Organic Farming: The New Cash Crop for Indian farmers « World is Green World is Green Organic Farming: The New Cash Crop for Indian farmers September 6, 2007 at 10:51 am (Green Food, Greening India) Organic farming seems to be the new growth area for Indian farmers. Currently, India ranks 33 in the world in terms of total land under organic cultivation and 88 in terms of the ratio of agricultural land under organic crops to total farming area. Interestingly, the state…

CNN.com – Tale of two farms in Zimbabwe – Mar 30, 2005 What worries us is the fact the our crop has failed us because of the rain, of the drought, and we are not the only ones that are hit. I’m now a successful farmer, because like this season I’ve utilized all the land that I was given and I’m looking for another bigger land to increase my production, he says.Back at Mount Carmel, the owners are busy inspecting their new maize crop. Some of them are former…

Hydroponics – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hoagland and Arnon found that hydroponic crop yields were no better than crop yields with good quality soils. Other advantages include faster growth combined with relative freedom from soil diseases, and very consistent crops, the quality of produce being excellent. Origin Soilless culture Gericke originally defined hydroponics as crop growth in mineral nutrient solutions, with no solid…

Buy now: Effects of subsistence farming system on soil surface CO”2-C flux… To offset some of the organic carbon depletion from soil caused by land use change, it is recommended that the subsistence farming system subject corn crop residue to a composting process. This can improve short-term soil fertility and increase corn crop yield, playing a central role in converting abandoned cropland into permanent cultures that facilitate forest conservation. The treatments consisted…

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