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Organic Agriculture – A definition “Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It ...

Socio-cultural: • Integrated with the socio-economic fabric of the rural tribal society • Community based practice-equity • Plays a central ...

Due to its unique agro-climatic condition, the NE region is regarded as one of the top three bio-diversity hotspots in the world. The region ...

The entire North East has a vast reserve of medicinal plants, and a rich culture of folk medicine. Out of a total of over 3200 varieties of ...

Geographical Indication (GI) accorded products in NE Region are: • Assam- Ginger from KarbiAnglong district • Assam- Litchi from Tezpur in ...

Challenges being faced by farmers: • Benchmark survey of the region for identifying the potential areas for organic food production • Lack ...

Value chain processes for organic products: • The value chains for different agriculture products in different states are in practice, trun ...

Case Study of Turmeric – a typical scenario:• The “Lakadong” variety of turmeric with the highest curcumin content is cultivated in the Jain ...

Potential Crops For Marketing within and outside the Country: Ginger: (Jan-April) The ‘Nadia’ variety for its low fibre & high oil c ...

Major horticultural crops in NE region of India: Assam: Banana, Citrus, Guava, Pineapple, Papaya, Jackfruit, Arecanut, Potato, Guava, Litch ...

Tea & Health: A large body of scientific evidence indicates the benefits of tea drinking for its wide range of medicinal properties. Tea ...

Bird's Eye Chillies (Extremely Spicy Chilli Pepper from Assam, India) :Bird's eye chillies, cultivar of Capsicum annuum, are small-sized ext ...