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Small field, big crop [1]

Lakshman Oraon and his wife Sarla are no ordinary farmers. On less than an acre of land, they grow paddy, tomatoes, potatoes and onions. Their crop of paddy has just been harvested and you can see the dry remnants sticking out of the soil. But they are getting ready for a second major crop. It could be wheat with mustard and pulses in the margins.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Rita Anand [2], Umesh Anand [3]
Civil Society [4]
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Agriculture [5], Rice [6], Vegetables [7], Rural Water Harvesting [8], Check Dam [9], Farmers [10], Tribals [11], Rural Development [12], Agroecosystem Planning [13], Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) [14], Public Participation [15], NGO [16], Jharkhand [17], Sustainable Development [18], Food Security [19]
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