Read full article By Pragnya Paramita@ OdishaBytes Photo Credit: Odisha Bytes Botanically, millets are a group of small-seeded cereal grain belonging to the grass family, grown all over the world as human food and animal fodder. They are favoured due to their short...
Read full article By Lakshmi Unnithan@KrishiJagran Photo Credit: Lakshmi Unnithan Agriculture in India is in deep stress. The Centre and State is looking at various methods to combat malnutrition and to make farmer livelihoods sustainable. Many states have decided to...
Read full article #Seed World Photo Source:Nevada Today When Melinda Yerka came to the University in 2017 as an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, she knew she wanted to work with fermenting sorghum. John Baggett,...
Read full article By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues@The Monitor Photo Courtes: Bettada Budadha Thota Natural Farm Seeds of change Native to Africa and Asia, millets are members of the grass family, Poaceae, a sprawling taxon that includes staple crops like corn, wheat, rice, as...
Read full article by Apekshita Varshney@CitizenMatters Photo Credit: Sahaja Samrudha In 2002-03, G Krishna Prasad, weekend farmer and Director of the organic farmers’ collective Sahaja Samrudha, spotted a plot growing ragi in Bengaluru’s Lavelle Road. Older Bengaluru...