Small land holders can be self sustainable. This was proved by Shri. Santu, a small farmer in Gorakhpur, who started making a decent living from farming by increasing the diversity on the farms and integrating one into another.
State to build low-cost poly houses and offer micro-irrigation means like sprinkler and drip irrigation to help farmers grow cash crops round the year LALIT KUMAR
ANTARA BOSE
Jamshedpur, Feb. 25: Here comes an opportunity for farmers of Kuchai village in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district to earn a few extra bucks.
Udupi District Farmers Association is organising Farmers Convention-2009 on February 21 at Sharada Kalyan Mantap, informed Association President Ramakrishna Bantakallu.
Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, he said that the convention will comprise workshops on agriculture related information along with exhibition and demonstration of agriculture equipment.
The Japanese team members at Santook. (C.F. Lepcha)
Kalimpong, Feb. 19: The Japan International Cooperation Agency will implement the second phase of its greenhouse community service here as soon as it gets the clearance from the governments of both the countries.
IVth World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (CA) in New Delhi organised Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS). FAO, along with IFAD and other Indian and international organizations are among the sponsors and co-organizers of this largest global gathering of the Conservation Agriculture community.
Jangveer Singh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 21
The Punjab government has decided to form a committee to verify the quality of green houses in the state set up under the National Horticulture Mission following farmers
Hisar: Expressing deep concern over less than 3 per cent growth in agriculture, Vice-Chancellor of Haryana Agriculture University Dr J C Katyal has called upon agriculture scientists to devise a cost-effective technology, which might help farmers in getting the maximum yield of crops.
