Tag Archive for: India
A Sinking Feeling: SW Haryana in trouble as groundwater levels plunge
With the advent of boreholes and pumps, people in southwest Haryana…
An ancient grain is revived for the modern era in India
A forgotten crop”? In 2013, millets were included in the Indian National…
The story of Pouk La and SRI Farmers
SRI4Women is run by an NGO with its own website, which tells…
New Book: Reorienting Indian Agriculture – challenges and opportunities
“Reorienting Indian Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities”…
Biotech #Foodheroes: Rajendra Paroda
Michael Stebbins of CropLife International announces that…
Zero Tillage Technology in Jute Cultivation: A Successful Venture in West Bengal
Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group has posted this article…
Vermicomposting to sequester carbon, enrich soil and improve livelihoods
A farmer-led micro-businesses to restore soil fertility and sequester…
Secret of the Locust Swarm Uncovered: a pheromone ‘4-vinylanisole’
This year’s locust season has been the worst in a generation.…
Seed Regulators in India (and UK) Concerned at ‘Seed Terrorism’ from China
The Hindu newspaper August 3rd reports that China’s advanced…
Podcast from the Sustainable Food Trust
This podcast may well be of interest to TAAI members. The Chief…
Ecosystems-based Adaptation keeps Water Running; Webinars on Small-scale Farming Transformation
Ecosystems-based adaptation keeps water running in Bhojdari even…
Regenerative Agriculture Practices Maximise Employment Opportunities in COVID-19 Context
TAAI member Pramel Gupta in India, has established NaturalCapital,…
MillNETi: tackling iron deficiency in Ethiopia and The Gambia
CGE (Centre for Global Equality and GFS Cambridge, TAAI members)…
COVID-19: India’s Harvests also Locked Down
Neeta Lal, writing for IPS News Service from Delhi, notes that…
Produce more coarse grains to meet pandemic nutrition challenge
India will provide free food grains to more than 800 million…
Retaining Interest of Rural Youth in Indian Farming
“The TIGR2ESS programme is helping to deliver our vision,…
World Water Day, 2020: Groundwater reaching dangerous levels in India
Every year 22nd March is celebrated as World Water Day. Whereas,…
State of the Forests in India, 2019
The Deccan Times comments on the recently released ‘India State…
Hands-on Training in Application of Remote Sensing and GIS tools in Watershed Management
Contemporary tools such as Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information…
Agriculture Today Magazine
TAAI members based in India, South Asia or with interestes in…
Optimum nitrogen fertilizer rates for rice and wheat in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
New research by an international team of scientists, including…
India: “Policies and Action Plan for a Secure and Sustainable Agriculture”
Raj Paroda advises that the report on "Policies and Action Plan…
India: “Policies and Action Plan for a Secure and Sustainable Agriculture”
Raj Paroda advises that the report on "Policies and Action Plan…
New tools to help India meet Future Food Production Needs
The Times of India reports that an international team…
Jaunti Live: The first Indian Green Revolution village now has a farm crisis
As published in ‘Down to Earth’, India is reported to be…
Trapped in Jharkhand (India)!
The WorldVeg Centre (TAAI member) reports that hands-on training…
Alternatives to burning can increase Indian farmers’ profits and cut pollution, new study shows
Published in Science, the study provides evidence for national…
10th Advanced Training Course on Conservation Agriculture: Asia & North Africa.
Conservation Agriculture (CA) practices, which have gained increased…
UK – India Centre of Excellence: Post-harvest Technologies
The University of Birmingham, India Institute, is partnering…
mKrishi Fisheries: the Sea in Your Hand
The fishing industry, one that is particularly risky, costly…
India Wants to Double Farmers’ Incomes and Tackle Climate Change: is technology the answer to this double bind?
India is faced with the challenge of doubling farmers' incomes and…
New Project in Carbon Farming Launched in India
A new project will help farmers increase their income as well…
India’s Third Agricultural Revolution: doubling farmers’ incomes through clean cold chains
This report by David Strahan of Birmingham Energy Institute,…
