It was in 2012 when Pawan Tak visited a hospital in Ajmer and came across a girl who had tried to commit suicide by drinking a harmful pesticide. This incident changed his entire course of life! The family belonged to a remote village. The doctor wanted to know the name of the chemical that the […]
Patna: The thrill was evident on the faces of over a hundred students who took part in the organic rice harvesting festival at Tarumitra on Saturday. For many, it was their first visit to a farm. Even teachers and other participants tried their hand at harvesting. Students from St Joseph’s Convent High School, Don Bosco […]
Imphal: Manipur opened the region’s first organic store here on Monday under the Centre’s Mission Organic Value Chain Development in the Northeast. Opening the store, named Organic Outlet, at the gate of the horticulture directorate here, horticulture and soil conservation minister Th. Shyamkumar Singh said organic food products reduce health problems.
VISAKHAPATNAM: Reiterating the governments resolve of according a high priority to food security, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said that many initiatives had been undertaken to improve the organic farming in the State. Inaugurating the first edition of the three-day AP AgriTech-Summit (Agri Hackathon) in Visakhapatnam at the APIIC Grounds on Wednesday, in […]
According to popular perception, organic farming is a system where crops are grown without chemical fertilizers. What many dont know is that if a seed is genetically modified or even a hybrid variety, then the produce cannot be claimed organic. At an ongoing conference to highlight the importance of saving traditional seed varieties in organic […]
Mahabubabad: Encourage the farmers to adopt organic farming, which will enrich the fertility of the soil without harming the environment, advised District Collector Dr Preethi Meena. She was the chief guest at a training programme for farmers on Param Paragath Krishi Vikasa Yojana (PPKVY) in Parvathagiri village of Mahabubabad district of Telangana on Tuesday. Speaking […]
Nagpur: The government is planning an organic revolution for the country, and the ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) has come to its aid by identifying areas holding high potential for the same. After completing scientific research that started in 2011, the bureau along with ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, […]
Agroecology and environmental biosafety expert Angelika Hilbeck on Tuesday called for better enforcement of biosafety norms in agriculture. “It has been my observation that most countries have good regulations, but it is implementation that they usually lack and I don’t think India is any different in this regard,” said Hilbeck. She was speaking at a […]
Patna: More than a dozen farmers have approached the agriculture department to get their produce certified as organic. The department has signed an agreement with Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA) for issuing certificates to farmers who use organic method for cultivation. Sources in the agriculture department said so far 15 such farmers had approached […]
Sikkim has produced about 80,000 mt of various organic vegetables in 2016-17 after it became a fully organic state. “We produced 80,000 mt organic vegetable in the state last year to showcase our commitment to organic farming,” said Horticulture and Cash Crop Development department, secretary, Khorlo Bhutia. “These vegetables were 100 per cent chemical-free and […]