In what could revolutionalise groundnut farming system in India, a few dozens farmers in Gujarat have adopted Chinese-born mulching technology which has the capacity to yield up to three times more output than the existing conventional techniques in India.
Initially, the planting was done on pilot basis in 50 acres just to experience the benefit of this technology.
A field experiment was conducted during 2002-03 and 2003-04 at Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to study the possible options for diversification of existing rice-wheat cropping system.
Anantapur, May 16: Anantapur district has the largest acreage under groundnut in the country.
For farmers in this district, groundnut is a preferred crop since it survives the rough terrain and the uncertainty of rainfall. The crop can withstand upto 50 days of dry spell.
A MAJORITY of farmers, when their crops fail successively due to some pest attack, invariably go in either for a change in their cropping pattern, or in some cases, even stop farming. But it is only a few determined farmer who try to find the root cause of the problem and overcome it.
A field experiment was conducted during 2002-03 and 2003-04 at Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to study the possible options for diversification of existing rice-wheat cropping system.
Amreli Man Wins National Award For Innovation
Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN
Rajkot: A bout of stem rot infestation that damaged his standing groundnut cultivation did not deter this 38-yearold farmer from Amreli. Progressive and innovative in his thoughts, Dhiraj Thummar used this failure to turnaround and fight back the infestations.
Planning based on agro-ecological zoning aims at scientific management of regional resources to meet the food, fibre, fodder and fuel wood requirements without adversely affecting the status of natural resources and environment.
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Seeds Corporation (OSSC) would provide 1.12 lakh quintals of certified groundnut seed to the farmers of the State in the ongoing rabi season against 81,000 quintals last year.
Designing Rural Technology Delivery Systems for Mitigating Agricultural Distress: A Study of Anantapur District focuses on the technological dimension of the agricultural crisis that is currently gripping the Indian economy.
