A Farm Ground for the Groundnut Farmers July 16, 2013, 2:30 a.m.
Summary: Developing commodity cooperatives requires large-scale database management and analysis for which MIS has proved to be an appropriate tool.
Description: Sustainable Agriculture, as we all know goes hand in hand with nature, along with its available resources and human habitation, which depends on it for the day-to-day living. But what happens when nature is not so generous and creates obstacles where one struggles very hard to produce a crop out of dry hard soil... that is when sustainability becomes equivalent to survival. I have seen this struggle as well as the spirit to move on, in Anantapur. I …
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Sustainable Agriculture Project, Changing Lifestyle Feb. 9, 2013, 4:40 p.m.
Summary: Innovative irrigation methods by Dilasa for Sustainable Agriculture across Vidarbha region.
Description: Optimum and proper utilisation of available natural resources without causing any adverse effect on nature, is one of the major premises for Sustainable Agriculture Projects. Shirpur Model is a good example of addressing irrigation - the most important factor in crop cultivation. Utilising the existing source of water, be it a canal, river or natural catchment area was the idea of this model. Dilasa in Maharashtra - Yavatmal district has taken it one step further and introduced Diversification-based Irrigation …
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