Smallholders Orchards – Insights from Gram Bhawan, Village Baag On February 16th, 2025: I conducted my second visit to the Model Farm under development – Gram Bhawan at Village Baag, with the objective of assessing the condition of the plantation plots and checking the progress made since my last visit. This visit was crucial in […]
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Wild-Local species for Insect-Pest Control Tropical Countries are rich in Plant Biomass. Wild species of various types of plants are part of a rich heritage. From culinary and medicinal use to cosmetics and pest control, these plants have been documented for their usage from ancient times. The use of wild plants as a sustainable alternative
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Strengthening Farmer Producer Companies Networks – Market Linkage and Processing Capabilities As an advocate for strengthening Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs), my recent journey took me from Nauni to Pacchad, a beautiful yet challenging terrain where the vision of empowering small-scale farmers is taking shape. My primary objective was to initiate discussions on establishing a strategic
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Revolutionising Farming – Precision Agriculture x IoT x Natural Farming Precision Agriculture: A Data-Driven Approach to Orchard cum Farm Management Precision Agriculture and Internet of Things (IoT) involves the use of various technologies, which includes, pH regulation, GPS, sensors, remote sensing, and data analytics, to collect and analyze real-time information about the nutrient that is
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Value Chain Development Cold Pressed Apple Juice A Journey of Sustainability and Innovation As a student of agribusiness management with a background in horticulture, I’ve always sought ways to improve agricultural practices to reduce waste, offer additional income to farmers, and promote sustainable agricultural production and markets. My involvement in a cold-pressed apple juice project
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Building Sustainable Food Systems Through Agroecology and Market Linkage Nestled in Himachal Pradesh’s Karsog Valley, smallholder farmers are paving the way for sustainable agriculture. Here Gram Disha Trust (GDT) is building capacity of Smallholder run Karsog Naturals Farmer Producer Company (KNFPC). Over the last decade the trustees of GDT have been iterating with programs and
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ACROPICS or Agroecological Crop Protection towards international co-innovation dynamics and evidence of sustainability – is a global initiative of Multiple research organisations, Academic Institutions, companies, producer groups and CSOs. Main objectives of ACROPICS are to co-develop and determine pathways to reduce or negate the use of Synthetic Chemicals and posions from Agricultural production systems –
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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending a conference on Enabling Sustainable Food Systems through Natural Farming at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry (YSPUHF) in Nauni, Himachal Pradesh. I was invited to the conference by Gram Disha Trust, who I had been in contact with regarding my PhD research. As someone
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ACROPICS Workshop INRAe X Gram Disha Trust X UHF Nauni Exciting times are coming for the transformation of food systems through Agroecology! As it expands globally to foster innovative partnerships. Maybe a unique worldwide effort, involving individuals from 4 continents, has been established to exchange ideas, connect, and cooperate on Crop Protection. ACROPICS (Agroecological
