Interview with Chief operating officer, Syngenta AG Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai April 19, 2014 In India, average landholding declined from 2.3 hectares in the 70s to 1.32 hectares in 2000-01. If this rate continues, average landholding will fall to 0.68 hectares by 2020 and a mere 0.32 hectares by 2030. Currently 86 per cent of Indian farmers, […]
VIJAYAWADA, April 20, 2014 Farmers can achieve better yield, but they are struggling to market organic products owing to lack of government support Organic food market in India is expanding at a staggering rate of 400 per cent every year according to a report published by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) but the farmers are […]
Vivek Menezes, TNN | Apr 20, 2014, Forget football or feni, the one tie that binds all Goans together is the fish on their plates. This is a land where ‘what fish are you eating today’ is a perfectly acceptable Konkani greeting, where every local feels utterly malnourished without a daily share.
TNN | Apr 14, 2014, 12.42 AM IST PANAJI: Fish production off India’s coastline has been hit because of the over-zealous use of chemical fertilizers by farmers, said SWA Naqvi, director of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). Listing out the negative influences of the green revolution on India’s farming practices, Naqvi said, “As synthetic […]
Facilitators who love children and Nature will anchor the programme Age – 9 – 15 years. Please Note – Children will be provided with Healthy snacks and drinks . Programme Fees – Rs.1500/- (Fees once paid will not be refunded) Online money transfer details: Beneficiary […]
On behalf of Paschim Sridhar Kati Jonokalyan Samiti, I take this opportunity to invite you to the Annual Seed Festival-Seed Savers Meeting at Jogeshgunj, North 24 Parganas-West Bengal. This is a 4 day event between 16.04.2014 to 19.04.2014 which will showcase Seed Diversity from 7 districts of West Bengal including almost all the blocks of the […]
Nitin Sethi | New Delhi April 14, 2014 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can be assertive when he chooses to. He has certainly imposed his will on the government to push the case for the controversial genetically-modified (GM) food crops. Documents reviewed by Business Standard show, for almost two years, Singh and his office have been […]
By Suk Gee-hyun ([email protected]) Lee Yong-ja and Yoo Myung-sub are often seen on the street in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, covered in dirt, carrying gardening tools and plastic bags filled with lettuce and peppers from a hill behind their apartment. “It’s exciting that you can grow something edible, without having to worry about pesticides or feeling doubtful […]
April 10, 2014 Director Rohit Shetty commented on seeing her farmhouse, “If I ever had such a beautiful house, I would never feel like returning to Mumbai.” Apparently all food is grown organically and there are cattle for fresh milk and swans on the property. Asin paints and loves reading and whenever she is at […]
Dangi Breed Festival has been organized at Khirware village of akole block of A’Nagar district between 12-15 April 2014. This is initiative by Khirware grampanchyat since last 4 years by collecting contribution from like minded people without any of support from Govt agencies .and purpose of this is to aware community about Importance of Dangi […]