The judges conclude that Monsanto has engaged in practices that have impinged on the basic human right to a healthy environment, the right to food and the right to health. Additionally, Monsantos conduct has a negative impact on the right of scientists to freely conduct indispensable research. The judges also conclude that despite the development […]
More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pesticide residue levels that fall within legal limits, with just under 55% of samples free of detectable traces of these chemicals. The findings are part of EFSAs 2013 annual report on pesticide residues in food, which includes the results for […]
ASHA is joining hands with Chetna Organic, Living Farms, Save our Rice Campaign, PRAN and WASSAN to organise a Skillshare course in Visakhapatnam on May 19th and 20th 2017.
Inspired by examples of farmers earning ample returns through various techniques of chemical-free farming, a farmers produce company in Rajkot is writing a new chapter on sustainable agriculture in arid and semi-arid zones. Hiren Kumar Bose explores the revolution wrought by Future Farms. Neetu Patel, an agri-entrepreneur, has strong opinions about the kind of farming […]
ITANAGAR, Apr 16: Arunachal Pradesh took a major leap towards healthy and sustainable agriculture on Saturday with the launch of the State Organic Mission at the state Banquet Hall by Union Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprise, Giriraj Singh. With this, the state hopes to shift to organic farming in a phased […]
by Emily Monaco Organic food no longer has to use up your whole paycheck it seems Costco has finally toppled the king of organics. Not only has the wholesalerbeen outselling other conventional retailers in organics for three years, but in 2015, itofficially surpassed Whole Foods in organic food sales, reporting a whopping $4 billion as […]
By Ranjini Sivaswamy There was a time in Kerala, like in many cultures, when farming cycles set the rhythm of the lives of its people. One earthy contribution of those agrarian times is Vellari Nadagangal. Vellari, known as sambar-cucumber in urban lexicons, is a vegetable that was grown in between crop cycles. Nadagangal means drama. […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is currently assessingthe likely adverse effects on competition of the proposed merger of Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont). If it goes through, the combined entity will likely be the worlds biggest chemical and materials company. The two companies have submitted the […]
by Gopi Devarajan: Last Friday veg market at the OFM (www.ofmtn.in) , something special happened. Siva, a small kid who is in 7th standard came to ofm along with his mother (who is a regular customer of ofm). His mom told me something which surprised me, she said that siva is interested in growing plants […]
Mokokchung | April 11 The Department of Agriculture, Mokokchung today launched a Central Sector Scheme entitled Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) at the DAO Conference Hall here today which was attended by registered organic farmers from twenty four areas under Mokokchung district. The MOVCDNER is a central scheme launched by […]