Page 3 - Surinder Sud

A cultivated idea for cities

The latest notable initiative to promote growing useful plants in a metro city is the recently announced urban farming project of the Delhi government

Aerial boon for farming

Interestingly, India seems to have the potential to become the global leader in manufacturing and gainfully utlising these mini aircraft

Direct paddy sowing reaps benefits

The key advantage of constant submergence is that it keeps weeds under check

Medicinal plants await good marketing

Fortunately, India is endowed with a huge and diversified wealth of plant species having curative traits

Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk

The commercial importance of the milk aside, these non-bovine animals merit greater attention for other reasons as well

Digitisation of farm data needs awareness

Interestingly, the agriculture-related data of about 55 million farmers has already been digitised

Nutrition through biofortification

The benefits of the biofortified crops have been corroborated even by the actual impact assessment studies on children and women

Making a case for goat farming

'The country is fortunate to have a rich diversity of goat breeds', says the author

Cloning overcomes prejudices

The development and popularisation of this technology can be a boon for the Indian livestock sector, which relies heavily on buffalo milk

Herbs need good marketing

Annual trade in herbal medicinal products is estimated at Rs 8,000-9,000 crore in the home market and around Rs 1,000 crore in the export bazaar

Beyond the Jal Shakti Abhiyan

NITI Aayog reckons that nearly 600 million Indians are already facing "high to extreme" water stress. The situation is set to worsen as the water demand is likely to double by 2030

Cannabis is no longer 'dangerous'

In India, cannabis has historically been grown and consumed for recreational, culinary, and commercial purposes.

When animals can be poison

A notable feature of the emerging trend is the preponderance of infections transmitted to humans from animals

Adding value to your food

There are speculations on whether the government's policy on genetically engineered products has undergone a subtle, even if undeclared, change. If it is so, it is welcome

The net loser is the farmer

Biased, unfounded propaganda by the denigrators of the GM technology is prevailing over the sane, evidence-based opinion of the scientific community resulting in loss for farmers, writes Surinder Sud

Saving agri sector from Covid-19

The steps taken by the government to contain the spread of the virus and mitigate the damage from the lockdown have come at the right time

Legalise land leasing

By dilly-dallying on the enactment of laws in tune with the NITI Aayog's model bill, state governments are doing a disservice to the farm community

Beyond loan waivers & doles

CIFA has chalked out an elaborate national agricultural agenda which it wishes the government to follow over the next 10 years

Onward and upward

The government should come up with policies to incentivise vertical farming

Not worth the hype

Evidence has already piled up to indicate that organic foods are no better than those produced through regular agriculture