August 12, 2015 Independent evidence shows GM foods and ingredients harm human health. All nations should ban them. UN General Assembly measures and international humanitarian laws say all nations are responsible for protecting the health, safety and welfare of their people. Harmful to human health GMOs should be universally banned. Scotland acted responsibly.
Mumbai August 16, 2015 Biotech company Camson discovers NKP with full protection on soil, air and water, to sell at 50% lower than chemical fertiliser. In a major breakthrough, agricultural biotechnology majorCamson Bio Technologies has discovered a revolutionary product – natural fertiliser – with capacity to replace existing chemical fertilisers. Discovered in all variants i.e. nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium or […]
Aug 14, 2015 BENGALURU: The rural farming community is rapidly shrinking, due to the migration of youngsters from villages to cities in search of greener pastures, ironically. This alarming trend has caught the attention of Bengaluru’s techies and working professionals, who are going beyond urban terrace farming, and getting into community farming, to bridge the […]
August 13, 2015 Excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in food production and increasing health awareness among consumers to driveIndia organic food market According to recently published TechSci Research report “India Organic Food Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020“, organic food market in India is projected to register growth at a CAGR of over 25% during 2015-20. Growing health consciousness […]
Farmers in India are increasingly opting for organic farming as a viable alternative to chemical agriculture. In this context, biodynamic (BD) agriculture will strengthen the organic farming movement and be of immense help to organic farmers. A number of experienced BD practitioners trained by Peter Procter will conduct the course. The course has a good […]
This course has been designed to expose participants to different “models” of organic markets, whether you are beginning at the retail end or at the farmers’ end. How do we ensure that farmers are empowered and consumers get genuine organic produce; how do we manage the day to day logistics of an organic marketing enterprise […]
Mr. Suresh Desai from Belgaum, Karnataka is visiting farmers in Haryana and guiding them about principles of natural farming with minimum use of water to get increased yields through a workshop on 18th August 2015 in Rohtak, Haryana.
August 10, 2015 In times when cotton farmer suicides have become a day-to-day affair in India, especially Vidarbha, organic cotton farming has its benefits. This cotton variant, if adopted in farming practices, can help farmers resolve their economical issues, says Mary Christine Joy. Indian cotton belts have remained infamous for farmer suicides for years, especially the rural areas […]
August 06, 2015 Bengaluru: The farmer suicide rate in Karnataka has hit the highest level in a decade, highlighting agrarian distress in the state. A total of 158 farmers killed themselves in July alone in the state, government data showed, bringing this year’s toll of farmer suicides to 197, the most since 2003.
August 05, 2015 For many years, Vandana Shiva has been waging a war against industrialized farming and the use of genetically modified crops NEW DELHI: Hidden in the narrow lanes of block A in Hauz Khas, is a simple apartment building with no nameplate or house number. Most people going through this posh locality can […]