Author: nkp
Hi ; I have had opportunity to travel widely and have keen watched whatever farming practices the local farmers were engaged in. Back home been growing gerberas mostly in polyhouses, but outside in kitchen garden as well. i love these hardy perennials. good for business too if done in a routine orderly scientific manner. Also engaged in farming of wheat and organic vegetables on a small scale for me and family. My service profile has been that of an electronic and telecom engineer and now am engaged in web site creation and blogging.

VRF (variable rate fertilizer) Application for what and for whom

VRF variable rate fertilizer is adaptd in precision farming. it achieves cost reductions in resorces and enhances profitability. Also makes for a more climate change adapted farming.

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Climate Change Affects Agriculture Production

Climate Change has had a significant impact on agriculture produce production around the world. Blog is about how, why and extent of climate change. And some mitigation suggestions are given.

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Arhar Pigeonpea Toor farming

arhar (pigeon pea) final

pigeon pea knowin in India as Arhar and Toor dal is a drought tolerant perennial. It is exceptionally suitable for intercropping with short duration cereals and oil seeds. Farmers can gain a good profit from farming.

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Make Vermicompost For Your Farm And Kitchen Garden

Vermicompost is the product of the decomposition process using various species of earth worms to create a mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast. This process is called vermicomposting.

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MORE ON LEMON FARMING

The blog is about fertilizers to be used for lemon farming. Simple detection of plant damages and nutrient deficiency through analyzing plant leaves is discussed.

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Smart Sensors aid farming in climate and environmental changes

Climate change, decreasing farmlands require farmers use smart sensors as aid to maintain or increase production.

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Farmers measure production, income and profits – Avoid Distress

Ever increasing farm production still leaves farmer’s distressed. This article discusses physically measuring the reasons for such a sorry state of affairs by some financial ratios.

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Moringa Cultivation and Uses

Moringa is a sun and heat loving plant cultivated for its leaves, fruits, flowers and roots, all of which have great nutritional values.

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