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Major reason why Hydroponic farming has advantage over soil grown crops

Hydroponic is the modern technology of the agriculture.  Hydroponic farming in the innovating the future of agriculture  due to following reason. you can start hydroponic farming by investing small amount of money. If you have small area having less fertile soil so you can start hydroponic farming. Hydroponic farming has more benefit and more advantage over soil grown crop these are  as follow :- 1.  Faster growing  According to studies hydroponic farming is the 50% faster growing over traditional farming. This is because by providing a constant and available nutrients to the plants regular so it grow faster. this farming also eliminate the herbicide and pesticide. the nutrients are directly given to the plant through water and favorable environment also a major reason of faster growing plant. 2. Better yield According to studies hydroponic farming produces 80% higher yield because you can mange the nutrients and environment condition like temperature, light, mo...

Organic farming

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What is organic farming?  An integrated farming system that strives for sustainability, the enhancement of soil fertility and biological diversity while, with rare exceptions, prohibiting synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, and growth hormones. Organic farming is a system that avoids or excludes use of synthetic inputs like pesticides, fertilizers, hormones, etc. and relying on techniques like crop rotation, organic wastes, farm manure, rock additives and crop residues for plant protection and nutrient utilization. organic farming is relying on the natural process of yield benefits so as to maintain a healthy soil, eat healthy food and grow healthy humans. There is a difference between organic farming and permaculture. The later depends on organic farming but it also includes lifestyle into organic gardening or farming. Organic farming in india :- In india, in 2016 the northern state of sikkim achived its goal of converting to 1...

Best agriculture app for indian farmer

1. Plantix - your crop  doctor In this every disease, pest and deficiency leaves behind a specific pattern. Plantix recongnizes these patterns. In this app you have to take photo of your crop disease and the A.I will tell you the disease and pest of the crop. One photo is enough and you know what your planting is missing. In this social network you can exchange experiences and information with like- minded people in the immidiate area as well as with international experts. This way you will quickly get helfull answers and practical solution for disease, pest and deficiency symptoms.  The app is available in 18 languages  the available  feature are  Take a picture of your crop to detect diseases and receive treatment advice  Ask a question about crop Increase you yield by applying best farming practices during the whole crop cycle.  Calculate the seasonal fertilizer doze This app has 10 million plus download  and rated 3+ and 4.3 * reviews.  2...

Best agriculture apps for indian farmer 2021

1. Plantix - your crop  doctor In this every disease, pest and deficiency leaves behind a specific pattern. Plantix recognizes these patterns. In this app you have to take photo of your crop disease and the A.I will tell you the disease and pest of the crop. One photo is enough and you know what your planting is missing. In this social network you can exchange experiences and information with like- minded people in the immediate area as well as with international experts. This way you will quickly get helpful answers and practical solution for disease, pest and deficiency symptoms.  The app is available in 18 languages  the available  feature are  Take a picture of your crop to detect diseases and receive treatment advice  Ask a question about crop Increase you yield by applying best farming practices during the whole crop cycle.  Calculate the seasonal fertilizer doze This app has 10 million plus download  and rated 3+ and 4.3 * reviews.  2....

Advantage and disadvantage of No-tillage farming

Advantages :- 1. Higher yield:- No-till can increase yield because of higher water infiltration and storage capacity, and less erosion. Acc. To KFMA programs the yield per acre of corn soybean, wheat, and grain sorghum for no till farms has a higher yield  than the average yield from other tillage practice  for the same region and crop .  2. Less labour required:- Some studies have found that no till farming can be more profitable in some case. It may reduce labour, fuel, irrigation, and machinery costs. The farmer can save higher amount of money from these reduces.  3. Clean environment:- No-till improve the climate change in the atmosphere. No till improve the environment condition due to less gases released due to crop residue burning or ploughing.  According to 2003 study agriculture  has released an estimated 78 billion metric tons of carbon in the last few centuries. Due to release of carbon dioxide and other gases cause global warming.   No...

Reason why farmer are moving toward no till farming

No-tillage is defined as planting a crop with out plowing.  No-till farming is an agriculture techniques for growing crops or pasture without distrubing the soil through tillage  No- till or zero tillage also known as direct drilling.  In india no-till apptoach starts from 1960s by farmer of india.  There are certain reason why farmer are depending on zero till are as follow:- 1. Yield  No-till can increase yield because of higher water infiltration and storage capacity, and less erosion. Acc. To KFMA programms the yield per acre of corn soybean, wheat, and grain sorghum for no till farms has a higher yield  than the average yield from other tillage practice  for the same region and crop .  2. Profit Some studies have found that no till farming can be more profitble in some case. It may reduce labour, fuel, irrigation, and machinery costs. The farmer can save higher amount of money from these reduces.  3. Environment No-till improve the clima...

Zero-till farming - planting without plowing

No-till farming is an agriculture techniques for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage  No- till or zero tillage also known as direct drilling)  No-tillage can be defined as a system of planting (seeding) cross into soil by opening a narrow slot or trench only of sufficient width and depth to obtain proper seed coverage.  Approx 6% of the farmland in america was being farmed using no till practices. In 2004, approximately 22% of the farmland in America was being farmed using no till practices. In 2016, approximately 35% of the farmland in America was being farmed using no till practices. In California, however, this figure stood at just 3%. According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture report conducted by the US Department of Agriculture, Kansas was the top state for no till (10.4 million acres), followed by Nebraska (9.4 million acres), North Dakota (7.8 million acres), South Dakota (7.2 million acres), Iowa (7 million acres), and Montana (6....

Zero till or no till farming

No-till farming is an agriculture techniques for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage  No- till or zero tillage also known as direct drilling)  No-tillage can be defined as a system of planting (seeding) croos into soil by opening a narrow slot or trench only of sufficient width and depth to obtain proper seed coverage.  Edwad H. Faukner  author of plowman's Folly, had  given the idea of no-till or zero till.  For zero till must have crop residue left on field with no till  improves the quality of soil.  India is an agricultural country and our farmer brother of this country is heritage.  But for the last several years, it is being shown what we are seeing, which is generated by the farmers' fields and the profits are declining.  Due to this there are many things like natural wealth like soil, water, air quality is declining. There is one reason for this.  Much plowing like farmer brothers do a l...

Problem faced by indian farmer during lockdown

Hi, i am Abhishek a student of bsc. Agriculture going to discuss the problem faced by indian farmer during lockdown.  As we all know the agriculture contributes 18% of gdp in indian economy. India is the world largest country for producing agriculture product. Since, highly spread of corona virus pandemic disease the govt. has to take action on lockdown.  Seeing the rapid spread of corona virus thr govt. crushed the lockdown. Because their is no medicine of the corona virus. So the lockdown is the best method for the breakage of covid-19 chain.  The coronavirus lockdown will adversely affect the agriculture sector and farmer in india. The sector is facing a lot of trouble with the labour and machinery and transport.  Recently due to hailstrom and heavy rainfall the agriculture sector faced problems of  crop damage. And now it is also facing distruption from lockdown. The lockdown hits the both season crop.  Acc. to Food and agriculture orgnisation of united...