More crops per drop!

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It’s eye opener to learn how we waste water in conventional irrigation method and yet end up with lower production. So go for drip irrigation,increase your farm income. Another benefit is if you are cropping 1 acre land based on available water and drip irrigation saves about 50% then you can actually crop in 2 acres for the same quantity of available water.

Water Requirement(cm)Yield(q/ha)Savings %
SurfaceDripSurfaceDripWaterYield
Pomegranate211634672497
Cauliflower27181712743360
Radish461111127613
Tomato501162897944
Onion52262843425020
Grape53282643254723
Lady’s Finger5491001138413
Cucumber54241552255645
Potato60281722915469
Sweet Potato632542596039
Broccoli7060140

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The Indian mind

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Hindu ascetic. India. Hindu ascetic. India.

Because India is blessed by a warm climate, a rich soil, abundant productivity and easy communication, the ( traditional) Indian mind feel in harmony with the nature, with the universe. Contrary to the western mind that assigns great importance to the struggle between man and his physical environment and regards the conquest of nature as the key to cultural progress, the ( traditional) Indian mind doesn’t regard the world as a place full of forces that have to be fought and dominated but as a place where man has to adapt.

One would expect that in a mind where contemplation dominates, passion and desires would not be very strong. But that is not the case with the Indian temperament which is emotional and imaginative. Emotionalism and sensuousness are essential characteristics of the Indian mind, but these tendencies being opposed to the speculative trend, there is always a strong…

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Pesticide use in India

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Pesticides Usage by States
StateTotal pesticides consumed
Uttar Pradesh39948
Punjab29235
Haryana21908
Maharashtra16480
Rajasthan15239
Gujarat13430
Tamil Nadu12851
All India210,600

Top Pesticides

Pesticide (Technical Grade)Quantity consumed
(metric tonnes)
Sulphur (fungicide)16424
Endosulfan (insecticide)15537
Mancozeb (fungicide)11067
Phorate (insecticide)10763
Methyl Parathion (insecticide)8408
Monocrotophos (insecticide)8209
Cypermethrin (insecticide)7309
Isoproturon (herbicide)7163
Chlorpyrifos (insecticide)7163
Malathion (insecticide)7103
Carbendazim (fungicide)6767
Butachlor (herbicide)6750
Quinalphos (insecticide)6329
Copper oxychloride6055
Dichlorvos (insecticide)5833

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Slow Poisoning of India

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Documentary film exposes the source of various health issues originates from excessive use of pesticides in the farm.  Therefore it is suggested we switch to organic farming.

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