Karthikeyan Hemalatha, TNN | Jun 17, 2015 CHENNAI: Indiscriminate fertilizer and pesticide usage, coupled with mono-cropping and non-application of base manure like cow dung and green manure (dead plants), has taken a severe toll on the organic content in soil and thereby soil fertility across the state, says the draft organic farming policy of the […]
Karishma 17th June 2015 “If a small state like Sikkim can do it, why can’t we dream of developing the whole of the Northeast as an organic region?” This statement, made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a budget session, was greeted with whole hearted applause from the Parliament. Similarly, we’d like to take off […]
Pratiksha Ramkumar & Julie Mariappan, TNN | Jun 17, 2015 G Ramasamy, 52, a farmer in Arasur, a small village off Avinashi Road in Coimbatore, has not been using any chemical pesticides or fertilizers on his farm for the past one decade. The man who owns 3.5 acres of agricultural land is fully into organic […]
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, TNN | Jun 17, 2015 Tamil Nadu has unveiled an ambitious plan to set up special organic zones (SOZs) on the lines of special economic zones to promote organic farm ing in the state. But the proposal, which forms part of the proposed organic farming policy of the state government, is yet to […]
Applications are invited for admission into a 6 months’ certificate course in Agro-ecology to be organized by the Centre for Pollination Studies in collaboration with Norwegian University of Life Science and Welthungerhilfe. This is an innovative professional course and involves classroom teaching in parallel with hands on training and project assignments. The prospectus of the […]
If you are interested in the education space, especially alternative ones, but have no formal qualification, this is an exciting course that can transform the way you look at learning and living. This is a course for anyone who wants to go beyond mainstream methods and learn about a range of perspectives and practices in […]
Phase 1 of the workshop for this year is scheduled on 8th and 10th of July 2015. This year it’s NOT a sponsored workshop. We were searching for some funds to conduct this year’s workshop but many enthusiasts came forward and are ready to pay for their own accommodation and food to get this training from Dr. Deb. So […]
Bangalore, July 27, 2014, DHNS: Ginger cultivation and extensive use of pesticides are driving the rich biodiversity in Malnad areas to extinction, while the perennial water resource is depleting at a rapid pace, says a study by Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc).
Navadarshanam is happy to announce a 4-day workshop on sustainable farming and permaculture principles from Thursday 2 July to Sunday 5 July 2015. The program is intended for anyone interested in growing food and is designed to provide a good understanding of the principles and methods involved in sustainable farming. The program will have a […]