Mee Marathi mulgi nahi ho—( hope that is right) pan me soonbhai ahe.
The Marathi manoos is an interesting word coined by the media. And Balasaaheb and Bhausaheb (Raj Thackeray ) both claiming the loyalty of the Marathi Manoos.
Coming to think what either Narendra Modi or Bhausaheb is offering is the redemption of the gujju or Marathi identity. Enough times I wished that Randheera Kantirava would emerge to revive the Kannada spirit. Bhag naa—amachi thi Marathi matari aahe naa—thi guh—Shobha De, she was so confused thychi identity badhal now she has accepted publicly in TOI that she is Marathi mulgi, pan zantye zaali manoon, Matari manaicha.
Look at what Modi did, he gave the gujju’s their identity back and now he is feeding the only thing that excites them i.e. business ventures, he has made it the destination ideal. Maybe that is what Bhausaheb has to work on. Jashi amchi Marathi Matari manthe Bhausaheb attah phasa palat.
My poor mother-in-law must be cringing at my Marathi. Ek theer do shikaar.
Picture courtesy:http://cartoonistsatish.blogspot.com/2009/10/real-marathi-manoos.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Pulse pressure,
A precedent to the BT Brinjal is the defamation of the Lathyrus Sattivus.
In India it is known as Lakhodi, Khesari, Tikhadi and Tidwa.In Ethiopia it is called as Guaya and is known as grass peas in English.
Its original habitat is unknown but is cultivated as beds, in Ethiopia, India, France... Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Ethiopia and France grow and consume it. It is grown in Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh areas in India.
Botanical information
Scientific classificationಇನ್ಗ್ದೊಮPlantae
In India it is known as Lakhodi, Khesari, Tikhadi and Tidwa.In Ethiopia it is called as Guaya and is known as grass peas in English.
Its original habitat is unknown but is cultivated as beds, in Ethiopia, India, France... Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Ethiopia and France grow and consume it. It is grown in Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh areas in India.
Botanical information
Scientific classificationಇನ್ಗ್ದೊಮPlantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Vicieae
Genus: Lathyrus
Species: L. sativus
Immature seeds can be eaten like green peas, while mature one is cooked.
Lathyrism
This was incriminated for a crippling motor neuron disease called Lathyrism. Hence banned by the government. Medical texts say it is Lathyrism may occur if more than 400gms are consumed/day consistently for 3months. What happens here the gluteal muscles (the muscles forming the buttocks) tend to have extensive cell death, particularly the motor neurons causing paralysis or lack of strength or an inability to move the lower limbs.
But Lathyrism is where similar to magnesium poisoning, and the studies and survey were conducted in the Bhandara district, where extensive magnesium mining is done.
Pulsating points.
· Proteins 1 ½ more than either thuvar or chana dal
· Iron content 3 times greater.
· Calcium cotenant very high.
· If cultivated after paddy it requires no irrigation, no nutritional inputs, no weeding or soil turning.
· Draught and flood resistant.
· Excellent fodder material.
Before the ban
1920 research begins.
1928 R.McCarren, director of deficiency diseases inquiry Pasteur institute coonoor found no connection between Lathyrism and Lentil
1940 RLH Michins a Brit scientist exonerated Lathyrus from Lathyrism
1950 C.Gopalan of Nutritional research laboratory H’bad starts research.
1966 Govt. bans Lathyrus 6mnths before Gopalan could submit its report.
Currently Sri Shantilal Kothari, (Nagpur based Nutritionist) is trying to get the ban lifted. He is the man behind India’s first indigenous Soya milk production.
If Lathyrus is allowed to be legally grown and marketed both its quantity and quality would improve. Its market entry price would be around 13—15Rs/kg. This would shoot down the sky rocketing pulse price.
Now since it is cheaper than thuvar or china dal hotels tend to use it as substitute of the other two dhal or to blatantly adulterate thuvar dal.
India is the only country where Lathyrus is banned. The events charting the decision show some vested interest in banning the lentil.
reference
· Down earth magazine, cover story
· Institute of deficiency disease journal
· wikipedia
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Vicieae
Genus: Lathyrus
Species: L. sativus
Immature seeds can be eaten like green peas, while mature one is cooked.
Lathyrism
This was incriminated for a crippling motor neuron disease called Lathyrism. Hence banned by the government. Medical texts say it is Lathyrism may occur if more than 400gms are consumed/day consistently for 3months. What happens here the gluteal muscles (the muscles forming the buttocks) tend to have extensive cell death, particularly the motor neurons causing paralysis or lack of strength or an inability to move the lower limbs.
But Lathyrism is where similar to magnesium poisoning, and the studies and survey were conducted in the Bhandara district, where extensive magnesium mining is done.
Pulsating points.
· Proteins 1 ½ more than either thuvar or chana dal
· Iron content 3 times greater.
· Calcium cotenant very high.
· If cultivated after paddy it requires no irrigation, no nutritional inputs, no weeding or soil turning.
· Draught and flood resistant.
