CHENNAI, August 19, 2013 Batch of 20 farmers each have formed 250 clusters under Chennai Peri-Metro Vegetable Cluster Development programme About 5,000 farmers in the neighbouring districts have agreed to supply vegetables and greens to farm fresh outlets in the city on priority basis from September onwards. So far, a batch of 20 farmers each […]
Arunkumar Huralimath, TNN | Aug 19, 2013, 02.31PM IST HUBLI: In a major boost to farmers in north Karnataka, organic produce from this region will soon be exported to European markets. Many farmers here have switched to organic farming method and are selling their produce in local markets through various organizations.
By Michael Swamy Aug 16th 2013 Chef Michael Swamy graduated from the prestigious Cordon Bleu culinary school, London. He has worked with several Michelin chefs who helped him create a career in food styling and photography. Michael is a Gourmand Award winner (2012) for his book The East Indian Kitchen. He took his expertise further […]
Himani Chandna Gurtoo, Hindustan Times Mumbai, August 19, 2013 The lifestyle of software engineer Karan Suri, 37, changed after he underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous cyst in his stomach. After the surgery, Suri decided to purchase only organic foods – rice, cereals, pulses and even pasta – for his family. “One needs to […]
Date: 22 – 24 September 2013 Venue: Nai Talim, Gauri Bhawan, Bapu Kuti, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharastra The course broadly covers: • Understanding agrarian crisis. • Basic understanding of Pests & Diseases and management through Farmer Field School approach. • Basic understanding of Soil Fertility Management. • Basic understanding of Seeds Management. • Importance of Institutions […]
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, TNN Aug 15, 2013, 02.53PM IST CHENNAI: The US Food Sovereignty Alliance has honoured the Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective (TNWC), which empowers one lakh rural and marginalised women across 15 districts in the state. The TNWC aims at strengthening the rural women’s food sovereignty by encouraging them to grow native millet varieties which […]
Jayashree Nandi, TNN Aug 16, 2013, 05.09 AM IST NEW DELHI: For 52-year-old Nagappa Nimbegundi, a farmer from Makari village in North Karnataka, this Independence Day was special. After three years of relentless efforts, he has managed to revive 13 varieties of indigenous cotton and 11 other varieties of non-Bt cotton in his farm. The […]
Date: September 5th, 6th, 2013 Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi Organized by: Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture – ASHA (A national network of farmer groups, organizations and individuals working for the well-being of Indian agriculture and farming communities) & Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) This workshop is bringing in a diverse group of […]
By Betwa Sharma | August 12, 2013, 12:00 AM PDT GURGAON –- Ritu Mathur poked the soil in the potted plants and flowerbeds of her garden filled with organic vegetables and fruits. “Snails!” she exclaimed — before finishing, “are a problem.” Getting rid of pests can be the biggest challenge in organic farming, which is […]