Surinder Sud / New Delhi October 07, 2008, 0:12 IST

New farming technologies can help not only improve land productivity, but also reverse climate change.

In 2005, muralidhar patel, a young farmer in Shirsoli village in Maharashtra

Test: Soil samples being collected from a farm at Krishnapuram near Palayamkottai.

Chandigarh, September 19 The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) has decided to set up air-conditioned agro malls for the sale of all kinds of agricultural based products, food products and other allied products at various places in the state. To be developed on the pattern of international supermarkets, two such malls have already been launched at Panchkula and Karnal.

Karthik Madhavan

Following nature

M. J. PRABU

The formulation can be used as a spray for a variety of crops

Mr. N. Gopalakrishnan (standing), demonstrating to farmers the manufacture of the egg lime formulation.

GUWAHATI, Sept 5

The forestland in Joblakocha that was cleared for cultivation. Telegraph picture

Jamshedpur, Sept. 4: Sabars and Birhors, who would hunt and make ropes for a living, have now taken to agriculture.

With the help of an NGO, Socio Economic and Education Development Society (SEEDS), Sabar and Birhor tribes in Joblakocha and Tumangkocha villages at Mosabani in East Singhbhum district have started growing plants within an area of 7 hectares.

CUDDALORE: The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) has been launched at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, near here.

The project to be implemented with an outlay of Rs 7.32 crore has set the objective of providing sustainable livelihood to small and marginal farmers in the select disadvantaged districts.

Vice-Chancellor M.Ramanathan said for the implementation of the project, a consortium led by the Department of Agronomy of Annamalai University had been formed.

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