Recent content by hmpo

Just do a "MSDS endosulfan" google search, MSDS is Material Safety Data Sheet, and you will understand the risks in handling and using the material. If you are still not convinced, please go and personally help farmers spray the pesticide, so that you can become the "guru of endosulfan...

Thank you, is endosulfan a health drink? What is the recommended dose, and what dose are you currently taking?

magic formula I've consulted with biologists, mathematicians, magicians, and comedians and found this wonderful formula to get good yields from jatropha. One jatropha berry takes up about 1 sqcm, and yields 1 gm of biodiesel. There are about 40 million sqcm an acre, so we can get an yield of...

I'm not sure if you are representing some special interest groups, some fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide, or GM seed company, but your statement about Palekarji is a lie. I don't take whatever Palekarji states at face value, but if you are a smart farmer, you'll realize that his methods are...

Easier way to confuse yourself Looks like the original poster took 3 different links talking about the same study, to try and confuse himself. By googling about the same "Which?" study, he can get hundreds more links, and confuse himself thoroughly ;)

Most of Vandana Shiva's approach is mis-interpreted by this article. Conventional agricultural scientists have an incomplete understanding of soil, ecology, the interaction between plants, microbes, insects and animals. They design studies which validate their limited understanding. The example...

agree, not much info on commercial viability. you might want to try a mix of oil crops like castor, pungam, jatropha, etc to minimize losses. do not go by ready-made project reports, even if they are provided by "scientists" from agricultural universities. Although it may be easier to get loans...

You should try Nafees Nursery spray, it does seem like a powerful pesticide, only thing is it does look a bit un-natural ;)

There are natural ways to remove excess salinity, and regain soil fertility lost through intensive chemical farming. Check out some of Geoff Lawton's videos on youtube, on rain water harvesting, mulching and greening the desert. You probably have to wait for a year or two to fix the salinity...

If you are interested in natural farming and permaculture, then you can buy "wasteland" in Erode, put in water harvesting structures, and get a good yield. You will have to wait for 3 to 5 years for decent yields, but after that, you can take it easy. I think the future will be with traditional...

Kailash Murthy Subhash Palekar Bhaskar Save are some of the entrepreneurs from the natural farming world, who have been quite successful.

Will someone reveal what this is all about? There seems to be a lot of interest, but few details. I would be skeptical of putting in my time, effort and money into something like this.

I would like more details about this machine, but the photos link is missing. 1. How many banana plants would you require to get 15-20 kg of fiber? 2. What kind of pre-processing has to be done on the banana stems before we put the stem in the machine and extract the fiber? Can just one...

some negatives Some negatives of contract farming: 1. You lose control over your land and what is cultivated, and it is quite possible that the contracting company goes for short term profits, degrading the land. 2. Profits will be shared on the terms of the company which may not be favorable...

There are certain practices that minimize labor, costs, and risks in farming, so you can bring prosperity to yourself and your local community with less than a lakh rupees. 1. Water harvesting will save you from building drip irrigation, and make water available during the dry season. You...