organic farming

Role of cattle in agriculture, transport and food India has the largest population of cattle in the world. It is believed that for more than 20% of the world's cattle population, India is the home. The cattle have become a part and parcel of an Indian farmer's family. They help in numerous...

ADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC FARMING Consumer Benefits (i) Nutrition The nutritional value of food is largely a function of its vitamin and mineral content. In this regard, organically grown food is dramatically superior in mineral content to that grown by modern conventional methods. It fosters...

Grow Vegetables Home Agro, Vegetables from your House, Terrace Garden, Kitchen Garden ________________________________________ Dear Brothers and Sisters We are providing the following items for growing vegetables in Balconies, Terrace, Gardens, Farms and other places where the sunlight...

Organic Pesticides Produced from Ghomutra, Neems Leaves, Garlic, Green Chilly ________________________________________ Dear Sir We are having an organic pesticides, prepared with Ghomutra, Neem leafs, Garlic, Green Chilly, Jaggery and other natural herbs. The process time for preparation...

Dear Sir We are Producing Panchagavya an Organic Fertilizer and Pesticide. The greatness of Panchagavya can be found in most of our Indian Books. Traditional Paddy Experiences of Mr.Kannan, Thiruvarur - YouTube Organic Fertilizer by Sudhir, Bangalore - YouTube MOV00089.MPG Organic...

1. SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS The Hindu month of Sravana (approximately mid-August to mid_September) which coincides with the peak of the main rainy season over most of India is a period during which many castes abstain totally from consumption of fish, poultry, meat and consequently suspend all...

Cow Based Agriculture in Organic Farming Whole world has now recognized the medicinal, agricultural and economic value of cows. Cow is the only animal in the world whose milk, dung and urine all have great value for mankind. There is nothing emotional or religious about it. It is pure science...

Indian cow, buffalo breeds give healthier milk: Research Published: Sunday, June 26, 2011, 10:45 [IST] 'Indian cow, buffalo gives healthy milk' Booking bus tickets is faster and easier than ever before New Delhi, June 26: Indian cow and buffalo breeds possess a rich A2 allele gene that...

You are invited to attend a webinar (live discussion) on Marketing of Organic produce with Amit Kumar of Organic India Pvt. Ltd Remedies Pvt. Ltd. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. To know more about Amit Kumar follow the link below http://www.organicindia.com/company.php In this live discussion you...

Dear Sir France plans on doubling organic farmland area by 2017 (http://www.cornucopia.org)According to the country's Agricultural Minister, France wants to double the area of farmland devoted to organic agriculture by 2017 to meet growing consumer demand through local production...

Traditional Bharatiya Joint Family (1) Simple division of labour: Joint family system enjoys all the advantages of a simple division of labour. Here the work is distributed among the members on the basis of age and sex keeping individual ability in view. In an agricultural economy much...

What are the environmental benefits of organic agriculture? Sustainability over the long term: Many changes observed in the environment are long term, occurring slowly over time. Organic agriculture considers the medium- and long-term effect of agricultural interventions on the...

Job Description Bsc/Dip. in Agriculture /Horticulture with 4 to 6 yrs exp. Should independently manage a 15-20 acre organic farm. Should be hands-on with irrigation systems and organic farming techniques. Should speak Telugu and/or Hindi/English Cultivation will include Groundnut...

Organic Farming and Food Production. In organic farming, crops and other food are produced without chemicals. Fertilizers, pesticides, growth hormones and antibiotics are forbidden. During thousands of years of civilization the raising of animals and growing of plants have always been...

(c) water. For optimum availability of all the essential nutrients, the fertility of the soil is very important. A good fertile soil maintains its fertility structure, only when the mineral part and the composted part of the soil are equal by volume. In Prayog Parivar’s term such soils are...

Implementing Natueco Principle with Prayog Parivar Methodology a) Soil Management - The first step of Natueco Farming is to develop the Nursery Soil using neighborhood resources. Nursery Soil consists of 50% biomass and 50% activated mineral topsoil by volume. The Biomass forms the organic...

Basic Principals of Natueco farming Harvesting the sun In all biological processes, energy input is required and solar energy is the only available resource. No time and no square foot of sun energy should be lost by not harvesting it biologically. Lost sun energy is lost opportunity...

Other biodynamic preparation Besides 500 and 501 there are seven other biodynamic preparations having numbers from 502 to 508, but as their method of preparations are difficult, they are not very popular in India and are not being used in large scale. Their methods of preparation in brief are...

Some Other forms of Organic Management 1. Biodynamic Agriculture Biodynamic agriculture is a method of farming that aims to treat the farm as a living system which interacts the environment, to build healthy, living soil and to produce food that nourishes and vitalizes and helps to develop...

Neem (Azadirachta indica) – Neem has been found to be effective in the management of approximately 200 insects, pests and nematodes. Neem is very effective against grasshoppers, leaf hoppers, plant hoppers, aphids, jassids, and moth caterpillars. Neem extracts, are also very effective against...