2050 and Sustainable Agriculture
The world population has already surpassed 8 billion. Every night, up to 828 million people go to bed hungry. 345 million people are experiencing severe food insecurity. By 2050, 9.7 billion people are anticipated to inhabit the planet. The amount of food we currently produce falls well short of what will be required to feed...
Spirituality: The Soul of Agriculture
“Ha ha maale ha ha…ha ha taare ha ha”, as soon as monsoon activates in Nepal, this song and some other asaare jhyaure (old folk monsoon songs) echo among the terraces and plain fields flooded with water for rice cultivation. Stepping in the muddy field, singing their hearts out, dancing in the rain, playing games...
Miracle of Crop Rotation
Would you be willing to believe us if we told you that one simple practice can optimize soil nutrients, suppress weeds and control pests in your crops? You have to! Crop rotation is one of the cultivation practices that work miracles with crop productivity. Crop rotation is the cultivation of various crops in succession on...
Food Sustainability: It all begins on our plate
What are you planning for dinner tonight? Probably something nourishing that tickles your taste buds and stuffs your hungry tummy. While you are thinking of the recipe and ingredients, do you spare even a minute to think about the power that food on your plate holds on this planet? As much as far-fetched it sounds,...
Combat Pests with Intercropping
Be it fruits, vegetables or any other crops, pests have been foe to our agricultural production since ages. Although earliest record of insect pest control dates back to 2500 BC, the measures have never been the same. Pest management is consistently varying and albeit scientists have now succeeded in genetically engineered crops for pest regulation,...
Spell Love to Your Soil ‘M-u-l-c-h-i-n-g’
How do you express affection and care for your soil? There are myriads of love languages of soil but the one that stands out among them is mulching. Mulching refers to the process of topping the surface of the soil with various materials such as straw, compost, leaves, grasses, crop residues, plastic sheets, etc. The...
The Science of Panchagavya
The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have escalated beyond safety level in modern industrial farming, posing threat to both the environment and mortal beings. While these agricultural chemical pollutants are degrading soil, air, water, etc. on one hand, living organisms are being exposed to various health hazards on the other. In such aggravating condition,...