The Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ernakulam has established more than 600 backyard Kadaknath units in the District. The KVK has also set-up its satellite Kadaknath Chick Rearing Unit in partnership with a farmer. In addition, the KVK is also maintaining the parent stock of pure Kadaknath. The initiative has been taken in line with the Government of India programme for promoting and conserving the indigenous backyard poultry - Kadaknath.   The Kadaknath is a native breed of the poultry having black meat and inhabiting Jhabua and Dhar Districts in the Western parts of Madhya Pradesh. It can tolerate the extreme climatic conditions and thrives very well under the minimal management while exhibiting the appreciable degree of resistance to the diseases. The Ernakulam KVK has been working over a period of 7 years to popularize the indigenous breed. The Kadaknath farming enables the farmer for reaping the financial benefits while conserving the indigenous poultry. The Ernakulam KVK...

Soybean, being an important food commodity on account of its nutritional value and health benefits, is high in protein, low in fat and carbohydrate and contains no cholesterol. Owing to the amino acids composition, the protein of soybean is known as a complete protein. Due to the presence of vegetable protein which is very nutritious and easy to digest, It is considered to be an excellent food for the babies, children, elderly people and pregnant and lactating women. Since it is a rich source of high quality protein at low cost, there is great potential for utilization of soybean and its products for food, feed, pharmaceutical and industrial applications.   The Soybean inherits many health-promoting benefits ranging from antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic properties to prevention of osteoporosis and cancers, such as, breast and prostate cancer. Due to the evidence that the consumption of adequate amount of soybean could lower the risk of chronic diseases, such as,...

आज दिनांक 03 जून, 2019, कृषि भवन, नई दिल्‍ली मे श्री नरेन्‍द्र सिंह तोमर कृषि एवं किसान कल्‍याण मंत्री ने लक्ष्‍य आधारित अनुसंधान करने पर बल दिया और भारतीय कृषि पद्धति को मजबूती प्रदान करने हेतु अनुसंधान करने को कहा। कृषि अनुसंधान की उपलब्धियां ऐसी हों जिस पर देश व समाज गौरवान्वित महसूस करे और कृषि अनुसंधान आने वाली पीढि़यों के लिए आइना बनकर उत्‍पादन, उत्‍पादकता एवं आय को बढ़ाने में उनका विश्‍वास बढ़ाये । आज कृषि एवं किसान कल्‍याण मंत्री श्री नरेन्‍द्र सिंह तोमर ने कृषि अनुसंधान व शिक्षा विभाग (डेयर) तथा भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद के वरिष्‍ठ अधिकारियों से परिचय प्राप्‍त किया और विभाग एवं परिषद के क्रिया-कलापों तथा उपलब्धियों की समीक्षा की। कृषि मंत्री ने कृषि हेतु आधुनिक उपकरणों के विकास तथा छोटी जोत वाले किसानों के लिए तकनीकों के विकास पर उनकी आमदनी दोगुनी करने हेतु पद्धतियों की खोज पर विशेष ध्‍यान देने के लिए कहा। उन्‍होंने एकीकृत खेती, ऊसर-बंजर भूमि तथा सूखा से प्रभावित क्षेत्रों पर उपयोगी तकनीकों का विकास करने पर बल दिया।    इस अवसर पर कृषि राज्‍य मंत्री श...

Being a sustainable medium duration cash crop with high return in irrigated lands, the Banana is widely been cultivated by the small and marginal landholders. Of late, there has been a noticeable increase in the area under G-9 banana in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. G-9 is the only variety that is being cultivated in the sub-tropical conditions. In June 2017, there was a sudden epidemic of the Fusarium wilt disease in the Sohawal block of Faizabad District. The disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense is a devastating disease of banana and particularly Tropical Race 4 (TR4) affects the Grand Naine (G-9) banana variety. The disease caused huge loss to the growers and spread rapidly in soil and water.   The villages - Katrauli, Magalsi and Muksoonganj of Ayodhya District witnessed severe incidence of the disease with about 30 to 45 percent mortality of bearing plants. About 95 % of the areas (more than 140 acres) under the banana in these villages were found to be...

The Gorgon Nut or Makhana, an aquatic plant seed is mainly grown in Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura and Odisha. In Bihar alone, it is grown in about 15,000 hectare water-body. About 5 lakh families are directly involved in Makhana cultivation, its harvesting, popping and produce selling. About 7,500 to 10,000 tonnes of popped Makhana are sold every year from Bihar.   The seeds are roasted and popped manually to obtain a nutritious dry fruit popular in India and across the world.  The commercial name of the popped kernel of Gorgon Nut is Makhana. Makhana is very popular among the Indian households for making vegetable curry, sweets and savories of various kinds and for religious rituals. The Popping of Makhana is a laborious, time intensive and cumbersome process. In a 3 stage manual process, the seeds are roasted in a traditional earthen pot or in cast iron pan at very high temperatures ranging from 250o C to 320o C, tempered for 2 to 3 days, roasted again and...