Country is back to basic of growing organic food. The historic period of green revolution in 1960s, Indian farmers were exposed to high yield variety of seeds (HYV), pesticides and fertilizers in order to maintain the food security in the country. Although the emerging...
There are great opportunities in Medicinal Plant Farming, as there is a huge demand for the production of Ayurveda medicines in India, and the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) is exploring many ways to increase their farming activities. Tanuja Manoj Nesari, CEO of the NMPB, spoke to...
The evolved technology of Irrigation system have witnessed the Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP) become India’s food basket. But it is leading lives miserable for both farming and non farming community in this richly-irrigated area. It is reported by a study published in Nature Geoscience...
Cereals are harvested grasses that are grown for their starch component. The type of fruit (seeds) and botanically known as caryopsis belong to the Poaceae family (monocot). These seeds are very rich in carbohydrates and are mainly produced around the globe, while pulses are leguminous...
The Natural Fruit Group is a large part of our daily diet. It’s astounding to know that many of the foods we thought were vegetables are actually a fruit! The bioscience definition of fruit is a seed-bearing part of flowering plants or trees that can be used as food. According to...
