Change in lifestyle leading to more malnutrition in India Bharat Dogra, May 30, 2013, DHNS India faces a peculiar situation of some of the world’s biggest nutrition programmes co-existing with some of the worst statistics of malnutrition in the world. This is due to the poor implementation of ICDS and mid-day meal programme in a […]
Atiqa Hazellah – George Town Going Organic: The Consumers Association of Penang has come out with a booklet to teach people on how best to grow their food. Serious gardeners may take pride in knowing a lot about plants. However, pertinent knowledge such as the right kind of soil mixture, or how to make organic […]
Vegetables top the list in the organic food category in India Swati Deshpande, TNN | May 26, 2013, MUMBAI: Data has revealed that vegetables top the category offering organic options in India. As awareness about organic food options grows in urban areas, it was found that vegetables at 68% lead the way with fruits following […]
AHMEDABAD: The demand for organic products has grown by 55% in Ahmedabad in the last five years, said a survey by industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). The survey on ‘Rising demand of Organic products in Metropolitan cities’ is based on 1,500 lead retailers selling non-organic and organic products in […]
Nearly two-thirds of Indian households in the high income group have reported a substantial increase in consumption of organic food products in the past five years, reveals a new survey released here on Thursday. There has been a major shift in consumer preferences for organic foods with purchases notching a hike of 95 per cent […]
Three organic farmers from Kerala share their success story with MetroPlus. They are showcasing their products at the organic rice mela that begins in the city today Organic farming is gaining ground in Kerala. A burgeoning market for organic produce has helped farmers to reap the benefits of organic cultivation. As more people root […]
The Sanjeevini Rural Development Society based at Araku in Visakha Agency received the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award along with a cash award of Rs. 10 lakh, from Union Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar at a function held in New Delhi on Wednesday, to mark the International Biodiversity Day. Sanjeevini was chosen […]
724 farmers to get national award of Rs 10 lakh for reviving superior local crop varieties In an event held in New Delhi on Wednesday, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Sharad Pawar handed the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award for the year 2011-12 to Seed Savers, a group of 724 farmers […]
A four-day organic mela began on the Akkana Balaga premises here on Saturday. The exhibition-cum-sale aims to popularise organically cultivated food crops and provide an opportunity for customers to buy organic produce directly from producers. On display are foodgrains such as rice and millets, their value-added products, fruits and vegetables, and medicines. Padmarekha, Navara […]
Suicide rates among Indian farmers were a chilling 47 per cent higher than they were for the rest of the population in 2011. In some of the States worst hit by the agrarian crisis, they were well over 100 per cent higher. The new Census 2011 data reveal a shrinking farmer population. And it […]