DNA / Anil Gupta / Sunday, July 1, 2012 14:57 IST It is very encouraging to see an upsurge of interest among various classes of consumers about organically grown food products. Lest this interest evaporates soon, it might be useful to understand little more deeply the way organic agriculture movement has emerged in different parts […]
Two young professionals, in an urge to study the best practices of agriculture, travel across the country, with their mean machines and nature for company Many of us have seen the film The Motorcycle Diaries, a biopic on the Argentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, which talked about the motorcycle expedition made by Guevara and his […]
21-May-2012 17:54 IST Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Dr. Charan Das Mahant today gave away awards and certificates to farming communities and individuals for conservation of biodiversity. For this year the Plant Genome Saviour Community Awards are being given to four farming communities for their contribution in saving traditional plant varieties. […]
18-May-2012 16:23 IST The Government is promoting organic farming through various schemes such as National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH). Activities like capacity building, input production, technology transfer and awareness campaign are being supported under these […]
ET Bureau May 18, 2012, 11.58AM IST Is the government finally moving to address the burgeoning crisis in India’s agricultural soils? On May 15, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar had told the Lok Sabha that due to excess use of fertilisers in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, paddy cannot be grown any longer. He also […]
Pongphon Sarnsamak The Nation May 17, 2012 1:00 am Hawaiian genetically modified papayas have been found at a farmer’s plantation in Kanchanaburi province, a study revealed yesterday. Piyasak Chaumpluk, from Chulalongkorn University’s Department of Botany, who conducted the study, said the papaya in Kanchanaburi would be sent to a local fresh market, a supermarket in […]
May 4, 2012 Ahmedabad: Indian horticulture sector is witnessing a ‘size revolution’ now. Farmers are opting for seeds that can produce small fruits and vegetables as nuclear families prefer to buy smaller varieties. “Urban consumers are increasingly demanding smaller fruits and vegetables. Therefore, farmers are also focusing on this segment,” Organic Farming Association of India […]
May 15, 2012, 13:31 IST Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Concerned over the adverse impact of fertilisers on soil and crops, government plans to reduce subsidy on it and divert funds to organic manures, bio-fertilisers, green manures and promotion of organic farming. “During the first Green Revolution, productivity was increased by 50% with the […]
May 17, 2012 Chandigarh: After free power and water, Punjab farmers may reap another windfall. They will retire and get pension and provident fund. On Wednesday, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal promised to work out a viable proposal to introduce the pension scheme. This was a promise made by Shiromani Akali Dal before storming […]
Dwindling production, rising costs, new diseases: ten years after genetically-modified cotton was introduced in India with high hopes of boosting the economy, farmers are deeply disappointed with its results and wondering if it was all worth it. New Delhi – Ten years after its debut, genetically modified cotton is a huge disappointment. Plants are vulnerable […]