the State at just a phone call, says B. Ashok, Vice Chancellor, KVASU. In the first phase, the project will be launched in the Kalpetta, Ollur, and the Thrissur Assembly constituencies by...
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