The idea behind Yogic farming is to empower the seeds with the help of positive thinking. Sep 15, 2015 AGRICULTURE MINISTER Radha Mohan Singh has said that the Centre has decided to support the idea of Yogic farming. “With the help of Rajyog, the farmer’s confidence level should be increased so that he is able […]
14 September 2015 The Organic Trade Association (OTA), a membership-based organization of organic food companies, is working to bust myths about organic food. “Despite organic sales and accessibility at all-time highs, consumer confusion about organic benefits remains significant,” say Laura Batcha, CEO of OTA. “Consumers need to know the facts about organic so they can make the […]
Cherrupreet Kaur, TNN | Sep 20, 2015, RAIPUR: After adopting organic methods of farming, using vermi-compost manure and drip irrigation system, 25-year-old Chitrasen bought and expanded agriculture practice from three to ten acres of land in just three years at village Markatola in Kanker district.
Day 1: September 27th 2015 (Sunday) Time Slot, including Discussions Title Facilitators/Resource Persons Broad Scope 10.00 am to 10.30 am Welcome, Quick Introductions & Introduction to the Course Ananthoo & Kavitha Kuruganti This will cover the structure of the Course as well as the broad contours of what do we mean by farmer-centric ethical organic markets […]
ASHA skillshare course on Organic Markets that Empower Farmers & Consumers This Course has been designed to cover various “models” – ones that have initiated their interventions at the retail end; ones that began at the producer end; ones that just facilitated producer-consumer platforms; ones that have been started within a state government etc. While […]
Maximum Number of Participants: 25 Register before: 25th Sept., 2015 @ JATAN on 0265-2371429 (Just Seven days left) Venue: Bhaikaka Krishi Kendra, near Anand Actual Cost: Rs. 5000/- per participant BUT pay as you please for voluntary trainers and genuine farmers. Language: Gujarati Note: Please be ready to soil your hands, this is a hands-on […]
Let’s protect our children from Toxic Pesticides and give them a healthy life, No pesticides Saturday 19th September, 2015 Time 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Venue: Prachin shiv Mandir, Sector-9, Panchkula Contact: 7087432288 or 8950268580
Prithvijit Mitra,TNN | Sep 17, 2015, KOLKATA: Organic vegetables at just 50 paise a kg: This may sound incredible at a time when veggies are burning a hole in the pocket but a Birbhum firm apparently has the key to it.
In the small, nondescript villages of Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, a group of tribals have joined hands to show the way forward to sustainable future by adopting organic farming.
As part of our initiative ‘Aikanthika Shikshan’, we conducted a ‘Workshop on Natural Farming’ at Doddakatte village, Hiriyur taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka state, India, on Sept. 1st, 2015 and the same news article has appeared in the local Kannada daily newspaper Vijaya Karnataka which is attached below along with a photo showing seed distribution process. […]