Jalandhar The Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM), an independent organisation of traditional farming groups, will launch a state-wide movement against the decision of the Punjab government for allowing second-stage field trials on genetically modified (GM) maize in Punjab. KVM spokesperson today, in a press communiqu, opposed the decision of the state government for having allowed an […]
The agricultural seasons of 2016-17 (Kharif and Rabi) have not been favorable for farmers across the country. In spite of the near-normal monsoon rainfall in India in 2016 coupled with record farm production, wholesale and retail prices for agricultural commodities have been depressed for most of the year. The uncertainties associated with the government announced […]
Do you want to help the farmers in Tamil Nadu, after coming across the alarming number of farmer suicides? Then meet a group of people who came together through social media for a common cause of helping the farmers in the state. On January 26, 2017, more than 170 people formed an organization, Farmer Friendly […]
MALAPPURAM:The June breeze swaying green paddy stalks among the fields at Puzhambram in Ponnani Municipality have the tale of a great comeback to tell. Through the Ponnaryan Koyyunna Ponnani scheme, the seeds have been sown for the revival of rice cultivation here. Last year, farmers turned 45 acres of barren land into paddy fields in […]
Hailing from a family of farmers, Raju continued to farm his familys 12 acre ancestral land even after getting a government job. According to him, things were going well before he went with the Green Revolution wave and started using chemical fertilizers and pesticides on his farm. This maximised the yield of his farm but […]
Maharishi University of Management (MUM) has launched the worlds first complete program to train the next generation of farmers in an agricultural paradigm that can fully reverse climate change and provide abundant and healthy food for our planets growing population. Termed regenerative organic agriculture, this new program is being headed by Professor A. Thimmaiah, who […]
KOCHI:Giving a boost to organic farming and traditional agrarian techniques, Njattuvela markets seem to be catching the fancy of people in the state. There has been a spurt in the number of fairs showcasing pesticide-free produce, farm implements, and saplings of crops.Buoyed by the good response to mass planting drives during the recent Thiruvathira Njattuvela […]
Farmer Ali Hossain from Bodhkhana village in Jessore’s Jhikorgachha upazila in Bangladesh has dedicated the summer months to producing organically-grown herbs, fruit and vegetables. His produce, no matter what he turns his hand to, is in good demand. The farmer who last year received an award from the agriculture ministry for organic farming has built […]
New Delhi: The implementation of the goods and service tax (GST) may have an adverse impact on organic produce, according to exporters and industry views cited in an online survey by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA). The current tax rates of 0-5 per cent on bio-inputs are set to rise to a […]
During a participatory appraisal helping Dongria Kondhs to cope with climate change, the ancient tribal community mulled which of their grains could grow under high temperature and which could grow under low and erratic rainfall. It emerged that specific varieties of indigenous millets can grow under conditions of more heat and with as few as […]