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Minimum Support Price
April 4, 2018Minimum Support Price (MSP) is the price fixed by the Government of India for some of the listed agricultural crops in the market. It is a kind of market intervention to insure the farmers against any sharp fall in crop prices during bumper crop production. Minimum Support Prices are announced by the Cabinet Committee of […]
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Guidelines for Nutritious and Safe silage making
March 24, 2018Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other such ruminants (cud-chewing animals) or used as a biofuel feedstock for anaerobic digesters. It is necessary to adopt this method by Indian dairy farmers on large scale in situations like drought or heavy rainfall or scarcity of fodder. Silage making means preservation of chaffed cereal green fodder in anaerobic condition by way […]
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Sustainable Agriculture
January 23, 2018Introduction Agriculture has been the base of subsistence for human settlements on the planet Earth. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), people in “the developing world where the population increase is very rapid may face hunger if the global food production does not increase by 50-60%. Contribution from developing countries and developed countries to world production […]
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Increase Acidity in Soil
January 23, 2018HOW TO INCREASE ACIDITY IN SOIL? Acidic soil is mostly found in the hills or mountainous regions. This soil is composed mainly of cations like calcium ions, ferric ions, potash ions & aluminium ions. It is deficient in anions like those of nitrate ions, phosphorus ions, zinc ions etc. These soils are a good source […]
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