TNN | Oct 10, 2015, KOZHIKODE: The district organic farmers’ committee staged Vayal Raksha Sangamam, here, on Friday demanding strict action for the protection and retention of paddy fields. The sangamam demanded the protection of paddy fields across the state for ensuring food security and for offering organic rice.
Sukhbir Siwach Chandigarh Oct 09 2015 100 Women From Jind Villages Active In Campaign A group of women in Haryana’s Jind district are doing what the governments and scientists couldn’t to protect cotton crop from whitefly attack in Punjab and Haryana. With the help of indigenous style of farming, they have beaten the impact of […]
Sixteen out of 28 European Union (EU) member states including France and Germany have formally notified and registered with the European Commission, their intention to ban genetically modified (GM) crop cultivation under new EU rules. Germany is the largest EU nation to opt out and had announced the decision on September 30. The applications to […]
Wednesday, 7 October 2015 In February this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an ambitious Rs568 crore Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme. The objective of the three-year scheme is to issue soil health cards to 14 crore farmers spread across India. The cards will be given out after determining the quality of soil, identifying its […]
Aneela Mirchandani | October 7, 2015 In 1998, a farmer in Warangal, India killed himself after a failed crop by drinking pesticide. His body was found hours later lying amidst his one-acre crop, which was overrun by worms. This suicide was one of many that were reported on at the time; the incidence was particularly […]
On World Food Day at Thiruvananthapuram, Vayalraksha Sangamam, which brings together various agricultural and environmental organisations, associations, farmers, activists and students in Kerala to a single platform, will be held on 16 October 2015, the World Food Day, at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. Organised by Kerala Jaiva Karshaka Samithi, the largest organisation of […]
Subodh Varma & Amit Bhattacharya, TNN | Oct 8, 2015 BATHINDA: “It was just like the Japanese air strike in the film, Pearl Harbour,” said Naresh Kumar Lehri, a seed and pesticide dealer at Singho village in Punjab’s Bathinda district. “They appeared out of nowhere and left a trail of destruction.”
Oct 08, 2015 Organic farming is the answer to drought and climate change. If we do not respect the soil and if we do not recommit ourselves to ahimsa, we can rapidly disintegrate as a civilisation.
Samtana is a Sustainable clothing brand based out of Bangalore, India. Samtana offers organic cotton T-Shirts designed by a selected group of artists who are invited to create the most original t-shirts ever! Bangalore, India, October 6, 2015 (PressReleasePoint) – To better serve its growing base of online buyers looking for eco-friendly cotton t-shirts, Samtana, […]
Directorate of Extension The University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in collaboration with the Government, Private and Public Sector units, is organizing Krishmela from November 19th to 22nd, 2015 at GKVK Campus, Bangalore. As part of Krishimela, an Agricultural Exhibition will be held to create awareness among the farming community on the latest technologies of agriculture […]