The farm manager is employed by a farmer to manage a farm or group of farms. Farm managers are responsible for obtaining better yield and profitability by deciding on the crops, livestock management and production, plan farming activities, supervise other staff, planting, spraying crop protection chemicals, harvesting the crops, marketing and selling crops, documentation of all details including financial aspects […]

Plant nutrition It is well known that the growth and development of the plant are majorly dependent on the availability of nutrients in the soil. Plants need a total of 16 elements for completion of a productive life cycle. There are two classes of nutrients based on the quantities they are required for the growth and development-macronutrients and micronutrients. They […]

Soil Water System The plant needs soil and water for its growth. The soil anchors the plant and allows the root system to grow. Soil consists of a three-phase system – solid, liquid and gas. The complex mass of organic and mineral matter acts as a matrix consisting of a number of pores of various sizes. The void space within […]

Soil organic matter Soil, a living and dynamic ecosystem, is the basis of the food system. Healthy soil produces healthy crops which in turn is responsible for human health. Soils are categorized as mineral soil or organic soil based on their organic content. Mineral soils contain less than 30% organic matter and are cropping soils thus forming most of the […]

There are two basic ways of using water for crop cultivation: rain-fed farming and irrigation. Water is naturally applied to the soil through rainfall in case of rain-fed farming whereas irrigation involves the artificial application of water for agricultural purposes. Effective irrigation is essential for the end-to-end growth process of the plant starting from seedbed preparation, germination, root development, nutrients […]

Food Supply vs. Demand With increasing income and improving living standards, the world has witnessed a major change in the way of purchasing and consuming food. There is a growing demand for high value commodities like fruits and vegetables, fisheries and livestock, oils etc leading to diversification of production by farmers. The quality and safety of those commodities are also […]

Food systems Food systems play a crucial role in unprecedented reductions in hunger, malnutrition and poverty since food is among the leading causes of our global health and sustainability crises. The modern food system has historical basis with many amendments made to reshape it to meet the psychological, social and cultural needs of present generations. The global food system is […]