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SOILS
Soils hold the key to
productivity and resilience in rainfed agriculture
News Items
A ray of hope for starved soils
Gopi
Krishna, Deccan Herald, October 21, 2011
The starved and sickened soils in the country can probably breathe a
sigh of relief now.
Read more....
India's Soil Crisis
Economic Times, July 12, 2011
It is projected that India will need to grow its agricultural
output 12% to feed its people in
2020. Much of this has to come by
growing more on the same amount of land. This land, however, is
weakening and withering, reports M. Rajshekhar. Read
more....
Surinder Sud: The soil
that feeds
Business Standard - June
14, 2011
There is a direct correlation between
soil health and the health of farm animals and human beings.
Save our Soil
Business Line - April
29th, 2011
“As the plants grow together, evaporation
losses are greatly reduced, thanks to dense shade which in turn leads
to rapid regeneration of the organic life of the soil. The result:
all-round healthy and fruitful growth ‘chemical-free’ are the magic words..
They are
talking soils
S.R. Gopikrishna's
Blogpost, 17th, March, 2011
Finally, there is attention on soils. The
Finance Minister tried to give it some importance during his budget
speech. A day after the budget speech, a few concerned
parliamentarians quizzed the Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar, about
soil health and impact of chemicals.
Urban waste, no longer trash for
fertilizer firms
Business Line - August 22, 2011
The organic manure produced at the solid
waste treatment plant in Kochi..
Soil Organic Inputs Beyond Soil
Conservation:
Towards a national initiative for
Enhancing Soil Productivity through addition of organic matter in
Rainfed Areas.
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