2008-01-01 A cornerstone of the Ayurvedic tradition, neem has been called "the village pharmacy" for thousands of years. When the National Research Council published a report on neem in 1992, they called it a "tree for solving global problems." This book provides an overview of the groundbreaking research...
1966-01-01 The purpose of this Bulletin is to summarise the available knowledge about the nutritive value of Indian foodstuffs for the benefit of public health workers, medical practitioners, superinendents of residential institutions and other interested in practical dietietics. With the help of the talbes...
Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L.F., Compositae) is an oilseed crop cultivated in Ethiopia and India. It constitutes about 50% of Ethiopian and 3% of Indian oilseed production. In Ethiopia, it is cultivated on waterlogged soils where most crops and all other oilseeds fail to grow and contributes a...
1992-01-01 Included in this book are principles and practices of silviculture for forestry students of forest colleges and universities incorporating silvicultural research. 434 pages, illustrations
The research reported in this working paper is part of a larger project that aims to assess the scope for and enhance the possibilities of the sustainable intensification of potato production in cereal-based cropping systems in the subtropical lowlands of Asia. Working paper, no. 1999-1
2006-01-01 In this paper, the author explores threats in a case study of the farming system of the Deccan Plateau in South India. She looks in particular at women's roles in agriculture and especially the important part woment play in saving and reproducing seeds. Gatekeeper Series, 126 24 pages
Our aim in publishing thee studies is to share the wide range of initiatives taken in India to implement Social Forestry programmes and how they have faltered or succeeded.
2007-01-01 This working document constitutes one study in a series of agro-industry characterizations and appraisals being carried by the Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Service. The purpose of these studies is to improve understanding of the dynamics that have led certain indsutries to grow...