Posts Tagged ‘technology’

Actual State of Organic Agriculture

January 28th, 2010

Organic farming is much more than just growing crops without the addition of chemical fertilizers and synthetic chemical pesticides, but a holistic system of agriculture, which still maintains and improves the economic sustainability and ecological balance not generating-toxic, healthy and tasty food or medicine or dye with natural fragrance and color.

In today’s world, most organic farmers, who believe in biodiversity, they avoid genetically modified varieties, be they plants or seeds or plants or animals. Either you do not use any chemical in soil fertility and pest control, no chemicals, nor for growth or for protection, except for drugs that also if the situation is very bad and out of control. » Read more: Actual State of Organic Agriculture

Capacity Building and E.extension for Enhancing Agriculture Productivity in India

January 28th, 2010

Abstract
The green revolution, white and blue gave us food security. The high yield varieties and new technologies were webbed with chemical farming. Even today we have critical gaps in the productivity of foodgrains between technology with farms and farming practices. The chemical farming has led to soil degradation, water pollution, soil erosion and salinity. Meanwhile, we are faced with land degradation in 173 million hectares or about 53% of the area. Each year we lose 5000 million tons of topsoil with NPK losses of 5-8 million tonnes per year.
In Mahrastra according to a survey that the black soil depth of 60 cm in 1910 which has since been reduced. Over 18% of it became a flat. Reduced soil depth is now due to low productivity in the runoff of soil and drought conditions. Therefore, to avoid these negative effects, we have solid information and communication methods for binding soil mapping, data of annual rainfall, rainfall and climate forecasts for farmers (Wani, 2005).
The conservation and proper use must have sufficient knowledge to be produced by the advanced satellite system and was able to count back through communication mechanism. Thus, to increase agricultural production, communication tools should be used. » Read more: Capacity Building and E.extension for Enhancing Agriculture Productivity in India

Distance Learning in Agriculture and Allied Sciences – Preparation for a Field in High Demand

June 16th, 2009
Distance Learning in Agriculture and Allied Sciences - Preparation for a Field in High Demand

Several universities have recently started offering distance learning in agriculture programs that make it easy for you to get qualified in agricultural engineering and allied sciences from the convenience of your own home. Some of these include agronomy, turf-grass management, plant pathology, horticulture, hydroponics, weed sciences, pasture management, animal nutrition and husbandry amongst several other agriculture-related disciplines.

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