TAWANG, Jul 10: A district level awareness campaign on importance of Organic Cultivation was conducted at deputy commissioners conference hall here on Monday which was attended by HoDs, PRI members and farmers of the district. Speaking during the programme EAC Tawang Lobsang Tsetan highlighted the importance of Organic Farming and how the same is beneficial […]
If you are from outside Kathmandu and happen to meet Francois Driard, he may surprise you with his questions. Where are you from? he shall ask and most probably, you will name your district. Tell me exactly which place in the district, he will ask you further. Once you give him the exact name, he […]
Nagpur: Eighteen scientists from the city have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsing mustard expert Sharad E Pawar’s concerns over flaws in GM crop Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11). They requested the PM not to allow environment ministry to release the hybrid. Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) had cleared the crop for commercial cultivation.
Coimbatore district: We took a chance and tried something different, saidRajan, a farmer from a small tribal village called Sadivayal in Tamil Nadu. The result was selling a new crop for double the price of anything we had grown before. Not only that, but the seeds we planted gave us a double yield.
Anantapur: The Agriculture department in the district is promoting natural farming cluster villages to raise plantations and agriculture crops through natural farming manure. In each cluster, 10 villages would adopt natural farming methods and techniques to completely do away with the use of chemicals and fertilisers.
In the last few years, there are areas in India where efforts are being made to revive the soil. Many farmers have accepted the damage chemicals can cause to the fertility of soil and even without being environmentalists; those people prefer the policy of farming with nature. In Punjab, a cow urine-based preparation has been […]
Kochi: Amrita Universitys Amritapuri Campus in Kollam has emerged as Keralas greenest educational institution by bagging the First Prize in the State Pollution Control Awards by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board. The award, presented by AC Moideen, Minister for Industries, Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Kerala, was received by Brahmachari Sudeep, Director, Amritapuri […]
Neha Raj seeks sleep on the night train from Delhi to Dehradun. Its not the soundest slumber, but shes grown accustomed to the sway of the rails. Neha teaches at Navdanyas organic farm in the foothills of the Himalayas. Her teaching props are the hundreds of varieties of rice, wheat, millets, lentils, vegetables, oilseeds, and […]
Even as organic farming is gaining ground, it is not without challenges. It not only needs patience and perseverance by the farmers, but also a lot of support from the consumers as well as the government to continue the trend. Rashmi Mategaonkar Marpakwar, a lecturer from SB City college and research scholar at Nagpur University, […]
By Ruheel Ahmad Mir Food is undoubtedly the basic necessity of all living creatures. A given eatable only qualifies to serve as an ideal food when it resides in it an intrinsic potential to nourish our bodies, without at the same time causing any harm. Given the present scenario in the age we live in, […]