barefoot farmbooks

“I get calls all the time from farmers — some of the largest farmers in the country — asking me when the local and organic fads will be over,” narrated  Eve Turow Paul, a consultant who advises farms and food companies on millennial preferences. “It’s my pleasure to tell them: Look at this generation. Get on board or go out of business.” A Post From The Editorial Desk Click Here to Email Me Please give us feedback in the comment section  Let's ask one hypothetical question. Imagine you're putting a whole lot of effort, puddling in mud, bathing under the scorching bright yellow sun and after sometimes you're having a cherry-red apple or a sea-green brinjal in your hand. That "cutch" sound of your knife cutting the fruit of your labour...Ahaha! Again. imagine you are dressing up, having make-over or going in front of a beautiful fountain and standing where it's dangerous to step and still smiling widely and taking a selfie. Meanwhile, you mi

So Lonely! We hear about waste management to and fro, right? But you don't consider thinking of this a bit. Neither did I before I really learned about it and about what really this can do. moreover, what expensive technologies are employed to do a task that I almost ignore every day! You know about landfilling, recycling, composting etc. But have you heard of anaerobic digestion, in-vessels, pyrolysis, UASB or waste autoclave? Let's read from our fellow blogger Supritam Shome!

a cheat sheet on EFFECTIVE DISEASE  OF MAIN FOOD CROP  RICE : Do you consume that white-grain thrice a day? Well, do you ever consider what if they were diseased? Let's have a quick view! BLAST DISEASE Causal Agent:   Pyricularia grisea Symptoms:  It appears on leaves, nodes, panicle and grains On The leaves, spots are typically spindle-shaped with more or less pointed ends with greyish centre sand Brown to reddish brown margins Lesions may coalesce kill the entire leaf Remedy: Use of healthy seeds Early sowing Proper Transplanting Some level of resistance has been recorded in IR- 20, IR-36 and IR-42. Spray bavistin @0.2% Orhinosan @ 0.1% with the initiation of leaf blast and repeat at neck blast stage. BROWN SPOT: Causal Agent:   Drechslera  oryzae Symptoms: Appears on leaves, coleoptiles, leaf sheath, and b ranches A small circular spot which later on becomes o val brown in colour with grey or whitish c entre

A sustainable food wastage management Food waste is one of the most challenging issues humankind is currently facing worldwide. The food is important energy demanding product group and resource. The prevention of food waste can be done by contributing to saving resources to reduce environmental impact during all stages of the marketing system.  Nobody wants to waste food, in the beginning, some situation in marketing behaviour and individual lead to the food waste. People waste food as an accomplishment suggestive of our population.  Food throwing becomes a regular issue everywhere. The street and trash bins depot have more food as a clue to prove it. The functions and party halls of hotels throw out so much food. Reduction of the current level of food waste must be accompanied by the better management of waste. Sustainable management of food waste is a momentous research area in the recent years.  Recent researchers aim to expand and considers the pillar