PTI | Oct 29, 2015 KOTA: Despite the government’s constant efforts to promote organic farming, only 16.3 per cent farmers of Rajasthan use organic inputs, while fear of less production and unavailability of organic inputs form the major hindrances to the chemical-ridden farming.
BY TEAM VCC VCCircle has shortlisted five companies for the showcase session of the VCCircle Agri and Food investment Summit, to be held on October 28 at Taj Lands End in Mumbai. VCCircle Showcase promises to be an exciting session aimed at bringing out innovative ideas and business propositions in the farm and food sector […]
S. Annamalai, The Hindu October 5, 2015 The system brought down input costs — two to four kg of seeds per acre against 30 kg needed for fertiliser-based, water-intensive farming A model evolved for applying traditional wisdom in farming has also helped in conserving indigenous paddy varieties that are under threat of extinction.
TNN | Oct 25, 2015, DEHRADUN: In a move to boost organic farming, chief minister Harish Rawat on Sunday flagged off 10 agriculture chariots known as ” krishi rath” at Haldwani Forest Training Institute in Nainital district to promote organic farming. The aim to sensitize farmers about conserving soil fertility by avoiding fertilizers and other […]
By Colin Todhunter Global Research, October 25, 2015 Masanobu Fukuoka, the legendary Japanese organic farmer once described Bhaskar Hiraji Save‘s farm as “the best in the world, even better than my own!” In 2010, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements honoured Save with the ‘One World Award for Lifetime Achievement’.
Saturday, 24 October 2015 Nonagenarian Gandhi of organic farming, Bhaskarbhai Save passed away around 12.45 after brief illness. The cremation will be Sunday, at 10 am at Save’s farm, Kalpavruksha, along the Coastal Highway, off Umergam, near Dehri village, on the southernmost tip of coastal Gujarat.
We’ve just finished a film on global agriculture called The Worm Is Turning. It features the amazing women in Pastapur.
This is to invite you to a unique event on legal concerns around the seed in response to real problems faced on the ground in Karnataka and neighboring Southern states of India. The twin objectives of this gathering are to: Firstly, raise awareness and build our own collective capacities on the law-related issues around seeds, including on current day local […]
October 23, 2015 by Colin Todhunter Our food system is in big trouble. It’s in big trouble because the global agritech/agribusiness sector is poisoning it, us and the environment with its pesticides, herbicides, GMOs and various other chemical inputs. The Rockefeller clan exported the petrochemical intensive ‘green revolution’ around the world with the aim of […]
Sudhirendar Sharma Sustainable business model ensures fair price for growers and buyers alike It is perhaps the only organised market where farmers fix the price for their produce, by attaching a distinct value to the technique and cost of production. The Organic Farmers Market (OFM), a network of 20 outlets, has become an important destination […]