NEW DELHI: Senior officials of think-tank NITI Aayog are making a beeline for Giriraj Singh, who owes his national recognition to his rabid anti-Pakistan and Hindutva comments, to take lessons on organic farming. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told NITI Aayog officials to consult the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium […]
Source: The New Indian Express
New Delhi: Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday urged states to chalk out their own strategy to achieve the target of doubling farmers income by 2022. The centre has already come out with a four-volume report suggesting ways to boost farmers income, which states will have to study and see how it can […]
Source: Live Mint
From October onwards, officials of Bihars agriculture department have been told to start working on creating an organic corridor along the banks of Ganga and the national highways passing through the state. The states Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, agreed to the proposal at a review meeting and identified organic farming as a core area that […]
Source: The Better India
Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said nearly 5 lakh farmers in the State would shift to organic farming to cut down the pesticide and fertiliser usage as well as to produce hygienic food. He was addressing the gathering at NGT’s regional conference on environment organised by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) and Telangana […]
Source: The Hans India
New Delhi: The Rajasthan government has agreed to one of the central demands of the agitating farmers in Sikar and promised to waive farm loans. The agreement was reached last night in Jaipur in a meeting between representatives of the farmers and government officials. Vasundhara Raje government has agreed to waive farm loans of up […]
Source: News18
Twelve years ago, Satish Kumar Burra was riding high on a successful career travelling across the world while working with Cap Gemini, just a few steps away from getting on to the directorial board when a personal tragedy brought him back home. His brother, just a few years elder to him working with an IT […]
Source: The Hans India
Jaipur, Sep 14 (PTI) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today asked the Shakhas, the Sangh fountainheads smallest units and the backbone of the organisation, to help bring about a change in the society by engaging more in social work. Bhagwat said while continuing to strengthen themselves, the Shakhas should engage with other Hindu organisations to start […]
Source: india.com
The environment ministry told the Supreme Court on Friday that it has not granted approval for the commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified Mustard (GM Mustard). The bench is hearing activist Aruna Rodriguess petition asking for a stay on the commercial release of GM mustard, which was cleared by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, Indias apex biosafety […]
Source: The Hindustan Times
Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh has called upon plantation owners to adopt organic farming practices to ensure that the Nilgiris teas remained unique and environment-friendly, and also to prevent chemical fertilizer-induced diseases among plantation workers. Addressing the annual conference of the United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) […]
Source: The Hindu
Indians love their snacks and millets are now increasingly being consumed for good health. The Orgtree community knew this, then, to be a perfect match and brought them together in line of pure millet-based snacks under the label Kiru (named after the Kannada word for millets kirudhanya). The Orgtree community is trying to bridge the […]
Source: The Hindu
Kangana Ranauts recent interview left everyone stunned. Just after the interview where she talked about Hrithik Roshan and Aditya Pancholi,she made some more revelations. Now, yet again, Kangana has made one of the boldest statements and she seemed quite serious about it! Kangana Ranaut might leave Bollywood and do organic farming. So, thats her plan […]
Source: india.com
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is inviting applications for the post of Junior Scientific Officer to be hired by National Centre of Organic Farming (NCF), Ghaziabad. See link for details.
Source: Business Standard
Jalandhar, September 9 Founder and Director of Kheti Virasat Mission, Umendra Dutt, who has been working in the field of organic farming and raising his voice against the Genetically Modified (GM) crops gave his views on environment. Recently, an awareness rally against the GM sarson (mustard) was organised, where activists of different NGOs, along with […]
Source: The Tribune
Secunderabad: They call themselves Green Sainikpurians and live by the anthem Green Sainikpuri. Staying true to their name, 79 families got together and have taken to rooftop vegetable gardening in a big way. Each family gets 60-70 per cent of the weekly vegetable needs from the rooftop. With twelve types of vegetable seeds, these families […]
Source: The Hans India
Coimbatore, Sept 9 (PTI) Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE) was focusing on expanding its Jfarm, a model of integrated farm practises aimed at enhancing production and productivity, in African countries, a top company official said. There was good potential for agriculture in some of the African countries, with good yield, particularly organic agriculture and […]
Source: india.com
ANANTAPUR/ VISAKHAPATNAM: Kadapas Aneel Kumar Ambavaram, holder of a Masters Degree in Organic Agriculture from the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands was not happy with his profession even after working with renowned multinational companies like Dow Agro-Sciences and Dupont for 15 years, even though he had a high-profile career and a handsome pay package. […]
Source: Deccan Chronicle
Ernakulam : TK Kathir is cultivated in accordance with organic farming methods in Ernakulam village A local brand of organic rice named after a farmers grandfather and promoted by a political leader. But there is more to TK Kathir than just that. Grown by T.D. Robert, a relatively newly converted paddy farmer of Kanjoor village, […]
Source: The Hindu
Bareilly: So far, 11 lakh soil tests have been done and the target is 49 lakh, the UP agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Sunday said. In a bid to promote organic farming, the state government has selected 30 districts, including Pilibhit and Badaun from Bareilly division, where clusters of 50 acre of land will […]
Source: Nyoooz
Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was honoured for his pioneering work in the field of organic farming during a ceremony at Germanys Lagau on the occasion of the One World Festival. Chamling was conferred the Grand Prix Award during the One World Award ceremony on September 8 at a mega event attended by nearly […]
Source: Eastern Mirror
Increasing productivity is a key component of the strategy formed by the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare in order to double farmers income by 2022, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh wrote in a blog post on his personal website on Friday. For the first time, a Prime Minister has put such a target […]
Source: The Hindustan Times
Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat gave a clarion call to the scientists to conduct extensive research on zero budget natural farming and develop new farm techniques to save the farm community. The Governor was speaking at the 14th Convocation of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Agriculture University, Palampur in Kangra district on Sunday.
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In the Indian context, any discussion around marketing agricultural produce of farmers begins with depressing statistics. It tells us of loss of so many thousand tons of fresh produce rotten and wasted in the post-production and post-harvest cycle. It is then argued that the country needs to invest heavily in post-production infrastructure and ensure reforms […]
Source: Village Square
MANGALURU: Picture overworked farmers hauling organic produce in small, rickety trucks to the market. At the end of the day, they may not get a good price for their produce. But all this is changing quietly in this region with a CSAlike initiative which started four years ago. This community supported agriculture (CSA) collective, a […]
Source: The New Indian Express
Some 16 farmers under a city based organisation, Rythu Mitra, came together to sell their organic produce under a first-of-its-kind initiative of Organic Farmers Market organised by Women in Society through Engagement (WISE), a newly formed womens wing of the Vizagapatam Chambers of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) here on Sunday. The initiative saw an overwhelming […]
Source: The Hindu
When we think of nature at its vibrant best, our tendency is to think of tall trees, charismatic mammals, reptiles or a coral reef. The ground beneath our feet rarely makes the cut. A humble mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids, and thousands of organisms ranging from tiny bacteria to foot-long earthworms, the top […]
Source: Research Matters