Publications

This is a book on agricultural technologies that are sustainable and eco-friendly. These are costeffective do-it-yourself technologies at the backyard of the farmer. The book gives the importance and the need of these technologies and also their relevance to small and marginal farmers. The book speaks about the need for creating a web of relations…

The book provides both an introduction to the technology and also user-gudelines to the user. The experiences of various users are shared with the reader in the form of attractive box items. The book also provides good detailed illustrations in colour. This is a welcome addition to the library of books on sustainable development technologies.There…

This is the Hindi version of the complete manual on Azolla technology: including the backyard Azolla cultivation technology developed by Dr.Kamalasanan Pillai and the usage of Azolla as a broad spectrum bio-feed for livestock as well as poultry. The book provides a brief evolutionary history and ecological significance of Azolla and also the economic advantages…

A hands-on-experience which is the basis of healthy scientific study is the basis of the book. It is this which makes this book an usable guide to students of varied ages: from primary to high school levels. The book is richly illustrated with line drawings that clearly show how to conduct these simple experiments step…

The book aims to accomplish the creation of eco-awareness by first highlighting the inter-connectedness of all life on earth as single grand system called Gaia. The book totally deals in 16 chapters important ecological issues and for each one of them it gives solutions. The last chapter is titled ‘Towards Sacred Earth’.

This is a richly illustrated handbook on rainwater harvesting released by Vivekananda Kendra-NARDEP. [Book cover] The book contains two parts. The Part-I has all the panels of the water section of Gramodaya park. The Part-II has eight chapters each dealing with important aspects of water harvesting.It also richly presents traditional wisdom in the form of…

Free of jargons yet conveying the science and technology behind the biogas without dilution this book is another publication which can reach out to vast sections of the population including students, biogas technology trainers, biogas users and maintenance and installation personnel. The benefit analysis providing a case for subsidiary is aimed at policy makers. The…

The book provides detailed concepts and methodology of nardep mode of Azolla cultivation. It also gives the diagrams of various methods of integration of this technology with the farmer’s homestead. The book also gives agronomical practices to be followed in using Azolla in the paddy field. The book has fourteen chapters including user feedback from…

Title: A second look at Agriculture. This book deals with how chemical agriculture is destroying the fertility of the soil as well as the economy and quality of life of the farmer and the health of the soil.