Gargi Parsai, New Delhi, July 5, 2013 The Right to Food Campaign has questioned the hurry shown by the United Progressive Alliance government in taking the ordinance route on important legislation like the National Food Security Bill. “Appalled” at the decision, the Campaign — a conglomeration of civil society groups — said the food security […]
Saubhadra Chatterji, Hindustan Times New Delhi, July 04, 2013 A strong pitch for genetically-modified (GM) crops revived again in the top quarters of the UPA with agriculture minister Sharad Pawar batting for it on Wednesday in the wake of the government’s decision to push the food security bill through an ordinance. Pawar, who was earlier […]
PTI : Ahmedabad, Mon Jul 01 2013 About 500-odd organic farmers in Gujarat are trying to develop individual seed banks in a bid to resist the onslaught of genetically modified seeds. “The farmers are now developing seed bank as a measure against the invasion of genetically modified (GM) seeds, ” Organic Farming Association of India […]
Sangareddy, June 20, 2013 The practice of Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture (CMSA) being followed by thousands of farmers in the State has found a place in a report by the United Nations. The report was prepared about a year back for a presentation at Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The technical workshop was on […]
A new film, ‘The Farmer, the Architect and the Scientist’ tells the story of a seed hero. Dr Debal Deb is a pioneering ecologist committed to working with traditional farmers in eastern India to conserve indigenous seed diversity. Over almost two decades, Debal has managed to save 920 varieties of rice, all of which he […]
New Delhi | Jun 26, 2013 Political leaders cutting across party lines have joined hands with the civil society to launch a nationwide campaign against GM crops and the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill. The Coalition for a GM Free India along with farmer unions, political parties and diverse social and environmental movements […]
Thursday, Jun 27, 2013, 21:21 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI The government also increased the minimum support price (MSP) of pulses and oilseeds by up to Rs 450 and Rs 320 per quintal, to boost ouput and reduce import dependence. Amid expectations of normal rain, the government on Thursday approved a hike […]
Priya Yadav, TNN Jun 23, 2013, 03.43AM IST CHANDIGARH: A survey commissioned by Nabard and undertaken by Punjab Agriculture University has confirmed that 94% of the government subsidies are being availed by big and medium farmers, leaving the smaller farmers for whom subsidies are actually meant sidelined. The survey has also indicated that the subsidies […]
Chhattisgarh proves no cash transfer or UID is needed to make PDS work Viewed from a ration shop in Surguja in the largely poor tribal north of Chhattisgarh, the arguments for and against the food security Bill seem way off the mark. We had travelled there to see first-hand Chhattisgarh’s much-celebrated transformation of its broken, […]
For advocate Prasada Varma, cultivating vegetables and raising different varieties of plants is a hobby. He spends some time in his mango garden before attending court. “As a criminal lawyer, I argued several cases in the last ten years. But, doing farm work and growing organic food gives me a lot of satisfaction. I am […]