Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh has said that Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM) is playing a vital role in the development of Indian cooperatives. Speaking on the occasion of the Foundation Day of VAMNICOM in Pune, today, he said that agriculture plays an important role in Indian […]
Source: India Blooms
Sambhaji Neharkar’s world lies in his village in Beed district of Maharashtra. For the farmer, life revolves around his crops, which in turn depend on nature for the water they need to grow. But nature is not always bountiful. And when nature fails, the results can be very harsh. Back in 2014-15, the Marathwada region […]
Source: The Better India
India is the largest producer of limes and lemons in the world with an estimated production of three million tonnes per annum. All through the year, markets in India are flush with the fruit. Primarily cultivated in states like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Bihar, the ideal time to plant them is during […]
Source: The Better India
On a late winter morning, about 300 women farmers gathered at an agricultural field at Arjun Naik Thanda, a lambada hamlet near here, to celebrate ‘old crops’ or millets. After a brief meeting, they joined a rally of ten bullock carts, decorated with traditional art. With seed samples of over 20 varieties of millets in […]
Source: The Hindu
MANGALDAI: “We have taken the pledge to continue our mission to initiate multi-cropping farming instead of the traditional single cropping and to make our fields evergreen throughout the year by adopting the organic cultivation besides concentrating on fish and duck farming, horticulture, piggery etc,” a group of eight progressive farmers of the district has taken […]
Source: The Sentinel
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development aims to encourage Indian women entrepreneurs and farmers to connect with more buyers through organizing ‘Women of India Organic Festivals’ across the country. This was stated by Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development after visiting various stalls and Food Court on the concluding […]
Source: 5 Dariya News
PIPILI: After almost sixty years since the introduction of HYV seeds in various states of the country, Odisha has some catching up to do in terms of agricultural productivity. Prabodh Kumar Mohanty and Priyadarshan Routray from Pipili launched the I-Concept initiative in 2016 with a common mission to produce fresh and organic vegetable efficiently. The […]
Source: Orissa Post
New Delhi: In a bid to maintain good health, Manisha Bhardwaj, a software professional working in Noida, and her banker husband, Sakal Bhardwaj—both turning 40—have decided to bring some changes in their lifestyle and food habits. The couple has not only joined a gym to lose weight but has also completely switched to organic foods—ranging […]
Source: Livemint
L Narayana Reddy, a farmer from Varthur in Bengaluru, who made a name for himself for turning to organic farming, passed away on Monday morning. The 83-year-old farmer passed away due to natural causes, his family confirmed to TNM. He had held classes on organic farming at his farm in Doddaballapura in Bengaluru Rural district […]
Source: The News Minute
The three-day 6th ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ organised by The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt of India began today, at Leisure Valley, Sector-10, Chandigarh, to celebrate and promote women farmers and entrepreneurs in the organic sector from the remotest parts of India. B.L. Sharma, Secretary, Women and Child Development, UT Chandigarh and […]
Source: 5 Dariya News
Panaji, Jan 10: Agriculture minister Vijai Sardesai addressing a state level seminar on ‘The Agriculture Sector in Goa: Towards self sufficiency and sustainable development’, said that farm produce ‘Brand Goa’ be on line with ‘Whole Foods’ USA as it would provide much needed impetus to the sector. “The centre has sanctioned 500 organic farming clusters […]
Source: Daiji World
Karnataka organic food product manufacturers see that if marketing via online platforms is introduced, it would give a big fillip to the sector. But certification and the dynamic regulation framework can further bring in the much-needed transparency to the e-commerce platform for trade. The views have come in after the recent announcement by the National […]
Source: FnB News
Gangtok, Italy will be transformed into an “organic country” by adopting the farming policy of Sikkim, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said quoting a communication received from Rome. Speaking to media, Chamling read out a letter he received from the Italian government, citing the prestigious Future Policy Gold Award he had received at the United Nations […]
Source: Outlook
Lucknow: After making their presence felt in male-dominant jobs like police, army and games, women have now given their male counterparts a tough competition by taking up agriculture as their profession. Women at the Dhanpatganj in Vikas Khand have skillfully mastered the art of developing ‘Vermicompost’ and are helping others in organic and disease-free farming. […]
Source: Newstrack
Dimapur, Jan. 8: A farmer from Nagaland, Lanuakum Imchen, proprietor of ‘Cold Mountain,’ was awarded the 2018 Best India Organic farmer award for North and North East India on Dec. 28 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, in New Delhi. The award was presented by Krishna Raj, Union minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers welfare. Imchen […]
Source: Eastern Mirror
Fancy organic food? Want them cheaper than market rates? The government will enter the online organic food market and sell a range of products, on sites such as Amazon and Grofers, through its main food-trading agency, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed). “We have just taken a decision last week after necessary […]
Source: The Hindustan Times
Bengaluru: The Kumaraswamy government is mulling to introduce millets in the mid-day meals and Indira canteens in Karnataka in a bid to promote the crop. Agriculture Minister Shivashankar Reddy said that the government has decided to speak to the multinational companies (MNCs) to include the same in their canteens. “Rural areas consume millets and we […]
Source: News 18
Over a 1,000 people, including tribal farmers and cancer patients, took part in a walkathon at Shivaji Park on Sunday, seeking a ban on use of harmful chemicals in farming. The focus of the walkathon, which also celebrated ‘Kisan Diwas’, was to create awareness about the benefits of organic farming. Called HOSH, the event was […]
Source: The Hindu
It was 1993 when Krishna Mckenzie travelled all the way from the UK to Puducherry in India. Little did Mckenzie know then that years later, he would go on to become a champion of organic farming and an advocate of eco-friendliness in the quaint township of Auroville. Inspired by the Indian culture from his alma […]
Source: The Logical Indian
“We both worked together. We started with Rs 3,500, and in just four months, we have a yield of 6.35 quintals of sugar-free rice which has fetched us Rs 50,000,” say the young couple, Bhosle Sanjeev (28) and Rekha (26) who are ushering a more natural way of farming on some stretches of Kavval forest […]
Source: The News Minute
This year Beejotsav on 15-16-17 of March will be held along with National Seed Festival. During Kisan Sammelan in Ahmedabad many suggested to have a National Seed Festival along with Beejotsav.
Date 15th March 2019 to 17th March 2019
Solan: Chemical fertilisers are resulting in deadly diseases such as cancer. According to a research, the number of cancer patients in the last one-and-a-half year has increased by 25 per cent. This was stated by Hichal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat while addressing a farmers’ meet under the Prakritik Kheti, Khushhal Kisan scheme (formulated on Subhash […]
Source: The Tribune
Gunbir Singh has a mission – to coax farmers to go natural and enable ecological conservation and sustainable living. We are ingesting deadly toxins through food and water, he said. As president of the Dilbir Foundation, an NGO, he has been motivating farmers to grow pesticide-free food crops. “Our objective is to support natural farming […]
Source: The Tribune
Organic farming is a system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs (such as fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, feed additives etc) and to the maximum extent feasible rely upon crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, off-farm organic waste, mineral grade rock additives and biological system of nutrient mobilization and plant protection” (USDA). FAO […]
Source: The Morung Express