Saturday, August 31, 2013 Our Bureau, Bengaluru Manoj Kumar Menon, executive director, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), was elected a member of IFOAM Asia Board at the latter’s inaugural General Assembly, which was held at the Namyangju Organic Agricultural Science Museum in the Republic of Korea recently. The other members on the Board […]
Date: 28th & 29th September Venue: Kannada Bhavana, Veterinary college campus, Hebbal Bengaluru Seed, the basic input, is the lifeline of agriculture. Local farming communities have preserved and reused their diverse indigenous eed varieties over generations. It is with this art of preserving and reusing all the agriculture biodiversity and our heritage maintained and developed. […]
Srinagar, Aug 26: A 5-day training programme on organic farming “Certification & Internal Control System Management” began today. The programme is being organized by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, in collaboration with Joint Directorate of Agriculture (Ext) Kashmir at Lalmandi Srinagar. As many as 22 officers from all the districts of the valley participate […]
You are invited for two days all India conference on agrarian crises, its causes, effects, and solution in Udaipur by Prakrati Manav Hiteshi Krishi Abhiyan. Prakrati Manav Hiteshi Krishi Abhiyan, Bharat came into existence on 12 March 2013 in Diyatra, Bikaner where farmers and activist from across India gathered for three days conference on natural […]
For Information: Invitation Letter to Organic program
The New Indian Express, 24th August 2013 The State government will distribute jowar, wheat, ragi and boiled red rice at Rs 1 per kg, along with regular rice as part of ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme to Below Poverty Line and Antyodaya cardholders from October 2. After the Cabinet meeting on Friday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, August 24, 2013 Excessive amounts of Malathion, a general use pesticide, have been detected in a rice sample collected for inspection from the Food Corporation of India godown at Valiyathura here. Traces of uric acid, indicating presence of pests, were also found in three to four samples, of a total of nine samples that […]
Kindly find the initial letter for “Panchgavya chikitsa Conference” to be held on Sunday, 15-09-2013. 09:00 A.M to 05:00 P. M. at. SGVP Gurukul, Chharodi, S. G. Highway, Amdavad, Gujarat. Organized by Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board, Gujarat and other organizations. Please register yourself at the earliest by E-mail, sms, phone or letter. Please send […]
S & T » Agriculture August 22, 2013 Is it possible to get a good yield without using chemical fertilizers? Will a shift to organic affect our food security? Can we manage insect pests without using pesticides? Will organic cultivation still be profitable for farmers? These are some of the often asked questions by farmers […]
By Express News Service – CHENNAI Published: 20th August 2013 The excessive use of chemical fertilizers has turned out to be a slow poison, making the soil infertile, said Ko Nammazhvar, an organic farming expert, at an event here recently. He was addressing the Youth Motivation Campaign to mark the 66th year of Indian Independence […]