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Millet Mela

Date: 21-22nd Feb 2015 Venue: Durga Parmeshivery Temple Ground, Opp Ranga Shankara ,J.P.Nagar, 2nd Stage, Bangalore Millet Mela is celebration of millet diversity that is grown with care for your health and environment by our farmers.  

Only 10 days for Kisan Krishi Mela

Kisan Fair is a 3 day event being held from 26th February to the 28th February 2015 at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India. This event showcases products like farm, agricultural, agricultural financing, to that of farming, and teaching associated with this field etc. in the Agriculture & Forestry industry. Contact: 09595389389

Farmers trying to preserve local crop varieties

Snehlata Shrivastav, TNN | Feb 16, 2015, NAGPUR: The promoters of organic cultivation, mostly farmers, across Vidarbha are also trying hard to conserve the traditional varieties of crops. They are in their own way contributing towards conservation of these indigenous and straight varieties for future generations in a well-planned and systematic manner.

Farmers compare notes as Beejotsav takes off

TNN | Feb 14, 2015 NAGPUR: The organic farmers from Nagpur and nearby districts believe the challenges they face could be overcome from the experiences of other such farmers rather than the scientists with whom they can hardly relate. This was the view emerging from a panel discussion took place at the start of Beejotsav […]

Organic cotton Textile Park in Maharashtra

Mumbai February 14, 2015 Increasing use of Bt cotton has reduced cultivation of organic cotton, which is considered eco-friendly To promote organic cotton cultivation in India, the government Maharashtra is setting up a first-of-its-kind specialty textile park in the state. Announcing the decision, Textile Minister Chandrakant Patil, said, “The government of Maharashtra is committed to promoting […]

Amira launches organic food range

Feb 10, 2015 Amira Nature Foods announced the launch of its organic food range at Gulfood 2015 at Dubai World Trade Centre. The organic portfolio will include basmati rice and brown basmati rice, kidney beans, chick peas, whole wheat flour and brown chana and tur dal.

Seed fest to boost organic farming

TNN | Feb 10, 2015 Nagpur: To promote organic farming, several agriculturists from the city have teamed up to organize a three-day seed festival, ‘Beejotsav’, from Friday. The initiative has been taken to discourage the use of chemical fertilizers and genetically modified seeds, and support farmers to rely more on organic and sustainable farming.

Organic farming catches fancy of HP farmers

TNN | Feb 10, 2015 SHIMLA: At a time when global warming has posed threat to apple plantation in Himachal Pradesh that was first introduced in 1870 in Kullu by British captain R C Scot and in 1916 at Thanedar area of Shimla by US citizen Samuel Evans Stokes later known as Satya Nand Stokes, […]