· Excellent fodder material.
Before the ban
1920 research begins.
1928 R.McCarren, director of deficiency diseases inquiry Pasteur institute coonoor found no connection between Lathyrism and Lentil
1940 RLH Michins a Brit scientist exonerated Lathyrus from Lathyrism
1950 C.Gopalan of Nutritional research laboratory H’bad starts research.
1966 Govt. bans Lathyrus 6mnths before Gopalan could submit its report.
Currently Sri Shantilal Kothari, (Nagpur based Nutritionist) is trying to get the ban lifted. He is the man behind India’s first indigenous Soya milk production.
If Lathyrus is allowed to be legally grown and marketed both its quantity and quality would improve. Its market entry price would be around 13—15Rs/kg. This would shoot down the sky rocketing pulse price.
Now since it is cheaper than thuvar or china dal hotels tend to use it as substitute of the other two dhal or to blatantly adulterate thuvar dal.
India is the only country where Lathyrus is banned. The events charting the decision show some vested interest in banning the lentil.
reference
· Down earth magazine, cover story
· Institute of deficiency disease journal
· wikipedia
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Corporate agriculture.
Pakistan is considering corporate agriculture.
The agreement is individuals continue to own the land. The corporate leases the land from the owners to grow vegetables, which is to be exported to their countries. Tax holidays are offered to the investors. Middle East and gulf already has land stakes in Pakistan.
How would this affect us I wonder?
As for corporate agriculture it is loosely a business of agriculture it includes the entire chain—i.e. seed supply, agro chemicals, food processing, machinery, storage, transport distribution, marketing advertising and retail sale.
Contract farming works in a slight different manner, in the sense the buyer has already paid X-amount to the farmer with the commitment that X-volume of output is given to him. This provides financial security and improves the small farmer, without eating him up. The onus of risk is still with the farmer.
This risk gets eliminated by corporate farming since most corporate houses are either retrenching investments or growing their raw product.
The government touts (both India and Pakistan) corporate farming as solution to the problems of the agrigarian, this will set them free to focus on technocracy where the cut backs are greater. Some laws are also modified to accommodate this concept.
But the farmer will be required to plant the contractor’s crop, on his land, harvest and deliver. The equation being
Contractor (material input, technical advice) --àß farmer (land and labour)
PepsiCo came up with corporate farming in 1989 at hoshiarpur, for its tomato farm; subsequently it has entered basmati, groundnut oil and spices. Many farmers feel this tells on the natural ecology and resource balance of the terrain. To the corporate profit is the only focus and does not see any reason why it should coincide with ecological requirement of the region.
Other issues are dropping price agreed upon quoting inferior quality as an issue.
Farmers in Paksitan are quite skeptic due to massive bureaucracy involvement.
Their observation on Pakistan’s general trend of things and India’s experience with corporate houses is that the small and middle level farmers get hit. The corporate come with hidden costs.
One option that a farmer from west Punjab is that the farmers form a co-operative more along the lines of Amul. And localized strains of grains and cereals should be alternated as per the traditional pattern. May be it is time that a citizen’s charter took note of this.
The agreement is individuals continue to own the land. The corporate leases the land from the owners to grow vegetables, which is to be exported to their countries. Tax holidays are offered to the investors. Middle East and gulf already has land stakes in Pakistan.
How would this affect us I wonder?
As for corporate agriculture it is loosely a business of agriculture it includes the entire chain—i.e. seed supply, agro chemicals, food processing, machinery, storage, transport distribution, marketing advertising and retail sale.
Contract farming works in a slight different manner, in the sense the buyer has already paid X-amount to the farmer with the commitment that X-volume of output is given to him. This provides financial security and improves the small farmer, without eating him up. The onus of risk is still with the farmer.
This risk gets eliminated by corporate farming since most corporate houses are either retrenching investments or growing their raw product.
The government touts (both India and Pakistan) corporate farming as solution to the problems of the agrigarian, this will set them free to focus on technocracy where the cut backs are greater. Some laws are also modified to accommodate this concept.
But the farmer will be required to plant the contractor’s crop, on his land, harvest and deliver. The equation being
Contractor (material input, technical advice) --àß farmer (land and labour)
PepsiCo came up with corporate farming in 1989 at hoshiarpur, for its tomato farm; subsequently it has entered basmati, groundnut oil and spices. Many farmers feel this tells on the natural ecology and resource balance of the terrain. To the corporate profit is the only focus and does not see any reason why it should coincide with ecological requirement of the region.
Other issues are dropping price agreed upon quoting inferior quality as an issue.
Farmers in Paksitan are quite skeptic due to massive bureaucracy involvement.
Their observation on Pakistan’s general trend of things and India’s experience with corporate houses is that the small and middle level farmers get hit. The corporate come with hidden costs.
One option that a farmer from west Punjab is that the farmers form a co-operative more along the lines of Amul. And localized strains of grains and cereals should be alternated as per the traditional pattern. May be it is time that a citizen’s charter took note of this.
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