Staff Reporter ALAPPUZHA, June 11, 2013 The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) formally declared the Kuttanad below sea-level farming system as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) at the International Forum on GIAHS held at Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan from May 29 to June 1. Sources said agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan attended the […]
Priya Ranjan Sahu, Hindustan Times June 04, 2013 In 1988, as a post-graduate student of sociology in Sambalpur University, Ranjan Panda visited some villages in western parts of Odisha. To his dismay, he discovered that the once agriculturally prosperous villages had turned parched and drought prone. It was a turning point for Panda, who decided […]
Hyderabad, May 29: K. V. Kurmanath The Centre has asked Andhra Pradesh to abandon its plans to come out with a separate Seed Bill. The Bill proposes to regulate retail prices of the seed and the royalty component in the case of transgenic seeds. It also empowers the State to withdraw permission for genetic technology […]
Bagish K Jha, TNN | Jun 7, 2013, 04.18 AM IST Source: Times of India INDORE: Green Tribunal, Bhopal, has issued notices to Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), Coal India, National Biodiversity Committee, Union ministry of environment and forest and MP state biodiversity board for not sharing benefits from bio-resources with local bio-diversity committee. Eklehra Panchayat […]
New Delhi, Thu May 30 2013 Favouring intensified monitoring of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables sold in Delhi, an expert committee set up by the High Court on Wednesday suggested that the Delhi government establish a special cell to handle such issues. Filing its suggestions before the bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and […]
Jayashree Nandi, TNN May 30, 2013, 02.05AM IST NEW DELHI: If Delhi government has to make sure that residents don’t eat pesticide-laced food, it will have to push neighboring states to reduce their pesticide usage. Most of Delhi’s fruits and vegetables come from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Agricultural experts say that while High […]
Published on Thursday, 06 June 2013 (Jakarta, 6th June of 2013) La Via Campesina (LVC), the international peasants’ movement, will inaugurate its 6th Global conferencia and celebrate the 20th anniversary of its struggle with the Women’s Assembly starting at 8:00 AM on the 6th and 7th June at the Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia, Taman Mini, […]
Change in lifestyle leading to more malnutrition in India Bharat Dogra, May 30, 2013, DHNS India faces a peculiar situation of some of the world’s biggest nutrition programmes co-existing with some of the worst statistics of malnutrition in the world. This is due to the poor implementation of ICDS and mid-day meal programme in a […]
Atiqa Hazellah – George Town Going Organic: The Consumers Association of Penang has come out with a booklet to teach people on how best to grow their food. Serious gardeners may take pride in knowing a lot about plants. However, pertinent knowledge such as the right kind of soil mixture, or how to make organic […]
Vegetables top the list in the organic food category in India Swati Deshpande, TNN | May 26, 2013, MUMBAI: Data has revealed that vegetables top the category offering organic options in India. As awareness about organic food options grows in urban areas, it was found that vegetables at 68% lead the way with fruits following […]