-PTI Washington: Collecting rainwater for Vegetable irrigation could reduce water bills, increase caloric intake and even provide a second source of income for people in India, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data. The study is based on precipitation data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which provided observations of rainfall over the tropics and...
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Right to Food ensured by this Roti Bank -Surabhi Katyal
-TheBetterIndia.com A group of 5 elders and 40 youth have begun an initiative to provide food to over 400 people by collection and distribution in one of the country’s poorest districts. Poverty is a big bad monster that India is facing and one of its subsequent results in hunger. People constantly underestimate it. Though I have heard quite a few people say that one should consider oneself privileged to be able to...
More »Legumes increase soil fertility, yield of commercial crops -BS Satish Kumar
-The Hindu These crops can fix atmospheric nitrogen through their root nodules. This reduces the use of chemical fertilisers like urea and ammonium nitrate. At a time when decreasing soil fertility especially due to indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers and prolonged cultivation of commercial crops has become a cause for concern among farmers, legume Vegetables have turned out to be a boon for addressing this issue. Scientists feel that growing the legume Vegetables...
More »Food intake dynamics undergo changes: NSSO
Gujarat, which is hailed as a role model of growth and development, witnessed the lowest calorie intake per person per day in rural areas among the 17 major states of India during 2011-12. This has been revealed by the 68th round National Sample Survey report entitled Nutritional Intake in India 2011-12 (See chart 1). It can be inferred from the NSSO report that except Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, the daily...
More »Integrated farm systems help these tribal farmers double their income
-The Times of India RAIPUR: To enhance the livelihood of tribal farmers in Kanker district, scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) are imparting training for fish rearing and animal husbandry via integrated farming systems (IFS) models in selected villages of Kanker district. They are doing this with social mobilisation through village meetings with farmers and panchayat. In Kanker, rice occupies more than 90% of agricultural area in kharif season. Majority farmers are...
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