Shri Avnish Patel from Bangalipur village, Varanasi constructed a naturally ventilated polyhouse in 0.25 acre area with a subsidy from the state horticulture department of Uttar Pradesh. But due to wrong sowing time and lack of proper management practices his tomato crop failed in the net house. He faced a huge loss and abandoned the net house.   A team of scientists from ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, visited the poly house in the month of July 2021. After primary inspection, it was evident that, due to lack of technical knowledge in protected cultivation, the tomato crop failed and the scientists decided to adopt the polyhouse for demonstration of capsicum and tomato cultivation.   The technical support was rendered by the scientists of ICAR-IIVR for growing Capsicum var. Swarna Atulya and two hybrids of private companies namely Rehana and Huntington. All schedules for cultural operations were given to him beforehand and real-time...

Traditional shifting cultivation (jhum) practiced in the undulated topography of the Lusei hills often results in loss of soil fertility, disruption of ecosystem services, degradation of natural resources and lower crop productivity. Shifting cultivation is the backbone of rural economy and farmers’ livelihood in Mizoram, as an indispensable part of cultural Mizo ethnicity. The jhum agro-ecosystem evolved as the maximum degree of crop diversification, dominated mostly by traditional long duration, low yielder crop cultivars. Moreover, increasing population pressure brought down the jhum cycle from 25 years to 5-6 years. Integrated Farming System (IFS) is the potential alternative for the Mizo farmers in order to enhance ecosystem service and reduction in natural resource degradation. ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram center, Kolasib established model rice based IFS under contrasting land form at Kolasib district, Mizoram under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP). The contrasting...

Situation analysis: Farming plays very important role in economic development of nation, region, district, farers etc. Produce (product) has to be marketed effectively in order to make profitable enterprises. Being the fifth largest district of India, Barmer faces harsh climatological conditions when is considered to agricultural production. There are aeoline and loamy fine to coarse and calcareous soils in this region. Rainfall in the zone ranges from 200 mm in the west to about 370 mm in the East and occurrence of drought is not unusual feature. Traditionally in this area main horticultural crops are Ber, Date Palm and Pomegranate grown widely due to high suitability as per their climatic requirement. Technology: Ficus carica, is one of the ancient fruits known to mankind which also finds its mention in the Bible. Highest Fig production is mainly marked by Middle East countries, India ranks 12 in fig production. In India, fig is considered to be a minor fruit crop and the...

Residue burning is a major issue in northern Indian Plains under rice-wheat and sugarcane-wheat cropping systems. The burning of crop residue causes a huge loss in terms of precious nutrients, soil health deterioration, noxious impact on the environment and global warming. Rotary Disc Drill (RDD) has been developed at ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, for direct seeding of crops under anchored and loose crop residue in different crops for which Patent (202111009839) has been filed.   The machine falls under active type implement category i.e. PTO operated implement and comprises of rotary cutting unit with Soil Razor disc blades mounted at front followed by seeding attachment with double disc furrow openers at rear of the machine and works on triple disc mechanism. The Soil Razor discs in rotary cutting unit rotate at a speed of 380–400 rpm at standard PTO speed (540±10 rpm). The machine can be operated with dual clutch enabled tractor of...

Bengal Catfish (Mystus gulio (Ham.) locally known as “nona tengra” is a commercially important small indigenous fish species (SIS) of the Sundarban delta. A group of landless Scheduled Caste farm women from village - Buddhapur, District - South 24 Parganas, West Bengal adopted homestead hatchery-cum-seed production technology developed by the Kakdwip Research Centre of  ICAR-Central Institute Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai The components of the modular hatchery units are broodstock development (pond cage), breeding unit (FRP tank: 1000 L with provision of water flow) and larval rearing unit. KRC-CIBA provided the women a three-day ‘hands on training’ on the seed production of M. gulio at its centre, Kakdwip. The seed production protocols include: selection of mature and healthy brood fish (male: female-2:1), maturity assessment, placement of egg collector in the breeding tank, administration of hormone, observation of spawning after 8-12 h of injection, collection of...