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Sustainability
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 04/06/2022 in Sustainability
What Does India Do With Agri Waste?
Every harvest cycle results in crop wastage - banana stems, fruit peels, leaves plucked from vegetables and so on. Crop residues or agricultural residual material are rich with bioactive compounds and are a source of ‘wealth’ in more ways than one.
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Posted On 28/05/2022 in Soil & Water , Sustainability
Vermitechnology in Agriculture
Vermitechnology, consisting of vermicomposting works in a very simple way - earthworms; nature’s best ploughers; are used to convert agriculture or waste material into something more valuable - an alternative to chemical fertilisers.
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Posted On 10/05/2022 in Sustainability
Crops and Clothes
The interest in plant based clothing has led to a movement called ‘farm to fashion’ and being a part of the farming sector, we thought it pertinent to look at what is happening here!
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