Making a Perfect Bamboo Harvester
Bamboo plays a crucial role in any farm. They have countless uses and benefits. Let’s look at how to choose a good bamboo pole harvester for picking fruits. The goal is to make it strong
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Mystery of the disappearing fish?
Once upon a time Kerala was blessed with lots of fresh water fishes. I mean just 20 years back there were numerous fishes in ponds, lakes, canals and rivers. I have witnessed Almost all the
How to successfully sprout vegetable seeds the natural way
There are many ways to sprout seeds. My favourite way is to mimic nature’s process. That is by replicating birds, reptiles and mammals eating the fruit and excreting the seeds. However, certain plants have their
What went wrong with Cattle Breeding in Kerala?
What has Kerala achieved after 50 plus years of cross breeding and after completely eliminating the local breeds. Hmm, let’s see… More than 95 per cent of the cattle found in Kerala is of hybrid
Did you know Medicinal ash gourd (Vaidya Kumbalanga) can be stored for 3 years
Kumbalanga is a general term used for pumpkin and ash gourd in Kerala. However, pumpkin is referred to as Mathan kumbalam and ash gourd as Ilavan Kumbalam. Ilavan (ash gourd) was once an integral part
Is Kerala repeating Cuba’s path of farming?
There are farmers and hobby cultivators located in every part of Kerala. One best solution is to get the merchants and stockist out of the buying and selling picture. Creating farmers market to sell their
