Seeds

Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC), an initiative by the Nation for Farmers, is a collaboration of activists and organisations focussing on current challenges faced by primary producers, artisans and rural workers …

including common property resources; diversity in seeds, food systems and ecologically and socially just … patent like intellectual property rights (IPRs) on seeds; g. Withdraw from the agreements signed by ICAR … without adding any fresh burden of costs; (ii) seeds and (iii) bio-inputs • Create laws to ensure a minimum … patent like intellectual property rights (IPRs) on seeds 7. Education, Research and Development and Extension …

This is the first ever report on the ‘state of the world’s migratory species’ and was published through collaboration between UNEP-WCMC (UN Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre) and …

plants and shape ecosystem structure by dispersing seeds Migratory species transfer energy and nutrients … and society: Bats pollinate flowers and disperse seeds Nectar-feeding and fruit-eating bats perform important …

For six decades now, they have been cultivating castor and also manually extracting oil from its seeds – a practice that has few takers today …

castor and also manually extracting oil from its seeds – a practice that has few takers today …

First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important ideas of history, the series has been …

possible to grow tea somewhere other than China. Tea seeds were brought to India as an experiment, and this … examine whether it would be possible to bring tea seeds from China and cultivate the plant here, and where … drinking, in fact. So, there was no need to bring tea seeds from China. Gradually, many tea gardens were set … this land. Dr. Archibald Campbell brought tea seeds from China to plant them in the garden of his house … up the garden. Then they had to nurture the tea seeds with great care in the nursery for at least three …

The State of India’s Birds (SoIB) is a periodic, national-level examination of the distribution range and abundance trends of Indian birds that aids in formulating conservation plans. The SoIB last …

and nectar (e.g., barbets and sunbirds), some on seeds (sparrows and doves), and some on invertebrates … group of large birds that eat fruits and disperse seeds, thereby playing a vital role in maintaining the …

The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is an ongoing project of the Government of India that aims to document and study how languages have changed in the country over the …

festivals like Bandna (celebration of the paddy seeds that are sown by the farmers), Jivitputrika ( 3-day …

Status of Adivasi Livelihoods is the second instalment in the series of reports on the lives of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), prepared by the non-governmental …

and tell us to change our seeds and farming practices with modern seeds and fertilizers. We started … and tell us to change our seeds and farming practices with modern seeds and fertilizers. We started …

This report was published in June 2023 by the Nudge Institute, Bengaluru, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. It presents information gained from interviews with farmers regarding changes in …

implementing other practices (e.g., buying hybrid seeds) to increase income ● 64% have changed their seed … 5 years because bags of seeds and fertilizers are adulterated with seeds of weeds.” “Pests have increased … implementing other practices (e.g., buying hybrid seeds) to increase income 34 In the last few years, I …

When the powerful manipulate the official records, a poet picks up his words to pen the truth. This one about farmer suicides in UP and elsewhere in the country

name. When Sarkar Bahadur would say, ‘sprinkle seeds,’ he would sprinkle them in the fields. When Sarkar … anguished wail? The land was leased, millions spent on seeds. Manure came but time for the sowing went. We toiled … who kept the soil ready. It was she who made the seeds sprout. It was she who fed the kids, even when we …

Agricultural Statistics at a Glance is published annually by the Economics and Statistics Division, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. This …

Certified/ Quality Seeds 162 3.17(b) Crop-wise Distribution of Certified/ Quality Seeds 163 3.17(c) … and Availability of Certified/ Quality of Hybrid Seeds 164 3.18(a) Consumption of Electricity for Agricultural …