Globally agriculture is being practised under different agro-ecosystems using numerous technologies for crop production in order to have higher production. This is done through exploitation of natural resources like soil, water, air and solar radiation. Conservation agriculture (CA) on other hand is based on sustained yield level through resource optimization and is central to safe and healthy natural resources as well... More

As you know 12th of August was an auspicious day as United Nations International Youth Day (IYD) was simultaneously been celebrated in 193 members country of the United Nations. This year, the overall theme for IYD was “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production” and the leading role young people can play in that. In line... More

The year 2016 has been dubbed the “International Year of Pulses” by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) with the main aim of heightening consumer awareness of the nutritional and other benefits of pulse crops. According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, “Pulses are a vital source of plant-based proteins and amino acids for people around the globe... More

Indian agriculture is facing threat from various fronts including climate change, degradation of natural resources and volatile agricultural market systems. Green revolution in India brought food security through intensive use of water, fertilizers, agrochemicals and energy driven inputs. Such journey of agriculture growth impacted various section of farming community, and gradual reduction in agricultural income in comparison to the total costs... More

The opportunities for the use of maize as food, feed, fodder as well as its use in the industrial sector is significantly increasing in the Asian countries. When reviewing the needs of the poultry sector and the expansion of the maize seed industry, farmers from North West India (Haryana, Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh) show inclination towards the maize cultivation. In... More