Category Archives: Food

Ley Farming or Alternate Husbandry:An Ecofriendly System

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Ley farming is an agricultural system where the field is alternately seeded for grain and left fallow. Another name for the method is “alternate husbandry”. In ley farming, the field is alternately used for grain or other cash crops for … Continue reading →

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Farming Systems:Indian Scenario

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

  Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel and other products used to sustain life.It is increase of Biomass. Main Types of Farming: Commerical Farming – … Continue reading →

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Feeding 9 billion people is possible with sustainable farming

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

An international team of scientists has proposed a five-point plan for feeding the world while protecting the planet.he research concludes that “feeding the nine billion people anticipated to live on Earth in 2050 without exhausting the Earth’s natural resources is … Continue reading →

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Need of Healthy Organic Food Network

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Derek Singleton Most of us would eat better if we could afford to. I know I would. Even though I’m a proponent of organic farms, grocers and food, I tend to lose my organic appetite when I … Continue reading →

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