New developments could boost sorghum acres

New developments could boost sorghum acres

Jun 7, 2019  Ag Journal What a difference a week makes. As May turned into June, continued wet weather and flooding in many areas caused the clock to run out on many farmers who had intended to plant corn this year. The resulting expectation of a short corn crop...
South Africa sorghum production fall set to continue

South Africa sorghum production fall set to continue

07 Jun 2019 IEG Vu South Africa’s trend of falling sorghum production is set to continue in 2019/20, according to the USDA Pretoria post, with a 10% drop in output to add to a decade of plummeting production. Original post on IEG Vu
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...
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