Tag: Agriculture
CSR: Initiatives for Protection and Propagation of Halophytes
With extensive use of chemical fertilisers, there is a significant increase in the salinity of soil as well as water making it difficult for...
भयंकर सूखे की चपेट में महाराष्ट्र
जल है तो कल है ये कहावत हम कई बार सुनते है, लेकिन बावजूद जल को बचाने के लिए हम कुछ नहीं करते, शायद...
Regional UN training promotes conservation agriculture to address land degradation and declining yields
Policy makers, practitioners and researchers from 15 countries across the region wrapped up a four-day training in Cambodia underscoring the need for appropriate agricultural...
The politics and control of seeds by corporations
‘Development' in agriculture by the mechanization of agrarian systems did not only make agriculture dependent on machines but, with time and technological development, has...
Volkswagen India commits INR 1.34 crores for watershed management in Latur
Volkswagen India signed an MoU with International Association for Human Values (IAHV) for a watershed management project in Latur district.
Volkswagen India has committed INR...
CSR: Government Initiatives to Bring Sustainability in India’s Agriculture
India is predominantly an agrarian country. Agriculture employs almost half of the country’s workforce. It is also responsible for providing livelihood to the majority...
Agroecology: A socio-ecological solution to the agricultural crisis
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Walmart Foundation Supports IDEI Irrigation Project to Raise Farmers’ Incomes
Ten thousand smallholder farmers in Andhra Pradesh are set to benefit from the introduction of sustainable irrigation products and practices under a program offered...
Tata Chemicals celebrates Kasturi initiative, awards exceptional women farmer leaders
Tata Chemicals today celebrated Kasturi journey, an initiative of Tata Chemical Society for Rural Development’s (TCSRD) at a special event, where 14 exceptional women...
How to double farmer incomes
Over the past few years, new development initiatives aimed at modernising agriculture like Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) aim to expand farmer incomes.
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CSR: Agriculture and Water Pollution
“Some of the major issues of the world can be tackled by inclusive farming,” said Manoj Solanki, Farmer at ‘Chintan Farms’, Shri Ram Krushna...
CSR: The Nature’s Ecosystem in Agriculture
Agriculture was the highest contributor to India’s GDP for the longest time. In India, agriculture was viewed as the most prestigious profession followed by...