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People in Agriculture
Posted On 08/09/2022 in People in Agriculture
People in Agriculture - Krishnaswami Ramiah
As a geneticist and agriculture scientist, Ramiah helped produce new cross breeds of rice through breed improvement and selection processes.
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Posted On 07/07/2022 in People in Agriculture , Sustainability
People in Agriculture - Subhash Palekar
What do Karl Marx, pesticides, Gandhi and agriculture have in common? The answer could well be Subhash Palekar. He has risen to prominence in recent times because of his unique model of farming - the Subhash Palekar Natural Farming (SPNF) also known as Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF).
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Posted On 16/06/2022 in Farming Types , People in Agriculture , Sustainability
Zero Budget Natural Farming in India
Padma Shri Subhash Palekar drew from ancient Indian texts, forest ecosystems and a formal degree in agriculture to develop and propagate ZBNF in the 1990s. This system relies on traditional practices to produce crops devoid of chemical inputs and in effect, revert to the pre-Green Revolution period of farming.
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Posted On 07/06/2022 in People in Agriculture
People in Agriculture - Pappammal
If you want proof that being outdoors is one of the best ways to stay healthy, then all you have to do is look at the life of R Pappammal of Thekkampatti village near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Almost the entire day, this 105-year old organic farmer is in the field, doing what generations of her family have done - farming the land with dedication.
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Posted On 25/05/2022 in People in Agriculture
Youth-Farmer
More often than not, the images we see are cliched - old, sun-burnt farmers and young IT professionals. The contrasts go on until you are faced with an alternative: a young person, perhaps in front of their computer, but sitting in a field rather than the IT department of some corporate entity!
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