Page 6 - Farming

Indian agri-tech start-ups got $248-mn funding in 2019, says Nasscom

The report said there has been a 1.7-times increase in average farmer income in last decade

CMs' high-powered panel on farm for linking central grants with reforms

It would also find ways in which investment credit in the agriculture sector could be made cheaper to encourage private sector investments

Why children of farmers in India are less likely to take up farming

For the first time since Independence, India saw a shift of surplus labour from agriculture to the non-agricultural sectors

ZBNF technique has been tested extensively and it does work, says Palekar

This technique can very much be scaled up and used by all farmers in India but it won't happen overnight

How to beat climate change? Lessons from 'progressive farmers' of Karnataka

From growing two or more crops together to switching to organic farming, a couple in Karnataka have found ways to cope with climate change and maintain profit

Solutions to India's growing malnutrition issue? Replace rice with cereals

Replacing rice with a more nutrient-rich or water-efficient crop would marginally improve the production of protein (1%) but considerably increase the production of iron and zinc, by 27% and 13%

From high cost to lack of policies, fitting the links for smarter farming

There's some good news from the ground and the labs on sustainable farmer techniques but, the first of a two part series looks at the missing links

A case for integrated farm management

The kind of mixed farming that is followed today does not qualify as integrated farming which requires inter-linking of different components for mutual benefit

More than 8,000 acres of vacant rail land to grow farm products

There are about 930.75 hectares of railway land which is currently encroached upon

Keya Sarkar: Farming without a business model

In all my years spent in Mumbai I used to be hugely satisfied buying good-looking vegetables from the local bhaji market