Phase 3 – Harvesting stage 25th Dec to 28th Dec 2013 Phase 2 –Flowering Stage of Rice The Phase 1 of the training workshop organized by OFAI commenced in June during the Sowing – Transplanting stage of Rice in Odisha. The Phase 2 of the same training will take place on 29th October to 1st November […]
Date Phase 3 - 25th Dec to 28th Dec 2013
TNN Dec 3, 2013, 05.20AM IST BHUBANESWAR: The state government sought withdrawal of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, stating that it was undermining its authority. Agriculture minister Debi Prasad Mishra on Monday in a letter to T Subbarami Reddy, chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, requested him to […]
There should be a permanent solution to the food security programme, before moving on to the main agenda of the developed countries, namely the trade facilitation programme Commerce minister Anand Sharma’s assurances on not making any compromise on India’s food security programme at the World Trade Organisation conference in Bali that begins Tuesday, while accepting […]
Dear All It gives us me a great pleasure to invite all for the Farmer’s Market at IIT, Mumbai on 7th December 2013 from 10 am to 6 pm. The event is organised by IIT. Please find attached is the communication for the same. Thanks and Regards Vishal V Ghodke +91 98209 66802 +91 22 […]
Dear friends, The South Asia Social Forum is being planned to be held in Lucknow during March 1st to 4th 2014. This is part of the World Social Forum process. The event is expected to have a large gathering of people from the region, and particularly from India, driven by the dream of “Another World […]
The first two days of KISAN 2013 are specially reserved for business dialogue and knowledge sharing. It will provide you with an excellent opportunity to initiate dialogue and expand your business network. Meet and have fruitful association with the decision makers of the agricultural business sector. 11th and 12th December are designated Business Days for […]
Time 10:00am - 06:00 pm
Land rights and agrarian reform are two adjacent fundamental issues that have been at the centre of peoples’ struggles working for safeguarding peoples’ livelihood and control over livelihood resources. The concept of access and ownership of people over natural resources has been fundamentally and constitutionally challenged under the neo-liberal trend by replacing the notion of […]
Friends, Its been a month since we have started organic farming and gardening activities to grow food in Urban landscape at Vigyan Ashram Do it Yourself(DIY) Lab, Kothrud. Many of you have witnessed physically or via email these activities. We are happy to announce a name for these activities and form a club so as […]
Date 5/12/13
Time 3-5pm
Karishma Goenka Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013 India’s fast-growing population and rapid inflation has been affecting the urban common man and the rural farmer in equal measure. And, at this time, comes the movement against Genetically Modified (GM) crops and the growing trend of organic farming, which some feel might not be enough to feed the […]
Workshop on growing various winter food plants organically. Miguel Braganza and Green Essentials are pleased to announce a workshop on growing organic winter vegetables – on Saturday, 7th December at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. This is a Live Working Workshop where participants and faculty will work together to set up a winter kitchen […]
Date Saturday, Dec. 7th
Time 3-6:45pm
Event: Workshop on Biodynamic Farming, Dairy and Fodder Management Systems Date: 12th-18th January 2014. Presided by Peter Proctor (www.organichutbkk.com). Attached is the workshop details and registration forms. In case you need any further information please feel free to connect back to Ravi (marked in copy) or me. Kindly also forward to any and all who […]
Saturday, November 23, 2013 Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Balangir: The International Family Farm day “SANKALPA” was celebrated by RCDC, Balangir in collaboration with Millet Network India and Decan Development Society in the Bandhapada Gram Panchayat premises. 82 participants like Family and small scaled farmers (female and male farmers), FSC and SHG members and their […]
Shenoy Karun, TNN Nov 22, 2013, 03.47AM IST KOCHI: Organic farming of rubber is slowly gaining traction in the state as an alternative to traditional methods using chemical fertilizers, said experts in this field. However, the spread of this method is much unorganized as individuals, rather than farmer groups, are implementing it driven by the […]
New Delhi, November 23, 2013 Puja Mehra At a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Commerce & Industry Minister Anand Sharma it was agreed on Friday that India cannot agree to the Peace Clause for agriculture subsidies that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo has proposed for Bali. In no situation can […]
NEW DELHI, November 23, 2013 Gargi Parsai Kisan Sabha, Third World Network oppose “peace clause” Even as the All-India Kisan Sabha and the Third World Network urged India not to agree to a “peace clause” in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations on subsidies for public stock holding for food security, the Commerce Ministry on […]
Amaninder Pal Sharma, TNN | Nov 22, 2013, 05.35 AM IST PATIALA: A new study has revealed that over 34% of marginal farmers in Punjab are still living below poverty line, denting the tall claims of SAD-BJP government on uplift of the farmers, who are considered the traditional vote bank of the over nine-decade-old Shiromani […]
Organisers: DDS and MINI Date: November 22, 2013 Venue: Pastapur village. Would you or any other members of NAPM be willing to join us in this in solidarity?
