Pune-based firm Lentus India Pvt Ltd had signed agreement for organic farming in 30 villages of Mandla district Shashikant Trivedi Bhopal October 27, 2014 To ensure farm-to-fork approach, state government had invited private players to join organic farming. As a result a number of private companies have evinced interest in organic farming during the last […]
Ankit Yadav, TNN | Oct 24, 2014 Bareilly: With people becoming aware about the benefits of organic farming, more and more farmers are opting for this trend. But Anil Sawhney experimented with this concept much before it became popular.
29th October 2014 KOCHI: The sixth edition of the India International Food and Agri Expo organised by the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) will be held at the University from October 30. Public Works Minister V K Ibrahim Kunju will inaugurate the Expo at 2.30 pm.
Kochi October 28, 2014 In a bid to propagate healthy food habits, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) Vice Chancellor, Dr B Madhusoodana Kurup stressed the need for stimulating organic farming practices in agriculture and aquaculture sectors
Basic workshop to get your veggie garden quick-started Date: Sunday, Nov. 2nd , 3-6:30 p.m. Venue: Rua Minguel de Loyola Furtado, Margao, Goa. Green Essential promotes environmentally-friendly alternatives that help make our lives healthier, more natural and sustainable. We are especially passionate about growing vegetables at home and promote organic vegetable gardening in Goa through […]
Annie Philip PUDUCHERRY, October 24, 2014 S. Janaki, a farmer, laughs when she says she is unsure of what to do with the extra time that she now has. “Earlier, I used to have back problems because of the tiring labour involved in paddy cultivation. Now, I find working in the field much easier and […]
Thursday October 23, 2014 Adil Hussain What pesticides are doing to Assam tea I can still remember Pratima Barua’s song on tea garden workers who left their homes in Odisha and Bihar to pluck tea leaves in the gardens of Assam, to give the world the famous Assam tea. I also recall the breathtaking, neatly […]
TNN | Oct 23, 2014 JORHAT: Hoping to train students, alumni and farmers in the basics of organic farming, Kakojan College in Jorhat district has begun an organic farming project on land belonging to the institute. Located in the Kakojan area, about 15 km from the district headquarters here, the college launched the project this […]
TNN | Oct 21, 2014 BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said subsidy will be given on green manure in the state. Besides, arrangements will be made at all mandis to have a counter for organic products. He said organic development committee will meet quarterly to boost organic production in the state.
New scientific research increasingly shows how “agroecology” offers environmentally sustainable methods that can meet the rapidly growing demand for food. Modern industrial agricultural methods can no longer feed the world, due to the impacts of overlapping environmental and ecological crises linked to land, water, and resource availability.