New Organic Fertilizers
The fertilizers of biological origin that don’t contain any chemicals detrimental to the living soil are called as biofertilizers. A number of bRead More…
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IPM in India
The promotion of IPM in India was started as a Central Sector Scheme in 1991by the Ministry of Agriculture – Department of Agriculture & CooperatiRead More…
Integrated Pest Control and IPM Programme
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India – Integrated Pest Management Programme (IPRead More…
Important aspects of Crop Improvement & New Crop Varieties
The scientific knowledge which is applied to practical ways in industry for the benefit of human beings is called as technology. The biological sciencRead More…
Sustainable Agriculture as Meant in the Indian Agricultural Policy
According to the Policy Document of Indian Agriculture Policy, Agriculture in India is a way of life, a tradition, which, for centuries, has shaped thRead More…
Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture
Growing Human Population and backwardness of agriculture remained principal reasons behind the scarcity of food in India up to 1950. Hunger and povertRead More…
Environmental Damage due to Large Farm units and Green Revolution
With the advent of modernization in Indian agriculture, many changes were brought to it, and those changes included: clearing of forests to expand cRead More…
Monoculture and its impact on the Environment
Growing a single crop species over a large area or farm is called intensive farming or monoculture. Earlier practices of mixed cropping caused probleRead More…
Modern Agriculture and its impact on the Environment
More than half of the population of the world comprises farmers. These farmers know that maintenance and conservation of natural resources are very iRead More…
Pesticides, their Types and Side Effects
A Pesticide is a chemical substance of natural or synthetic origin. It is applied in different forms to kill pests. Pests are living organisms that tRead More…