The Country Girl's Diary...

Seeds produced by farmers are the most important source of planting materials in the world. Though these seeds are not a part of the formal seed sector, however, the value they carry as a part of the indigenous seed is immeasurable. The importance of farmer-produced seed varies between crops, farms, regions, and countries. In most developing countries, almost 60-100% of the seeds planted are farmer produced or exchanged. Similarly in Bhutan, in the absence of a formal seed sector, the major source of seeds for Bhutanese farmers revolved around farm-produced seeds or exchange within and among the communities. However, in recent times, traditional seed varieties have disappeared at an alarming rate. The seeds that we have five years ago no longer can be found in a community, thus, forget about asking for seeds from decades ago. Being aware of the impacts of climate change on agriculture, it’s no denying fact that agriculture sector is somehow a victim of climate change. In days ...

One day when I want to feel the emotion and cry my heart out, I will go and pick this book!!! One day when I want to feel the feeling of a strong mother, I will re-read this book!!! One day when I feel completely low and want to pick my mood up, I will re-visit this book!!! For this book is all about hardships faced by a woman; a mother of a four year old daughter. With her non ceasing patience and undying love for her daughter made her win those daunting struggles. Yes! It is a book about being a responsible and powerful mother, so it is a MUST READ kind of book. Not without my daughter, an autobiographical account of Betty Mahmoody can melt your heart for a while. I always wanted to read this book and after a yearlong waiting I got the book and finally I am done with it. The book revolves around Betty, the author of the book, her four year old daughter Mathob and her Iranian husband Dr.Mahmoody.  Betty, a young American mother was married to an Iranian doctor based in Amer...

Lately, everyone around is involved in flowers.In the process of this activity, I realized my weakness with flowers; I hardly know the names of flowers exc luding the common ones and sometime it is a shame to call myself an agriculturalist. Thus I came up with this post to update myself with flowers.  I was exploring through the languages of flowers and found it very interesting to know that each and every single flower symbolizes something.  Every flower we grow or give has its own meaning and thus it is important for us to know what each flower represents before we grow or give. A flower a day can make someones day brighter!!!! To be Continued with more flowers..... Binomial Name Leucanthemum vulgare Common Name Ox-eye daisy Family Asteraceae Plant Description It is a rhizomatous perennial grassland wild flower growing up to a height of 3 feet tall. The stem is un-branched and sprouts laterally from the...