Weather anomalies and preparedness for kharif season

This session is over. Scroll down for the context and the summary Context Climate change-induced weather anomalies on one side and the shifts in cropping patterns and production practices on the other have increased the risk in agriculture. Neither the risk mitigation efforts nor the risk coverage mechanisms seem to be working pushing farmers into […]

Reviving Rural Economy: Learnings from the NGGB Initiative, Chhattisgarh

This session is over. Please scroll down for the context, session video and the summary Context REVIVING RURAL ECONOMY: Learnings from the Narwa, Garuwa, Ghuruwa, Badi (NGGB) Initiative in Chhattisgarh Gram Swaraj - an idea of the self-reliant village is a unique concept of rural reconstruction proposed by Mahatma Gandhi, JC Kumarappa et.al much before […]

Agri Infra Fund (AIF) and Other Schemes for FPOs

This session is over. Scroll down for the context, video and the summary Context The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is a scheme launched by the Government of India in 2020 to provide financial assistance to farmers and FPOs for the development of agriculture infrastructure. The AIF has a corpus of Rs. 1 lakh crore and […]

The Nitrogen Question

Grameen Academy Zoom

Click the poster to register yourself. Thank you. Welcome to our 5th session under the "Knowledge Spectrum Series". The Guest Speaker for this session is Dr Raghuram Nandula, a Professor of Biotechnology at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi; Former Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative; co-editing the Global Nitrogen Assessment; co-leading UKRI-GCRF South […]

Transition to Organic/Natural Farming: Issues and Challenges

Welcome to our 6th Session under 'Knowledge Spectrum Series' Going LIVE on both, Zoom and YouTube channels, tomorrow 1st July from 3:00 to 5:00 pm IST. Those who cannot join through Zoom ID, please click here for the YouTube link Please register yourself for the session. Scroll down for details The rising consumer demand for […]

Direct-Seeded Rice: Maximizing Efficiency and Sustainability

Welcome to our 7th session under Knowledge Spectrum Series (KSS), jointly by us and the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) Please scroll down for the details Context Rice is life, more than 65% of people depend on rice as a staple food and more than 35% of cropped area is under rice. At the same […]