Apples And Climate Change: Dire Threats From Fungi
byIntroduction Most of Himachal Pradesh had a disastrous 2025 apple season: First, the apple crop was very small, and then, premature leaf fall in…
Agriculture
Invasive Alien Species
byAn invasive species also called as introduced species, alien species or exotic species is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. They adversely affects habitats and bioregions that causes ecological, environmental and…
Open Season
by‘Hamare season chala hua hai na. Mai ussme busy ho gay thhi’ the lady opposite me was telling someone over phone. I was outside…
Apples – The Case for Dwarf Rootstocks
byIntroduction With some apple growers continuing to plant apple trees on seedling stock, this article argues the case for planting all apples on dwarf…
Standing Tall with Farmers: Modi’s Firmness, Trump’s Tantrums, and the Global Chaos We Didn’t Need
byPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s unequivocal stand that India is “ready to pay the price” to protect its farmers, even as Donald Trump slaps new…
The Other Side of Himachal’s Apple Economy: A Story of State Failure and Human Folly
by“The world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed”— Mahatma Gandhi “Wherever law ends, tyranny begins”— John Locke Recent orders…
Grain by Grain: Building Food Security in India
byFood, second only to air and water in its necessity—and mentioned over a hundred times in the world’s major religious texts—remains elusive for hundreds…
Butterfly likes Organic
byWhile in Denmark in 1983; I happened to be on a Farm with the tilling machinery halted at the entrance. The couple behind, showed…
Seven Farmers Conferred With Innovative Women Entrepreneurs Awards
byLudhiana: Seven women agri-entrepreneurs from Himachal Pradesh were recently awarded the prestigious Innovative Women Entrepreneur Awards during the Foundation Day celebrations of the Indian…
Himachal Farm Varsity – Hindustan Insecticide Ltd Ink MoU To Promote Natural Farming
byNauni (Solan): Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), a…