On the outskirts of Kathmandu, Siddhipur village has rediscovered the value of urine. More than 100 toilets in the village divert urine to farms, where it is used as fertilizer. It is not a new practice, though. The village was recycling urine before modern fertilizers were introduced. “In the past, …
Although batch composting of manure is very common throughout China at both large and small scales, there is little experience with composting of human waste in urban centres. This project, the first on thermal composting of human faeces under indoor controlled conditions, took place in a highdensity urban setting in …
Small land holders can be self sustainable. This was proved by Shri. Santu, a small farmer in Gorakhpur, who started making a decent living from farming by increasing the diversity on the farms and integrating one into another.
Significant increase in the growth of paddy plant parts was achieved by halving the urea used and pelleting the remaining with neem cake prior to application. Results on a non-averaged dataset showed significant increase in leaf length, number of leaves, number of panicles, number of tillers and greenness of leaves.
Affordable: Ms. Rajareega at her farm in SivaGanga district, Tamil Nadu seen manufacturing the botanical pesticides. There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that in the past 4-5 decades there has been an excessive dumping of chemical toxins on the soil. As a result the soil has become …
Representative organisations of farmers' community have urged the new government to reduce interest rate on agricultural loans from 16 percent to five percent. Kisan Board Pakistan and Agri-Forum Pakistan leaders also urged government to make agricultural research more effective, double funds and open the doors of research institutes 24 hours …
The officials of the Department of Agriculture have estimated that 10,000 farmers in the area were affected due to the recent floods in the Ampara district. Nearly 12,000 acres of paddy land were submerged because of the heavy rains experienced in Ampara district for last five days. As a result, …
Eco's Co and 17 other supermarket operators in the Kanto region are aiming to establish what would be one of the largest food recycling systems in Japan. The 18 firms, mainly midsize and smaller players in the domestic supermarket industry, are already cooperating in the recycling of unsold foods. They …
An agricultural fair begins in Rajshahi today. Ibrahim Khalil, deputy commissioner (DC) of Rajshahi, will inaugurate the three-day-long fair on the premises of the Agricultural Extension Office. Brojo Hari Das, deputy director of Rajshahi Divisional Agriculture Extension Department, will be present at the inaugural session. Agricultural equipments, tree saplings, fruit …
The role of the State in implementing the bio-fertiliser schemes has been lauded by several quarters, including the Central Government. This became evident today at the North East Zonal Conference For Kharif. Joint Secretary, Integrated Nutrient Management of the Union Government Satish Chander expressed the hope while addressing the conference …
