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 […]

Beneficial Insect: Lac Insect

LAC INSECTS: Globally, till date 99 species belonging to nine genera have been reported. In India, there are 26 species under two genera, viz. Kerria and Paratachardina They secrete a resin, a bio-resource of wide commercial utility. Scientific Name: Kerria lecca (Kerr.) in India K. chinensis ( Mahdi.) in Assam and NorthEast India Family-Tachardiidae Super […]