Harvesting typically occurs five to six months post-planting, when pods have turned brown and dried on the plant. [Courtesy] Pigeon pea, a drought-tolerant crop, holds significance for small-scale ...
Arhar or toor dal cultivation is now a profitable venture in Jharkhand across 12 districts, thanks to the adoption of crop intensification methods to increase yields, writes DEEPANWITA GITA NIYOGI ...
Natal, has merged ancestral wisdom with modern business acumen to build a thriving agricultural enterprise. He spoke to ...
• ICRISAT is working on several drought-tolerant crops including pigeon peas, green grams, sorghum, finger millet and groundnuts, while Egerton is involved in training farmers, research and the seed ...
Growing edible crops used to be so hard for Kazy Zanapijo in drought-prone southern Madagascar that she would often have nothing but wild plants and cactuses to feed herself and her children -- until ...
Hyderabad: In a significant advancement for Indian agriculture, scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on Monday announced the development of ICPV ...