Peter Kamau April 4th 2015 Organic farming is now a catch phrase in agricultural circles across the country and the world; yet many farmers do not know what it entails. I will try to explain in the simplest terms possible, what organic farming is all about.
Bhopal April 2, 2015 Industry body Assocham today said that area under organic farming in Madhya Pradesh has increased to over 26 lakh hectares in 2014 from 4.32 lakh hectares in 2010 but farmers have not been able to reap its benefits.
Date: 2nd & 3rd May 2015 Seva Kendra, Kolkota, West Bengal India is a landof vibrant small and marginal farming community with rich indigenous technological knowledge as well as innovative minds for new technology development.
30 March 2015 Derrick Broze The scientists behind a recent World Health Organization study which concluded the herbicide glyphosate “probably” causes cancer, say they stand behind their assessment. The comments come in response to criticisms from Monsanto Co., who said the study was based on “junk science”. The main ingredient in Monsanto’s Round Up product […]
April 1, 2015, 12:00 pm I was in Chandigarh last week to speak at a gathering of all India organic farmers. Hundreds of people had come from all over India and the range of seeds and food was truly stunning. As usual I bought something from every stall and came back with sacks full of […]
31/3/2015 With an aim to improve rural economy, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has endorsed his Government’s full support to improve export of food grains and vegetables and said those farmers or organisations doing extraordinary work in this field would be felicitated. “The need of the hour is to improve organic farming and therefore […]
01st April 2015 CHENNAI: There might come a day where India will be providing food for the world, where due to climate change, other countries will look towards India for production of small grain millets, said noted soil biologist and vermicologist Sultan Ahmed Ismail, speaking at a public awareness meet on organic food and alternative […]
Fighting for food independence Are seeds a commodity or a vital resource to be shared for the benefit of Humanity like the water we drink or the air we breeze ? In the near future, farmers might lose the right to plant their own seeds. Indeed, in Europe, a regulation is emerging which will impose […]
Anila Backer 30th March 2015 For the past five years, the Cheekkonnu UP School has been cultivating vegetables in 15 cents of land on their school campus, so as to provide pesticide-free and nourishing noon meal to the students. After attaining self-sufficiency in vegetable cultivation, the school is now on a mission to promote organic farming […]
Date: 31st March 2015, NITTTR, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal Contact: Harish – 09425486993