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National Agriculture fair

You may be aware that Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is planning to organize a National Agriculture fair during 14-15 January 2014 at Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is propose to give specific attention to promote marketing of organic food in this mega event. To discuss the strategies and to initiate steps for promotion […]

IFOAM Organic Leadership Course South Asia 2014

Enrolments for our 3rd OLC in South Asia is now open! The Organic World needs Organic Leaders Are you ready to take up the leadership challenge? Following the success of OLC South Asia 2012 and 2013, IFOAM has decided to launch a third edition of our Leadership Program for 2014. Our growing Alumni network in […]

Workshop on SRI in Erode dist.

It is in Erode SRI was tried for the first time in 1999 itself by the organic farmers of the district. With the experience from this region the organic farmers had promoted it to other parts of the state in 2001-02. Now again with water crisis growing in the region again the organic farmers take […]

Now, get organic vegetables on wheels

TNN | Sep 9, 2013, 04.02 AM IST KOZHIKODE: It’s a dream come true for many farmers here when the mobile van carrying organic vegetables cultivated by them started touring the Kozhikode city corporation limit areas. Farmers have been receiving good response from the public for their efforts to sell organic vegetables directly to the […]

Boost to farmers: Chhattisgarh govt launches organic mission

TNN Sep 7, 2013, 05.15AM IST RAIPUR: In a bid to boost organic farming in state, Chhattisgarh government, on Friday, launched an ‘organic farming mission’ in districts of Bastar, Bilaspur and Ambikapur. Under the mission, the government would provide infrastructure, certification and knowledge to farmers, who opt for organic farming. Speaking on the occasion, state […]

“Panch-Gavya Chikitsa Conference”

Date: Sunday, 15-09-2013. Time: 09:00 A.M to 05:00 P.M. Venue: SGVP Gurukul, Chharodi, S. G. Highway, Ahmadabad, Gujarat. Organizers: Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board, Gujarat and Swami Vivekanand Sardh Shati Samiti. Objective: Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board  Gujarat is working in the field of Gau Raxa, Gau Palan, Gau Samvardhan and Gau based Agriculture, Health and […]

National Conference on Ancient Farming Technologies of India Principles and practices

Board of Directors Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas, Hyderabad And Board of trustees Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Gnanabodha Sabha Trust, Eluru Invite you for the NATIONAL CONFERENCE on ANCIENT FARMING TECHNOLOGIES OF INDIA: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES on 13th  – 14th  September, 2013 at Nam Datta Natha Kshetram Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Ashram, Sanivarapu pet cross road, […]

Five Nalanda farmers to attend Gujarat conference

Farrukh Nadim, TNN Sep 2, 2013, 01.55AM IST BIHARSHARIF: Rakesh Kumar of Nalanda Organic Vegetable Growers Federation ( NOVGF), who set a world record by producing highest yield of potato in 2011, and Sumant Kumar of Darveshpura village, who surpassed the previous world record of producing highest paddy yield in 2010, and were among five […]

Govt. agrees to amendments on acquisition of irrigation land

New Delhi, September 3, 2013 Agreement comes after meeting between Jairam Ramesh and Arun Jaitley The UPA government has agreed to two more amendments that the BJP had asked for to make acquisition of irrigation land easier and cheaper under the ‘Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012.’ […]