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Ever noticed how rainwater seems calmer when it follows the natural curves of the land instead of rushing straight downhill? It’s almost like the earth knows how to guide water gently if we let it. That’s the quiet wisdom behind contour farming a practice that not only protects soil and water but also gives us Read more
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Ever noticed how a simple mud ridge at the edge of a field can decide whether crops thrive or wither? At first glance, these soil bunds look ordinary just low earthen walls drawn across slopes. But in reality, they are quiet climate warriors. Across India, bunding has been shown to reduce runoff by 40–60% and Read more
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Ever noticed how a cup of tea tastes different when you squeeze in too much lemon? That sharp sourness isn’t just in your mug it’s quietly creeping into our soils too. And the culprit? Climate change. Why Soil Turns Acidic When we talk about climate change, we usually picture melting ice caps or rising seas. Read more
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What Are Mycorrhizal Fungi? Let’s break it down simply. Mycorrhizal fungi are microscopic soil organisms that form a symbiotic relationship with plant roots. They basically extend the plant’s root system using fungal filaments called hyphae, which act like nutrient highways running through the soil. In return for sugar from the plant, these fungi help deliver: Read more
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Last month, I watched a farmer sprinkle ash on his tomato plants. No fancy packaging, no NPK ratio, just plain wood ash scooped from his chulha. I asked him why. He simply said, “Keeps the bugs away.” So I started digging not into the soil, but into the science. Turns out, he was absolutely right. Read more
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This week we went on an educational visit to CRIDA – the Central Research Institute for Dry-land Agriculture as a part of our course work from Seed Technology and Crop Production. It was about 2-hours drive from our college and we traveled together in our college bus. As soon as we arrived and stepped off Read more
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Yesterday I was still thinking about how cow burps and farts warm our planet. Then this morning, scrolling through a Bill Gates blog, something clicked: why do we talk so much about coal and cows but not about the soil beneath our feet? As an agriculture student, I spend a lot of time thinking about Read more
