Making ‘Living Soil’ Pots Save Water. Save Labour. Save money. This workshop will teach you how to make ‘Living Soil’ pots using simple resources, giving you the confidence to start and maintain your sustainable organic kitchen garden. And don’t worry about space either. Terrace, backyard, balcony or window grill, no place is too small for […]
27th September 2014 SULTHAN BATHERY: At a time when many farmers in the state are abandoning agriculture owing to poor yield and low income, Sooraj C S, a Plus-Two student hailing from Mathamangalam, near here, is scripting a success story with his experiments in zero budget farming.
M. J. Prabu September 24, 2014 What is it that makes a small farmer opt for growing and preserving several native paddy varieties when finding a good market for normal crops is proving to be a Herculean task? “Probably it is the innate interest to preserve and protect the local biodiversity that spurs some to […]
Amit Dave September 25, 2014 No topic seems to inspire more debate than genetically modified organisms. Should genetic modifications be used to makes crops live longer, resist pests and drought and yield more harvest? Or are GMOs dangerous for the planet and its residents?
3 August 2014 Since the 1950s, chemical fertilisers and pesticides have been widely used across India to improve crop yields and grow more fruit and vegetables.
27th & 28th Sept, 2014 Hall No.1, A.N.Sinha Institute, Near Gandhi Maidan, Patna. INVITATION We invite to the State Level Mass Meeting of indigenous farmers and seed savers (Bihar Beej Utsav-2014) to be held on 27th and 28th Sept, 2014 at Hall No.1, A.N.Sinha Institute, Near Gandhi Maidan. Patna. Around 100 farmers, farmer leaders […]
Products ● Certification ● Marketing ● Exports 7th October, 2014, Hotel Le-Meridian, New Delhi Broucher OrganicFarming_2014 Tentative Agenda
Dates: 13th to 16th December, 2014 –Workshop On Biodynamic Farming 17th to 18th December, 2014 –Workshop On Vegetable Production 19th to 20th December, 2014 –Workshop On Fodder and Dairy Management Venue: Bhaikaka Krishi Kendra, Ravipura [Anand-Sojitra Road], District Anand, Gujarat, Pin Code – 388440. [This Farm is prominently featured in the popular documentary ‘One Man, […]
Tuesday Sep 23, 2014 With Prime Minister Narendra Modi having shown his penchant for organic farming, the ministry of agriculture will soon unveil a scheme to rope in about 50 lakh farmers in one lakh villages. The government is chalking out details for convergence of the Rs 500 crore “Gokul” mission (cow-hostel) and organic farming […]
TNN | Sep 22, 2014 KOCHI: With the International Organic Day falling on September 22, the state government is gearing up to bring more areas in Kerala under organic farming. This time, it has decided to expand organic farming to 2,000 hectares in three districts. As per the Kerala State Organic farming policy, the […]