ADT51 – New Variety of Rice – Claims to require no pesticides
There was a news article in a tamil newspaper that the Aaduthurai Research Centre has come up with a new variety of rice called ADT51. The director of the institute, …
Simple Idea To Fight Insects in Fields
Here is a simple idea that has been suggested by one of our farmer groups in India. In your fields, keep four to five poles for each acre, like the …
Hats off to N.Selvakumar – Friend of Farmers – Weather Reporter
N.Selvakumar is a forty six year old school teacher in a Panchayat Government Middle School in a village called Serumangalam near Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu. He is also a weather …
Interview with Mr.Gagandeep Singh IAS, Principal Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu
Mr.Gagandeep Singh IAS, Principal Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, is heading various initiatives for farmers in Tamil Nadu. There was a recent interview with him on radio in Tamil. Here …
Protect Coconut Trees From Squirrels and Rats
Balasubramaniam is a farmer from Manikapuram village in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India. He has used an innovative idea to save his coconuts from squirrels and rats. He used aluminium sheets …
Pest In Focus – Fall Armyworm (FAW)
Fall Armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) is a pest that is becoming a menace all over India for farmers. It can damage and destroy a wide variety of crops, some of the …
Mix and Match Produce – Tamil
வேளாண் செய்திகள் !! தொடர்ந்து இரண்டு அல்லது மூன்று முறை (அடர்த்தியாக)சோளம் விதைத்தால் கோரை வருவதில்லை. சோளம் விதைத்த பூமியில் மஞ்சள் நடவு செய்து பாருங்க மகசூல் அதிகம் இருக்கும் கம்பு விதைத்த பூமியில் வாழை நடவு செய்து பாருங்க வாழை …
Professor at Beijing Army Hospital Claims Bitter Gourd Cures Cancer
Prof Chen Hui Ren from the Beijing Army General Hospital has claimed to have found a new natural remedy for cancer using bitter gourd சீனாவில் பெய்ஜிங் நகரில் உள்ள இராணுவ பொது …
Benefits of Jack Fruit
The Jackfruit tree has many uses- *Every town or place has something special to offer .It could either be a fruit or some other natural resource.In that respect, the town …
சிறுதானியங்களில் கம்பு முதலிடம் – Food in Focus – Kambu – Millet -Tamil
kambu – sirudhaaniyam-millet ———————————————————– Pearl Millet ranked no.1 in Millets Pearl Millet takes the number one place amongst the many varieties of Millets produced.Pearl Millet is said to have originated …