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…

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…

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…

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…

New Project in Carbon Farming Launched in India

A new project will help farmers increase their income as well…