Tag: farmer
New Regulations For Greenhouse Growers To Produce Safe Food
As the rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act are finalized, greenhouse growers will be required to ensure the edible crops they produce are safe for human consumption.
The purpose of the law, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is "To ensure the U.S. food supply is safe...
A ₹20 (US$0.30) Waste Decomposer Bottle To Solve Crop Residue Problem
Farmers in the Indian state of Punjab are trying to adopt alternatives to avoid the burning of crop stubble that causes heavy smog and health problems not only in the neigbourhood but hundreds of kilometres away. The latest is the use of "waste decomposer" in the fields, prepared by...
India’s Gaffarbhai Qureshi Traveled 19 States and Grew 5200 Varieties of Plants
Gafarbhai Qureshi has collected over 5200 types of plants in his nursery and gives free information and training to farmers and students about these plants, herbs and trees.
His father, a small farmer from Ramdechi of Junagarh district of Gujarat, had four acres of land, a well and 50 plants.
He...