Organic Brinjal Farming: Enhancing Economic Well-Being for Lepcha Farmers in North Sikkim
In the Sikkim Himalaya, the Lepcha tribes practice traditional organic vegetable farming for subsistence, using mixed cropping mainly for home consumption. The difficult, hilly terrain limits market access for seasonal produce in remote villages. While organic nutrient supplements help achieve good crop yields, pest management options are scarce and often ineffective for resource-poor farmers. High […]
Transforming Tribal Farming: Boosting Profitability through Agri-Horti-Livestock Integration in Mizoram
Smt F. Lalchhuanawmi, a progressive farmer from Hmarveng, Kolasib district, has transformed her farm by adopting an agri-horti-livestock-based Integrated Farming System (IFS), significantly improving her family’s livelihood and farm profitability. Before 2018, she practiced traditional slash-and-burn (jhum) farming, which offered limited productivity and income. However, with support from ICAR-NEH Mizoram Centre, Smt Lalchhuanawmi began cultivating […]
Shri George Kurian Inaugurates Centre of Excellence for Seaweeds at ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam Regional Centre
9th January 2025, Kochi Shri George Kurian, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Seaweeds at the Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute today. The Govt. of India recently designated ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam as the Centre of Excellence for the holistic development and […]
Biennial Workshop of AICRP on Agrometeorology Inaugurated
12th December 2024, Samastipur The XVII Biennial Workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology (AICRPAM) was inaugurated today at Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar. Dr S.K. Chaudhari, Deputy Director General (NRM), ICAR, Dr P.S. Pandey, Vice-Chancellor, RPCAU, Samastipur, Dr V.K. Singh, Director, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, Dr […]
Awareness-Cum-Training Program on Climate-Resilient Agriculture under SCSP Organized
An ‘Awareness-cum-training program on climate-resilient agriculture was organized today at the Government Higher Secondary School, Nunsar, Patan, Jabalpur as part of the NICRA project. In this programme study materials were distributed to poor students of 11th and 12th-class students of Scheduled-Caste farming community. Dr. Shobha Sondhia, Principal Scientist PI of the NICRA Project, discussed the […]