Mysuru Farmers Shift to Ragi, Maize Amid Monsoon Deficit

Mysuru farmers shift to ragi, maize amid monsoon deficit

Mysuru farmers shift to drought-resistant ragi and maize as monsoon deficit curbs paddy; ragi target raised to 79,998 ha, maize to 49,450 ha.

Lessons learnt from drought-prone farms

Lessons learnt from drought-prone farms Dr David Lawrence Head of Nutrition, Agritech For some livestock farmers, this year has been […]

Farmer in drought-prone Marathwada shifts from cotton to organic ginger, clocks Rs 8 lakh per acre

When Dnyaneshwar Kale completed his Commerce degree in 2013, farming wasn't part of his immediate plans because it wasn't profitable for his family. But three years later, he joined his family's six-acre farm in Phulambri Taluka in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, to change how agriculture was practised for generations. “My family in the Marathwada region had been cultivating cotton and maize using chemical fertilisers for years. The profits were disap…