Ragi is farmers’ staple turned city superfood

Ragi is farmers’ staple turned city superfood

Jun 06 2019 Deccan Herald agi or finger millet is widely consumed in India for its nutritional value and also for being non-fattening. In fact, ragi mudde (ragi lump) is regularly devoured by farmers in southern Karnataka as it provides the energy they need for the...
Inter-cropping helps farmers, say experts

Inter-cropping helps farmers, say experts

3rd Jun 2019  Telangana Today Mahabubnagar: In recent times, innovative methods of farming (especially in Yasangi) have been tried and tested by agricultural scientists in the fields of farmers, which have yielded good results, increasing the returns and at the...
Ex-teacher fights lifestyle diseases with indigenous food

Ex-teacher fights lifestyle diseases with indigenous food

06 June 2019 The Star In Summary • Mugai says few people died of lifestyle diseases in the past as their diet mainly consisted of traditional foods. • Patient with high blood pressure says she manages condition with porridge using Mugai’s...
Telangana-based NGO wins UN’s Equator Prize

Telangana-based NGO wins UN’s Equator Prize

June 04, 2019 The Hindu The women sangams (groups) of the Deccan Development Society have bagged the United Nation’s Equator Prize for 2019. They have been selected for standing as ‘an outstanding example of a local, nature-based solution to climate change and...
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