Rice

Robert Zeigler, director general of the Manila, Phillipines based, International Rice Research Institution IRRI talks to Sourav Mishra about the challenges that agricultural scientists face today

Publication Date:

14/08/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050815

pp:

0

Tags:

Agricultural Research, Rice, Water Resources, Biodiversity, Private Sector, Food Security

India

Crossroad

nitin sethi visits Arunachal Pradesh and finds the Apatani grappling with stereotypes and change

Publication Date:

14/08/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050815

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Shifting Cultivation, Rice, Irrigation, Forest Resources, Bamboo, Habitat, Tribals, Energy, Geology, India, Arunachal

India

Shortcut to better rice

Genomic approach saves time and effort

Publication Date:

30/07/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rice, Research, Japan, Agricultural Science

Industry

Cola and the paddy farmer

Whose water is it, anyway?

Publication Date:

30/07/2005

Author(s): K P Prabhakaran Nair

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050731

pp:

0

Tags:

Rice, Coca Cola, Water Resources, Groundwater, Irrigation, Industry, Legislation, High Court, India, Kerala

Dams/ Irrigation

Water use efficiency: A study of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) adoption in Andhra Pradesh

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a method of paddy cultivation, though some consider and treat it as a technology. SRI method totally deviates from the traditional way of cultivating irrigated paddy over centuries and hence it has different water saving capabilities.

Publication Date:

01/07/2005

Author(s): V. Ratna Reddy, P. Prudhvikar Reddy, M. Srinivasa Reddy & et al

Source: Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Vol:

60

Issue:

3

pp:

458

Tags:

Agriculture, Rice, Water Conservation, Irrigation, Farmers, India, Andhra Pradesh