ARAKU VALLEY, April 29, 2013 For people living in plains, varieties of food include a few types of vegetables, paddy and millets and it is strongly believed that chemical fertilisers and pesticides alone can increase the yield and protect the crops. But a visit to the annual Paata Vittinala Panduga (old seeds festival) held in […]
In our continuing quest to expand our knowledge of taking proper care of plants, we are pleased to announce a Workshop on Pruning of plants. Proper pruning of trees/plants has a major impact on their growth and productivity. Properly pruned trees/plants are likely to have greater strength, health and productivity than trees that are not […]
Coalition calls for the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to take action 16 May 2014 – Today sees the start of an international call by a broad coalition of organisations to stop the spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. The initiative says that binding regulations […]
On 24th and 25th May, review and training meeting on natural farming is being organised in Rohtak. On 24th, only already practicing farmers are being organised so that in depth discussion can be held, and on 25th a day long training session will be held for new ones (off course already practicing ones can also […]
Date: Sunday 18th May 2014 Time: 9 AM to 12:30 PM Venue: Bharat Vikas Parishad Bhawan, Sector, 12-A, Panchkula (Near Nullah) Organiser: SAROKAR and BHARAT VIKAS PARISHAD (Panchkula) Objective: Pesticides and Agro-Chemicals are passed to our ffood chain causing several serious ecological and health problems and even challenging health security of our future generations. Let […]
Yagnesh Mehta,TNN | May 14, 2014 SURAT: A few farmers in south Gujarat have begun growing organic mangoes, as this improves the tree’s immunity against pests without using fertilizers or pesticides. These farmers believe organic mangoes will have easier access to new markets, even after the ban on import of Indian mangoes by the United […]
Tushar Pawar,TNN | May 14, 2014 NASHIK: The state government has increased the organic farming area in Nashik division from 800 hectares to 1,200 hectares to promote the form of agriculture and discourage use of chemical fertilizers. Two years ago, the area under organic farming, which largely depends on techniques such as crop rotation, green […]
accomodation and conference st. anns generalates route map 19-20th MAY 2014 Workshop on Open Source Seeds
KANNUR, May 10, 2014 Bid to revive cultivation of traditional varieties of paddy on Kaipad fields Large tracts of brackish water fields, suitable for traditional paddy and shrimp cultivation, in the north Malabar region, have been remaining fallow for some time now. Consequently, some of the traditional varieties of paddy with unique qualities, which used […]
Friday, May 09, 2014, Riyadh: Saudi Arabia, the fifth-largest importer of fresh vegetables from India, has banned the import of Indian chili due to the presence of high pesticide residues in it, media reported Friday. “We have been informed about the Saudi ministry of agriculture’s decision to ban chili pepper beginning May 30,” Arab News […]