-The Tribune Transformative approaches to agriculture are the need of the hour. For this, we have to impart climate resilience and rehabilitate economically stressed farming communities of agriculturally developed regions. Since more than two decades now, farmers have been committing suicides in India, a fact that reflects the harsh realities of farming. Most of these farmers were traditional family farmers, leading a lifestyle based on traditions and beliefs. The intensive commercial commodity-based...
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Drought, beef ban force distress sale of cattle in villages -Priyanka Kakodkar
-The Times of India YAVATMAL: The first thing that strikes you about Dahegaon village is its run-down and abandoned bullock-carts. They can be found lying outside most huts, with their paint peeling off, almost frozen in time. The animals which used to operate the carts are no longer there. Nearly half the village of 5,000 people sold has off its bullocks over the last few months, says sarpanch S M Balki. The...
More »Why Did Indians Forget The Value Of Urine As Fertilizer? -Sahana Singh
-SwarajyaMag.com Not every western invention is supreme or flawless, the same goes for inorganic Fertilizers. Urine irrigation has been a part of the ancient Indic culture. So, why are we reluctant to embrace it today? In the past fortnight there has been a huge controversy around Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s speech about the usage of urine as Fertilizer for plants. Mr Gadkari said that he collected urine in a 50 litre can...
More »Approval to comprehensive New Urea Policy 2015
-Press Information Bureau/ Cabinet The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval to a comprehensive New Urea Policy 2015 for the next four financial years. The Policy has multiple objectives of maximizing indigenous urea production and promoting energy efficiency in urea units to reduce the subsidy burden on the Government. Savings in energy shall reduce the carbon-footprint and would thus be more environment friendly....
More »300 farmer suicides in Marathwada since January -Mohammed Akhef & Prasad Joshi
-The Times of India AURANGABAD: With the worsening drought situation in the region, farmer suicides continue unabated this year. About 300 farmers have taken their lives since January this year. The highest number (83) of farmer suicides has been reported from Beed district, followed by Nanded with 55 deaths and Osmanabad with 50 cases. Last year, a total of 569 farmers in the region had taken their lives. Osmanabad is one of the...
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