On the 27th January, 2014, Bhaskar Save – the acclaimed ‘Gandhi of Natural Farming’ – completes 92 years. He has inspired and mentored 3 generations of organic farmers. In 1997, Masanobu Fukuoka, the legendary Japanese natural farmer, visited Save’s farm. He described it as “the best in the world”, even better than his own farm. […]
Date: March 5th – 8th 2014 Venue: Thimphu Bhutan Contact Person: Ms. Dechen Wangmo Mobile: 0097517893035 The International Conference on Organic & Ecological Agriculture in Mountain Ecosystems March 5th- 8th, 2014, in Thimphu Bhutan
Please join us for a seminar on ‘Farming and Kitchen Gardening’ on 30th January 2014 at Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa from 2.30PM to 6:00 PM. The seminar is organised by the trustees of ‘Anand Suman Charity Trust’, in memory of late Dr. Anand G. Naik Kurade – a pioneer in agriculture and food processing […]
Venue: COEX Seoul Date: April 25-27. Changing attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle have continued to fuel the development of the organic industry. Consumer interest in the organic sector has grown by leaps and bounds-not just in food products but in personal care and beauty products as well-showing the desire to eat and live well. ‘International […]
Vinobha KT, TNN Jan 20, 2014, MANGALORE: Safe Harvest Private Limited (SHPL), a company set up by eight NGOs that works with small and marginal farmers from some of the most remote and backward areas of India, is planning to source farm produce from villages in Dakshina Kannada district. SHPL, of which Samaj Pragati Sahayog […]
Jan 19, 2014: Deccan Herald The National Biodiversity Authority has recognised 30 villages in Zaheerabad of Medak district of Andhra Pradesh that grow traditional and fast-disappearing millets as Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site (ABHS). The Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board (APSBB), which finally gave green signal for the rare recognition, has sent its recommendation to the […]
Greetings from Malkangiri. As you know the Adivasi farmers of Malkangiri celebrate their traditional Seed Diversity, local Agriculture Systems established through Generations as they innovate ways to strengthen the food security at the families. This farming community has conserved more than 200 varieties of Paddy (including short duration, aromatic and varieties preventing wild animals to […]
We are calling on the Organic movement to bring to our attention the excellent work carried out by organic innovators across the globe. Every three years IFOAM and the Rural Development Association (RDA) honor the great work of organic innovators with the Organic Farming Innovation Award (OFIA). OFIA is awarded in two categories: The “Grand Prize” for which all applications […]
Anitha Pailoor, Deccan Herald | January 14, 2014 Farming Syed Ghani Khan’s farm stands unique with a verdant tapestry of 700 paddy varieties and 120 types of mango. This distinct ecosystem is the result of a farmer’s constant effort with constructive involvement of his family, writes Anitha Pailoor, against the backdrop of the United Nations […]
Jan 31, 2014 | From the print edition G Nammalvar was one of a kind, a messiah of farmers who was revered as a saint-teacher by his followers. He was an agriculture scientist, a graduate of Annamalai University, who left a government job at the research station at Kovilpatti when he realised that he could do nothing […]