International Year of the Pulses An Important Crop for India and the World
Pulses are a very important crop for India. They are an important source of protein, grow quickly, generate good profits for farmers, and contribute to agricul...
V. Ravichandran
Indias Decision to Allow GM Crop Field Trials is a Turning Point for a Second Green Revolution
As a farmer in India, I am hopeful my country has reached a turning point and will finally embrace 21st-century farming, setting the stage for a second Green Re...
To Indian Farmers and Farmers Around the World: Norman Borlaug is Our Hero
Norman Borlaug is my heroand hes a hero to a billion of my countrymen here in India as well.
This week, we honor Borlaugs centenary: He was born on March ...
Challenges and Opportunities of Farming in India
Cyclone Phailin smashed into the eastern coast of India on Sunday, leaving a path of death and destruction whose toll is still being calculated. The devastation...
People and the Soil Need a Balanced Diet to Thrive
Everybody should eat a balanced diet, consuming the right types and amounts of food to ensure proper nutrition.
Agricultural soil needs a balanced diet as we...
India Must Listen to Its Farmers: An Indian Farmers Appeal to Access Biotechnology
Farming in India has reached a very crucial phase. In a scenario of rising consumption needs and aspirations, and dwindling or varying natural resources, it ha...
Food Security Depends on the Truth of Science
The source of fatalities may be an organic farm in Germany or possibly seeds grown in Egypt. What we know for certain right now is that the solution to the...
India Is Ready For A Gene Revolution
The fate of my nation depends on it.
I’m old enough to remember India in the 1960s, when my country couldn’t feed itself. We had to import ...
V. Ravichandran
Farmer, Tamil Nadu, India
On a sixty acre farm, Ravi grows Rice, Sugarcane, Cotton and pulses. To utilize water judiciously during summer months, he uses sprinklers and drip system. Has added mechanization to address labor shortage; 12 employees. Kleckner Award winner - 2013.