New Delhi, 23rd November, 2014: On a day when the Supreme court is expected to take a view on GM crop field trials in the country new evidences have surfaced on how the Prime Minister’s office was directly putting pressure on the former environment minister Smt Jayanti Natarajan to agree to an Union of India […]
PTI New Delhi, April 22, 2014 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an answer from the Centre as to why there should not be an interim suspension of open field trials of genetically modified crops in view of an expert committee disfavouring it.
Source: Hindustan Times
Apr 30, 2014 People of West Bengal’s Sunderbans region are setting up grain banks to safeguard against food crisis. In September 2013, seven of the 11 members of West Bengal-based Ma Ameena self-help group (SHG), of which Subedan is a member, set up a community grain bank, or grain gola. The cylindrical structure is made […]
Source: Down to Earth
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo HYDERABAD, March 31, 2014 The new weekend markets have become picnic outings, offering organic produce, food and fun It’s a balmy Sunday morning, a day when those who’ve stepped out of their homes hope the mercury stays within the 40-degree mark. Under the thatched roof of a hall, children sketch patterns and […]
Source: The Hindu
Interview with Chief operating officer, Syngenta AG Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai April 19, 2014 In India, average landholding declined from 2.3 hectares in the 70s to 1.32 hectares in 2000-01. If this rate continues, average landholding will fall to 0.68 hectares by 2020 and a mere 0.32 hectares by 2030. Currently 86 per cent of Indian farmers, […]
Source: Business Standard
VIJAYAWADA, April 20, 2014 Farmers can achieve better yield, but they are struggling to market organic products owing to lack of government support Organic food market in India is expanding at a staggering rate of 400 per cent every year according to a report published by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) but the farmers are […]
Source: The Hindu
Vivek Menezes, TNN | Apr 20, 2014, Forget football or feni, the one tie that binds all Goans together is the fish on their plates. This is a land where ‘what fish are you eating today’ is a perfectly acceptable Konkani greeting, where every local feels utterly malnourished without a daily share.
Source: Times of India
TNN | Apr 14, 2014, 12.42 AM IST PANAJI: Fish production off India’s coastline has been hit because of the over-zealous use of chemical fertilizers by farmers, said SWA Naqvi, director of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). Listing out the negative influences of the green revolution on India’s farming practices, Naqvi said, “As synthetic […]
Source: Times of India
Facilitators who love children and Nature will anchor the programme Age – 9 – 15 years. Please Note – Children will be provided with Healthy snacks and drinks . Programme Fees – Rs.1500/- (Fees once paid will not be refunded) Online money transfer details: Beneficiary […]
Sanjeevini Rural Development Society is organizing “Sanjeevini Seed Festival, to be held on 27th April 2014 at Malivalasa Sovva Panchayat, Dumbiguda Mandal, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. If you are interested in attending this festival, please contact Shri. Devullu Pachari, Director, SANJEEVINI, MIG-D, 391, Sagar Nagar, Visakhapatnam – 43, Phone: (0891) 2799088, Mobile: 09849205469 / 09440119789 […]
Date 27th April 2014
On behalf of Paschim Sridhar Kati Jonokalyan Samiti, I take this opportunity to invite you to the Annual Seed Festival-Seed Savers Meeting at Jogeshgunj, North 24 Parganas-West Bengal. This is a 4 day event between 16.04.2014 to 19.04.2014 which will showcase Seed Diversity from 7 districts of West Bengal including almost all the blocks of the […]
Date 16.04.2014 to 19.04.2014
COALITION FOR a GM-FREE INDIA Punjab Chandigarh Chapter To, Shri Kamal Sharma State President Bhartiya Janta Party , Punjab SUB: NO NOC TO BE ISSUED IN PUNJAB FOR OPEN AIR FIELD TRIALS OF GM CROPS We would like to bring to your notice that the issue of Genetically Modified food crops (and their field […]
Nitin Sethi | New Delhi April 14, 2014 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can be assertive when he chooses to. He has certainly imposed his will on the government to push the case for the controversial genetically-modified (GM) food crops. Documents reviewed by Business Standard show, for almost two years, Singh and his office have been […]
Source: Business Standard
By Suk Gee-hyun (monicasuk@heraldcorp.com) Lee Yong-ja and Yoo Myung-sub are often seen on the street in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, covered in dirt, carrying gardening tools and plastic bags filled with lettuce and peppers from a hill behind their apartment. “It’s exciting that you can grow something edible, without having to worry about pesticides or feeling doubtful […]
Source: The Korea Herald
April 10, 2014 Director Rohit Shetty commented on seeing her farmhouse, “If I ever had such a beautiful house, I would never feel like returning to Mumbai.” Apparently all food is grown organically and there are cattle for fresh milk and swans on the property. Asin paints and loves reading and whenever she is at […]
Source: The Hindu
Dear all, It is to inform you that Dangi Breed Festival has been organized at Khirware village of akole block of A’Nagar district between 12-15 April 2014. This is initiative by Khirware grampanchyat since last 4 years by collecting contribution from like minded people without any of support from Govt agencies .and purpose of this […]
Date 12-15 April 2014.
