1. HISTORICAL TIMELINE Ancient Origins The pyrethrum plant was discovered in Persia around 400 B.C., producing pyrethrin—a natural toxin that can be extracted and used to create natural insecticides. The ancient Chinese used dried and powdered flowers as an insecticide, listing this material in a pharmacopoeia published around A.D. 100....
Gypsum was lauded over a hundred years ago by Benjamin Franklin as possibly the single greatest soil amendments in agriculture. It is also approved under the NPOP for organic farming.Here are 50 reasons to use gypsum in agriculture, with added insights into its benefits for soil health, crop growth, and...
Organic farming involves using natural inputs and traditional methods to grow crops without synthetic chemicals or genetically modified organisms. Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), however, focuses on zero external input agriculture by utilizing natural resources such as cow dung, urine, and neem leaves; everything that can be sourced within the...
Agriculture is evolving rapidly, driven by the need to increase food production sustainably while minimizing environmental impact. Among the innovative solutions emerging in this field is nano iron pyrite (FeS₂), also known as "fool's gold." Despite its reputation as a mineral curiosity, iron pyrite is proving to be a valuable...
*Sourced from the Internet and replayed here because it is "too good"There is a beautiful *sloka in Skanda PuranaAshwatthamekam PichumandamekamNyagrodhamekam Dash Chinchinikaan.Kapitha Bilvaa Malakatrayancha Panchhaa Amramuptvaa Narakanna Pashyet.Ashwattha = Peepal (absorbs 100% carbon dioxide) Pichumandah = Neem (absorbs 80% carbon dioxide)Nyagrodha = Banyan tree (absorbs 80% carbon dioxide) Chinchini =...
