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Volume : 2, Article : 1
Agricultural News Updates February 2021
Author : Subrata Gorain and Sougata Bhattacharjee

Highlights: ü  The heroes of Indian agriculture: Four farmers has been honoured with the Padma Shri Award ü  FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 ü  ‘Apna Godam ...

Volume : 2, Article : 2
Postharvest Losses of Papaya and Practice for Management
Author : K. Prasad and Joy Rudra Paul

ABSTRACT Papaya is one of the most important fruits in India, cultivated in the entire tropical and subtropical region of the country. Despite a large production with highest productivity among all the fruits grown in India, due to the per...

Volume : 2, Article : 3
Geographical Indications for Dairy Products of India: A Glimpse
Author : Alagu Niranjan D, Sujeet Kumar Jha and Sanjit Maiti

ABSTRACT Geographical Indication (GI) is an Intellectual Property, applicable to products/foods that have originality, uniqueness and reputation linked to the place of origin. Indian GI Act, 1999 offers IPR protection to agricultural, manu...

Volume : 2, Article : 4
Doubling Farmer’s Income through Organic Farming: Issues and Strategies
Author : Himanshu Panday R K Rai, Navneet Kumar Maurya, Shakti Singh and H L Kharbikar

ABSTRACT Organic farming has received attention in recent decades due to its benefits for the ecosystem i.e. soil health, economic production potential. The consumer preference for organically produce is safe in nature as well as this...

Volume : 2, Article : 5
Stubble Burning: Issues and Alternatives
Author : Richa Khanna, Anil Nath and Krishan Pal

ABSTRACT Recently we have witnessed the newspapers flooded with worries of environmentalists regarding pollution due to stubble burning. In the past few years, it has become one of the issues, which is threatening the lives of million...

Volume : 2, Article : 6
Aerobic composting versus Anaerobic composting: Comparison and differences
Author : Amrit Lal Meena, Minakshi Karwal, Raghavendra KJ and Ekta Narwal

ABSTRACT In recent decades the increased harmful effects of agro-chemicals and synthetic fertilizers both in plant and animal health have created awareness about the use of organic inputs in agriculture. These increased demands of org...

Volume : 2, Article : 7
Role of Milk and Milk Products in Human Health
Author : Yogesh N Patil, V S Dandekar and Padghan P V

ABSTRACT In a human being, health is important for a good lifestyle and it depends on the intake of nutritional food to fulfil the body requirement. Milk and associated products are being considered as functional food as they contain ...

Volume : 2, Article : 8
Value Addition in Makhana through Post-Harvest Operations
Author : Dhiraj K Singh, Abhay Kumar, Ujjwal Kumar, Naresh Chandra and I. S. Singh

ABSTRACT Makhana is an important cash crop of North Bihar. Value addition in Makhana is an important aspect for enhancing the income level of Makhana growers as well as processors. The small round black or brownish seeds of the crop are c...

Volume : 2, Article : 9
Bio-rational Pesticides: A novel approaches for Insect Pest Management
Author : Shivakumara K T , Keerthi M C, Polaiah A C, Manjesh, GN, Satyjeet Roy

ABSTRACT Insects are the most diverse organisms and beneficial to human beings. Apart from, some insects act as pests, directly damage the plants and indirectly transmit some viral disease to plants and as well as human beings. By the usa...

Volume : 2, Article : 10
Application of AI in Soil Science
Author : Abhradip Sarkar, Pragati Pramanik Maity and Anirban Mukherjee

ABSTRACT In India, about 60 per cent of the rural population is dependent on agriculture. It is the oldest sector and backbone of our country. Several factors like huge population (~ 1.27 billion), crop diseases infestations, lack of ...