Dr. Lakshmi Unnithan

Top Agri Tech Startups to look out in 2021

Selection of Top Agri tech Companies to watch in 2021.…

The Women Farmer and Awardee who is set to Reap Gold from Soil

In a Conversation with Dolly ,Women Farmer who conveys she knows nothing but only to cultivate and farm. She has been farming for more than…

Traditional and Environment Friendly Kulhads to be back in Indian Railways

In an Attempt to become a Plastic Free India,the plastic cups are getting swapped for the EarthenBrown Kulhads, which have the spectacular fragrance of Mother…

Covering Risks that go beyond Crop insurance for Farmers and for Better Food Sovereignty

Isn’t it Time for Food Sovereignty? Creating a food system that is capable of helping people rather than making huge profits. This movement consists of…

Prolonged Krishi Andolan, Massive Rallies & Sowing of crops on highway dividers in the spirit of protecting food sovereignty of Nation

Farmers all over India get ready for a prolonged struggle; massive rallies planned in major cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna and others. Punjab farmers begin…

Inspiring Story of a Farmer from Idukki who created A Spices Society to help Farmers Reclaim the Soils and Sell their Products

K. Ramesan, a farmer from Idukki, Kerala cultivates cardamom, ginger, turmeric, pepper & rubber and sells the products in the Prakash Gram Spices Farmers Society.…

The Collective from Spectacular Vanvadi Forests inspires us by specializing in Ecological Conservation, Sustainable Livelihoods & Education

The Vanvadi Forest is located between Ware and Chinchwadi villages in the undulating Sahyadri foothills of the Western Ghats, about 90 km from Mumbai, and…

Plantable Seed Calendars 2021

Even though our generation has turned paperless, glued to their phones, there are some of us who practice another vice. We collect paper calendars only…

The Kerala Farmer who amazes us by making money from Arrowroot Tubers and its Value Addition

The Village of Kulappally Mambattapadi in Kerala is now known as the Valluvanadan headquarters of Arrow root. Valluvanad refers to a region in present-day central…

A Daily wage Labourer to get Best Farmer Tilak Award from Kerala Government; Binsi Shares her Success Story

The Binsi-James couple of Idukki need not be introduced to anyone who loves farming. Yes, they were a couple who had stepped into the steps…

Exposing Honey Fraud! Severe Adulteration in Popular Indian Brands of Honey, Says CSE Lab Report

A new Laboratory analysis by Centre for Science and Environment on commonly available popular IndianHoney Brands has set the warning bells toiling. The study finds…

Industrial Indian Research Institute focuses on Cultivation of Aromatic & Medicinal Crops generating Employment to Rural Youth & Doubling Farmers’ Income

Under the aegis of the Vision CSIR has undertaken an Aroma Phyto Pharmaceutical mission cultivation of aromatic crops like lavender, rosemary, mint, vetiver, lemon grass,…

Easy To Grow Tubers in Home Gardens

Low maintenance and Sustainable gardens are always a promising approach of home gardens. Gardens where we actually do not have to spend for seeds, raw…

Meet this Graduate from Warwick who left his stable career to start a Business in Sustainable Flower Industry

"When a flower doesn't bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower." We are in conversation with Karan Rastogi, a Masters…

The Aeronautical Engineer who grew Vegetables, Fruits in his backyard during COVID-19 and inspired neighbours

Sijo always wanted to stay in his village and enjoy the backyard gardening and always wanted to get more people to make them involved in…

Flower Girl: This Engineer from Telangana Grows 700 Varieties of Flowers, Vegetables on Her Terrace

"When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily. One who understands this, understands life…

The Anakkayam Small Hydro Electric Project, Kerala will Wreak Havoc, Wild Animals and Adivasis to Lose their Homes

The government system works as if they aren’t even trying to get better. With the pandemic delivering ongoing uncertainty, and climate change bringing ever more…

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for CRISPR Gene Editing

College days have been brimming with imaginations of unheard technologies and their possibilities and genome editing was one of them. What was unheard and distant…

Women Power in Farmer the Brand

On October 11 Krishijagran conducted the first ever in the History of Agriculture by having the Women Farmers come together as a group and discuss…

Making India Kuposhan Mukta through Biofortified Crop Varieties

There is a substantial percentage of poor population who are unable to afford diverse and nutritious diets and also consume the basic staple food to…

Cultivation of Pesticide Free Cabbage and Cauliflower using ICAR-IIHR Neem seed Powder Pellet Formulation

October is the time for planting Winter crops and Cabbage and cauliflower are important cole crops grown extensively in India. These crops have severe incidences…

Meet This Housewife who earns a High Sustainable Income through Homemade Fruits and their Byproducts

Sereena earns good money by selling fruits and also their by-products. She is very cool and very enterprising and marketing. Sereena is a fruit entrepreneur…

This Farmer Earns in Lakhs through Fresh Water Pearl Cultivation

In today's era, people are leaving farming and migrating towards the citiesbut Sarkathal Madho of Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) has proved all these things wrong. Kamaldeep's…

Sports Couple from Kerala turn to Organic Farming to keep them Fresh Mentally & Physically during these Difficult Times

Pole vault player KP Bimin and triple jumper MA Prajusha have taken into growing varieties of vegetables in their kitchen garden and reaping Gold, not…

Support price for Fruits and Vegetables Increased by 20 per cent along with the Cost of Production

Microlevel solutions are needed to ensure farmers get the right prices. But that requires much local initiative, active participation of farmer and long-term policy support…

Meet This Arabic School Teacher who Encourages & Teaches Children Lessons in Agriculture as well as Art

We are all pretty sure about our kids who go to school to read and learn what they got in their books rather than plant…

This Mechanical Engineer quits his Job for Farming and is Conserving Pepper and Cashew Indigenous Varieties

Conservation of Indigenous Varieties may seem like an insane job to others, but I'm consulting on how to make farming profitable with them says Biju…

Global Ban on Swiss Pesticide ‘POLO’ needs attention

The current state of regulation of pesticides in India, using the extant law called Insecticides Act 1968, has not caught up with post-modern pest management…

Aloe Vera Farmer and Entrepreneur from Garo Hills who used Lakhs of his Business Profits to build Roads and Toilets in his Village .

Monthly Mahotsav of FarmerTheBrand Campaign, a Krishi Jagran Initiative

#FarmerTheBrand campaign is an initiative by Krishi Jagran under which progressive farmers across the country are being given the opportunity to showcase their products and…