OrganicAbout 300 families, mostly women, in Hingalganj block of India's West Bengal made a profit of about Rs 2 lakh in a year farming fish organically under the 'Jalpari' project, Anandabazar Patrika reported in January 2019, and the block administration promised more support.
OrganicRice straw, weeds, dung and kitchen waste that are burnt or thrown away can become compost in four to six months; here are the pit and heap methods that agricultural authorities describe.
The use of dhaincha as green manure has nearly disappeared as hybrid crops and chemical fertilisers take over.
Cheap, effective and eco-friendly, earthworm-made vermicompost is catching on among farmers in Basail upazila of Tangail.
