By : Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Advisor & Sr. Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: The Himalayas are a treasure house of medicinal and aromatic plants.With no effective strategy to thwart the march of invasive alien species, which pose a major threat to the indigenous flora, more and more area is being usurped by weeds like lantana, ageratum, parthenium (Congress grass) and eupatorium. The appearance of large gregarious patches of these weeds from the Himalayan foothills in the north to the Tamil Nadu in the south is a matter of grave concern as they pose…
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Importance Of Indigenous Traditional Crops For Nutritional Security
By: Dr. Shweta, Deptt. of Genetics & Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN KANPUR : India is considered as homeland for many indigenous and traditional crops associated with culture and traditions of people living a particular region. There are many food crops which are important for food and nutritional security but traditional crops which are embedded in our cultural and rituals adapted to local environment and are also socially acceptable. Traditional food crops which are associated with different native communities of the country basically include…
Read MoreEthanol : An Antidote For Sugarcane Farmers
By: Hardik Murarka, Executive Editor-ICN Group India is the second largest producer of sugarcane after Brazil and more than 50 million people are associated directly or indirectly from sugarcane industry for their livelihood. But due to glut in sugar market, the mills are not in best of financial position thus there is an inability to pay the mandatory fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane to the farmers.The reason for cash strapped mils is excessive production of sugar. It has become a national problem. In 2017-18 and 2018-19, annual sugar production…
Read MoreICN World : Pleasant Winds of Rural Entrepreneurship in Bahadurpur, Sitapur
BAHADURPUR/SITAPUR : Date : 24.07.2022., Our country has seen many revolutions taking birth and turning into success. On several occasions, on the call of time, the youth of the country has created their own history in different ways. ICN Media Group listened to the call of the present era and under its mission of ‘RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP’ and ‘VEER NAARI’ (Women Empowerment) for the economic and social health and all-round development of the country, after many international and national places knocked in village Bahadurpur of Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. ICN…
Read MoreICN World : Rural Entrepreneurship Festival At Rajauli, Barabanki
Rajauli village, confined in the rural area, suddenly became the ‘Breaking News’ of the area when ICN International Media Group, present in 182 countries through English language and 81 countries through Hindi language, organized this village and nearby areas. RAJAULI/BARABANKI : 17 July 2022, Rural Entrepreneurship is the basic ‘mantra’ of all round development of our country. When almost all the media houses of the country and the world are wondering around the marketism and mob lynching their TRP, at the same time, ICN International Media Group is creating new…
Read MoreICN World : Spark of Rural Entrepreneurship in Tikari
Tikari village, confined in the rural area, suddenly became the ‘Breaking News’ of the area when ICN Media Group, present in 182 countries through English language and 81 countries through Hindi language, organized this village and nearby areas.Wrote a new lesson in the future of ‘Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-reliance’. HARDOI, June 24, 2022.Development should not be like a tower in height, but like plains spread on the surface’—this understanding is developing undeniably at the international level. The idea of “inclusive development” cannot be transformed into reality without adopting this formula. ICN,…
Read MoreThe World Of Agritourism
By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN The small landholders are the most precious part of a state- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States NEW DELHI: Agricultural tourism or Agri-tourism has been a widely discussed topic since the last 15-20 years. However, what I believe is that this phenomenon has been a part of our economy since thousands of years in many different forms. Agritourism is the idea of bringing urban residents to rural areas for leisure travel and spending. In today’s world, where the mechanization has expanded many-fold, people seem to have lost touch…
Read MoreImportance Of Indigenous Traditional Crops For Nutritional Security
By: Dr. Shweta, Deptt. of Genetics & Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN KANPUR: India is considered as homeland for many indigenous and traditional crops associated with culture and traditions of people living a particular region. There are many food crops which are important for food and nutritional security but traditional crops which are embedded in our cultural and rituals adapted to local environment and are also socially acceptable. Traditional food crops which are associated with different native communities of the country basically include crops…
Read MoreEthanol: An Antidote For Sugarcane Farmers
By: Hardik Murarka, Executive Editor-ICN Group India is the second largest producer of sugarcane after Brazil and more than 50 million people are associated directly or indirectly from sugarcane industry for their livelihood. But due to glut in sugar market, the mills are not in best of financial position thus there is an inability to pay the mandatory fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane to the farmers. The reason for cash strapped mils is excessive production of sugar. It has become a national problem. In 2017-18 and 2018-19, annual sugar…
Read MoreICN World : The Planting Of Green Revolution On Rouheli Soil
LUCKNOW: December 27, 2020, The power of self-reliance was recognized by India in the Corona Transition period but the ICN Media Group was already realizing its magic on a global scale. To deliver this magic of self-reliance to world, the wonderful, self proven and the most sensitive people, through the platform of ICN under its ‘Rural Entrepreneurship Mission in Dr. Norman Borlaug genre, have been spreading the message of self-reliance and prosperity. Its first lamp lit internationally in Thailand, the second in Vietnam and the third in Germany. In the…
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