Day: May 21, 2013

Ladies and Gentlemen, the home garden is traditionally a very important piece of land for rural households. But as our country developed and became more urbanised these backyard or kitchen gardens took a back seat, forgetting its potential for improving household food security and supply of nutrition. Home nutrition gardening can enhance food security in several ways. Families would have direct...

Organic agriculture is a food production management system, which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, soil nutrient cycles and soil biological activity. It emphasizes on the use of local management practices while taking into account the fact that regional conditions require locally adapted systems. Organic farming integrates biodiversity and soil conservation,...