The only objective of today’s education is to help get a job and an assured income. But what about those who are educated and still not able to get a job? How do they manage their life? Well a young civil engineer S Rajadurai from Ariyalur seems to have an answer for this. Armed with a diploma...
The Government’s decision to consider an MSP for organic crops seems to have evoked a mixed response from some leading organic farmers in the state. Speaking to inmathi.com, Dr M J Narasimhan a leading organic farmer and doctor for last several decades in Kanchipuram district says, “The report...
We all have seen roads in cities and villages named after some famous persons. But do you know that in Chitoor district, Vemur block in Andhra Pradesh there is a road named after a vegetable? Yes you have read it right- a vegetable. The road and entire the village is called as Brinjal Street....
My dear farming friends, last month our Prime Minister inaugurated a fertilizer production factory in Orissa. The news was, as was typical, shared in different media. It is some news yes, but for farmers like us it raises certain questions? What is the need for sinking so many crores for a new...
Dear farming friends, following last week’s column on the need for farmers to make their own inputs, I received several mails, messages and phone calls. Seventy percent of those who responded said it was the right time for farming groups to take up such practices, but the sceptics demanded...
Controlling pest attack is a major problem in agriculture. A farmer has two options in fighting pest: He can either buy the input from a retail shop or make his own inputs and use them. The first choice is easy but is not cost-effective. It creates a dent in the farmer’s pocket. The second...
My dear farming friends, following my last week interaction on organic farming and my request for suggestions, I have received several mails and WhatsApp messages. What was heartening about the mails and the messages was that they were sent by educated, city-bred, highly qualified folks who...
Rare are those individuals who are committed to selfless work. Such people have a strong conviction that the purpose of their birth is to give back to society so that the world is a better place when they depart. One such person was Maram Thangasamy who died on Sunday, September 16. He left the...
Alangudi Perumal, a farmer from Alangudi near Kuthalam block of Kumbakonam, has come up with an innovative method of rice transplantation. His method has the objective of using fewer seeds and is based on five core principles: selection of quality seeds, preparation of nursery seed bed,...
A nation’s progress is first and foremost dependant on its farmers’ welfare. Only if agriculture thrives, industries and services can flourish. If we neglect farming, we cannot expect our nation to do well. The prime job of any elected government is to empower our farmers since this has a...
