#low-input farming

The Humble Weed That Holds Jharkhand’s Farming Future Look closely at the edges of your fields, along the roadsides, or in the so-called ‘wastelands’ of Jharkhand. You will likely see a familiar, yet overlooked, plant. It has soft, heart-shaped leaves, a small yellow flower that looks like a miniature hibiscus, and a distinctive seed pod shaped like a ‘kanghi’ or comb. This is Abutilon indicum,…