Category Archives: Farming

GREEN LEAF MANURES :- Green leaf manures are capable of supplying the required plant nutrients (N) with maintaining very good soil health. For instance, in an experiment rice yield was increased significantly due to the application of GLMs. The result of that experiment concluded that application of GLM N at […]

1. Begin with long and thoughtful observation. Use all your senses to see where the water flows and how. What is working, what is not? Build on what works. 2. Start at the top (highpoint) of your watershed and work your way down. Water travels downhill, so collect water at […]

Jeevamrut Application Through Drip Irrigation, Low Cost Set Up These days several companies have started selling Jeevamrut Filtration Units for price range Rs. 30,000 to 70,000. However their system does not work with 10% cow dung. So they advise to reduce quantity of cow dung to 5% whih is not […]

Subhash Palekar, popularly known as Krishi ka Rishi (the “sage of agriculture”), is a famous exponent of natural farming and a tireless promoter of the concept of “Zero Budget Natural Farming” (ZBNF). ZBNF is based on four principles listed below : 1. Zero budget farming The production cost for the […]