ET Bureau Nov 12, 2013 Due to the buying spree in rural land, how much farmland has India lost? According to the ministry of agriculture, almost none. It says India lost 16,000 sq km, or 0.8% of her gross cropped area, in the 10-year period to 2010-11. The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), in fact, […]
KANNUR: In a bid to provide pesticide-free food products to consumers and utilize more fallow land, the Kudumbashree Mission is embarking on a major project to provide interest-free loan to farmers, especially those interested in organic farming. The project, to be implemented with the support of the central government’s Mahila Kisan Saktheekaran Pariyojana, Nabard and […]
Dates: 12th January to 15th January, 2014 –Workshop On Biodynamic Farming 16th to 18th January, 2014 –Workshop On Vegetable, Fodder and Dairy Management Note: The farm will also host the Biodynamic conference under the aegis of the Biodynamic Association of India from 9th January to 11th January, 2014. If participants wish to register for this […]
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON Wed Nov 13, 2013 (Reuters) – Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has made a fresh appeal for more organic farming, insisting his approach was based on science rather that “a quirk” and dismissing those who would prefer he keeps his opinions private. Charles, who turns 65 this week, […]
Greetings from CSA and Nisargic Shethi Beej Producer Company Ltd!!! We are pleased to inform you that CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (CSA) and NISARGIC SHETHI BEEJ PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED jointly organizing is a Training Programme on Seed Production and Marketing to be held at Wardha, Maharashtra, India from 2nd to 6th December, 2013. We are appending herewith details of the […]
Date 2nd to 6th December, 2013
Greetings from ECOCERT– India! Ecocert India is pleased to invite you for the “International Organic Trade Fair – BioFach India 2013” to be held on 14th to 16th November 2013, at Bangalore Palace, Palace Road, Vasanthnagar entrance, Bangalore, India. Ecocert India is going to be there as exhibitor this year too. Please visit to our […]
Date 14th to 16th November 2013
Time 10.00 am - 6.00pm
The fifth-largest importer says pesticide residues higher than permissible levels Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Saudi Arabia, the fifth-largest importer of fresh vegetables from India, has said pesticide residues in the commodity are higher than permissible levels. It has threatened to take strong action in the near future. In an advisory to the Agricultural and Processed […]
Ayesha Arvind New Delhi, November 10, 2013 When NGO Consumer Voice revealed in 2010 that vegetables and fruits that Delhiites eat everyday are extremely toxic, with chemical content that could cause serious health problems, the Delhi High Court of its own told the state government to check the situation. The government literally watered down the report, […]
Friends/Parents, Let me invite your kids for a 4 day winter camp. Students: 5th to 9th standard students. Location: Vigyan Ashram DIY(Do It Yourself) Lab, JP Naik Institute, Near Eklavya Polytechnic, DP Road, Kothrud Activities: Electronics Organic City Farming Energy Audit Software Date and Timings: 9th – 12th November (4 days) 11am to 4 pm. […]