Financial institutions should not resort to coercive action for recovery of loans from farmers in case of crop failure and the government should intervene in such cases, the Supreme Court said. The apex court said the governments approach should be preventive rather than compensatory and it should travel the last mile to reach out to […]
Jammu and Kashmir, a food deficit state, is making remarkable progress in the production of some of the important crops like paddy, maize and vegetables, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said today. The hilly state imports nearly 7 lakh tonnes of foodgrains annually. The lower farm production is mainly due to mono-cropping system, fragmented […]
Have you ever thought about the ecological stresses associated with modern agriculture? To put it simply, it all starts with our food supply. Specifically, lets talk about my food supply! I spent three hours last Sunday at Seattles largest farmer collective, the year-round Ballard Farmers Market. I wanted to know, in such a progressive city […]
Greenpeace India has emphasized that the proposed agricultural roadmap would be a major step towards realising the dream of an organic Bihar. Greenpeace India has in its feedback suggested that all provisions in the roadmap, which aim to help the farmers adopt ecological agriculture, be brought under the single umbrella of the Ecological Bihar Mission.
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers and Welfare Radha Mohan Singh said that the government is committed to the continuous development of the Indian economy. India can become one of the world’s major economic powers by developing the enterprises related to agriculture, where the products can be stored, processed and […]
CHANDIGARH: Seven government schools in the city have turned into part time mini-farms, producing seasonal vegetables, onions and coriander to provide children extra nutrition in their midday meal. Government model senior secondary schools of sectors 10, 15, 26, 44 and 47 and government model high schools in sectors 38 and 42 have chosen small patches […]
Experts urge a shift from conventional to organic farming to combat food shortages due to global warming. Tribal women in India are leading the way.
Chanpreet Kaur Genetically modified seeds are making hundreds of fruits and vegetables go extinct all over India. Yet, we are not talking about it. One man realised the solution that can save India’s biodiversity. Dr Prabhakar Rao and his family run a 2.5 acre natural farm in Bengaluru, wherein they grow vegetables that are indigenous […]
Cooking with fresh produce like tomatoes fresh off the stalk, tender coriander leaves or small succulent bhindi is a rare joy in our urban existence. But who has the time or space to set up a kitchen garden, let alone an organic garden. The easier option is to go down to the colony gate and […]
Nellamangla, Karnataka: Kumaraswamy and his wife Bhaghyambika from Nellamangla have together set up a profitable multilayer Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) vegetable farm. They market their produce through their 250 member organic farmers cooperative which supplies more than 50 organic shops in Bangalore. This combination of ZBNF and the cooperative Kumaraswamy says have solved the […]