Dear friend and partner in development, Greetings from IIRD in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The 13th of April is being commemorated as the Founder’s Day of IIRD. It is the birth anniversary of our late Founder, Dr. Alexander Daniel, who had spent most part of his life in the struggles alongside the rural poor. We have great […]
It also pledged to reform the APMC Act and to revise the existing PDS Press Trust of India | New Delhi April 7, 2014 BJP today promised ensuring 50% profits over the cost of production to farmers and committed not to allow cultivation of GM food crops in the country without full scientific assessment, if […]
Source: Business Standard
By Express News Service – KOCHI Published: 05th April Planning to set up a vegetable farm on your house premises house and looking for assistance? Visit the ongoing Organic Fest at the Rajendra Maidan for solutions. The fest also offers you necessary requirements for a small garden, including seeds and advice of experienced farmers. The […]
Source: Indian Express
V Devanathan, TNN | Apr 1, 2014 MADURAI: Organic farming veteran Nammalvar may have died, but not his ideologies. Environmentalists attached to various organisations are coming together in order to promote organic farming. While organic farming in Madurai is in dire straits, as not even one percent of the total cultivation is done using such […]
Source: Times of India
First Published: Tue, Apr 01 2014 The apex court had set up a six-member technical expert committee while hearing a petition against field trials of GM crops. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has pushed back its hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) on controversial genetically modified (GM) crops from Tuesday to 22 April, Rajesh […]
Aparna Pallavi Date:Mar 31, 2014 Seed company, Mahyco, offered Rs 10 crore compensation to farmers when losses were to the tune of Rs 230 crore. It is finally out in the open. Bt cotton has failed miserably to deliver in Karnataka. Following large-scale crop failure on a whopping 58,195 hectares (ha) in seven districts in […]
Source: Down to Earth
Sreedevi Chitharanjan, TNN | Mar 30, 2014, KOZHIKODE: The agriculture department will be extending its scheme of production and marketing of safe-to-eat vegetables through government outlets to more districts. The scheme, launched in association with Kerala Agriculture University last year, also envisages ensuring that vegetables and fruits being sold under the organic brand are pesticide-free. […]
Source: Times of India
Vishwa Mohan, TNN | Mar 29, 2014 NEW DELHI: India doesn’t allow commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops but Indians may well be consuming GM processed food- knowingly or un-knowingly. A Parliamentary panel has brought this out in the open by pointing out shortcomings in the functioning of the Food Safety and Standards Authority […]
Source: Times of India
Sreedevi Chitharanjan, TNN | Mar 29, 2014 KOZHIKODE: A test conducted by the Pesticide Residue Laboratory of the Kerala Agricultural University on eight types of vegetables procured from the Niravu- Vengeri, the collective forum of 101 households confirmed that the vegetables are pesticide free. The laboratory test was conducted jointly by the Kerala Agriculture University […]
Source: Times of India