Feb 13, 2015 As much as 75 percent of global seed diversity in staple food crops is held and actively used by a wide range of small farmholders—workers of less than three to seven acres—with the rest in gene banks, according to a Penn State geographer. Karl Zimmerer, professor of geography and his colleagues in […]
By Chris Arsenault Tue Feb 17, 2015 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Up to 75 percent of the seeds needed to produce the world’s diverse food crops are held by small farmers, researchers said following a review of international census data. Growers with farms of less than seven acres preserve diversity through “networks of seed […]
Correspondent ITANAGAR, Feb 20 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation the 21.75-km long Harmuti-Naharlagun rail line and flagged off the Naharlagun-Delhi AC Express and the Inter-City Express between Naharlagun and Guwahati, thereby bringing the strategically located border State of Arunachal Pradesh to the country’s railway map.
Vishwa Mohan, TNN | Feb 20, 2015, NEW DELHI: Seeking adequate government’s intervention to promote organic farming in a big way, thousands of farmers from across the country will assemble in Chandigarh for a three-day convention, beginning February 28. They will share their success stories with policy-makers and brainstorm on ways and means to make […]
Samudra Gupta Kashyap | Guwahati | February 21, 2015 Better connectivity and exploitation of hydro-electric potential were the keys to fighting poverty and bringing about rapid development in Arunachal Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Itanagar on Friday. Modi, who participated in the 29th statehood day of Arunachal Pradesh, also said the state has […]
By Lauren Rothman February 19, 2015 When you think of organic farming, your mind’s eye might lead you to the carefully tended rooftop gardens of US metropolitan areas, or to Italy, where rich volcanic soils burst with pristine San Marzano tomatoes. But it’s actually the world’s developing nations that are leading the way in chemical-free […]
Correspondent SHILLONG, Feb 17 – With an eye on brand-building and market Meghalaya as an organic food producing State, the State government has withdrawn the chemical fertilizer subsidy to farmers, thus raising serious livelihood questions.
By Rituparna Chatterjee on February 17, 2015 With increasing per capita income and the emerging middle class demanding safe food products, India’s share of organic food products is expected to touch atleast two per cent by 2020 predicted Dr Lorenzo Boni, project manager assistant, Bioagri Coop, adding, “This is a good figure considering that Italy […]
17 February 2015 – POTUS and the missus could not make it to the city of love last month, but there is another couple that renewed its vows in Agra this Valentine’s Day. The alliance is that of the large private seed industry and the public agricultural sector in India. The National Seed Association of […]
Mike Barrett February 6, 2015 Over in Denmark, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries is working toward what has been deemed the ‘world’s most ambitious’ plan for surging organic food across the country. Excitingly, the new strategy involves doubling organic farming in order to serve more organic food in the nation’s public institutions. The Danish government […]