Mysore/Mysuru: Former Secretary of Forest Department and retired IFS Officer A.C. Lakshmana, has urged the Government to take steps to provide security to sandalwood plantations to facilitate more number of farmers to take up cultivation of the most valuable wood. Expressing concerns over how the farmers have been losing the precious wood to the thieves,…
Title: “Challenges of a Tropical Forester for Sustainable Development Author: A.C. Lakshmana Pages: 136 Price: Rs. 200 Publisher: A.C. Lakshmana My esteemed friend A.C. Lakshmana IFS, a retired Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, gave this book “Challenges of a Tropical Forester for Sustainable Development” for my perusal. Basically a son of a farmer, he…
According to A.C. Lakshmana, IFS (retd.), former Secretary to Government of Karnataka and Advisor to two Bamboo Mission Committees, Karnataka, the farmers when they plant bamboo to supplement their farm income should understand something very important before planting. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Lakshmana said that the first thing a farmer needs to understand is…
By N. Niranjan Nikam Plant, nourish and flourish’ is the mantra of this 80-year-old former Forest and Environment Secretary A.C. Lakshmana. The multi-pronged and highly beneficial project to the State that he advocates especially in the wake of farmers’ loan burden, increasing poverty and suicides is very important to overcome these tragic conditions. Speaking to…
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