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According to the great philosopher hippocraates."your food is your medicine",The present fod basket carries a limited number of crops,though carries a limited number of crops,though there are many potential crops,presently underutilized.There is an urgent need to highlight the importance of these underutilized crops which have high nutritional and medicinal values.The cultivation of such crops will not only add to the food basket,but also enhance the ...
The production of horticultural crops has assumed great importance in the north-eastern hill region of India in view of the diversified topography, agro-climatic conditions and fertile soil resources. Thus, a variety of fruits, flowers and vegetable crops can be raised throughout the year in some or other parts of the region. Both central and state governments also have formulated various schemes e.g., Technology Mission for Horticulture Development in NEH States ...
The book deals with various aspects of hill agriculture such as present agricultural scenario, natural resource management, mechanization of hill agriculture, organic farming, agro-forestry, conservation of rich agro-biodiversity, technologies for development of sustainable agriculture in hilly regions, improvement of shifting cultivation, sustainable production of rice, groundnut and potato, seed production and storage techniques, genetic diversity and post ...