New Delhi, March 23: A parliamentary panel has accused government enforcement agencies of turning a blind eye to fake organic products that are sold in the domestic food market and have also drawn complaints from the European Union and the US. The parliamentary committee on estimates said today it had recommended “stringent punishment” for entities […]
New Delhi, Mar 31 The Union government allowed unrestricted exports of all certified organic agricultural products, a move that would help in boosting shipments. The decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The CCEA “has given its approval for […]
It is very common for people in India to go to western countries, especially the US, in search of good jobs. But how often does someone who has spent over seven years in the US return to India to start acareer as an organic farmer? Bhagath Kumar Neerudu has done his masters in business administration […]
A city-based farmer has won a coveted national award in recognition of his efforts to promote organic farming with less-known techniques. Sixty-year-old R. Raveendran of Kochulloor is one of the five farmers who have been selected for the prestigious IARI Fellow Farmer Award 2017, instituted by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) that functions under […]
Tezpur, March 26: At a time when high-pesticide laced agricultural produce from across the State, including Lalpul, Sikunmati, Bechimari and Kharupetia areas of Darrang district, is flourishing in the vegetable market, thereby creating health concerns, the farmers of Puthimari Bapubheti and its adjoining areas have been able to create records with production of organic vegetables […]
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Punjab Agri Export Corporation Ltd. (PAGREXCO) has signed an MOU for an Exclusive Alliance for Ecommerce Enablement of PAGREXCO in association with Trendybharat.com. Under this agreement, Trendybharat.com will market, promote and sell Punjab Agro’s organic products across India and overseas.
A majority of EU countries voted on Monday against allowing two new genetically modified crops to be grown in Europe, batting the contentious decision on GM cultivation in Europe back to the EU executive, according to two sources. EU governments were asked to vote on the future of two grades of GM maize, Pioneers 1507 […]
Subsidy worth Rs 4,227.42 crore related to agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture, water resource, bio-technology and religious trust endowment departments for fiscal year 2017-18 was approved on Monday in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said that National Krishi Mela is being organized since last two years with the objective of doubling the income […]
AMRITSAR: Taking a step towards ecofriendly living, the Union government has initiated a project to make a model organic village in every district of Punjab to promote organic farming, beginning with the villages adopted by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs. The assistant director of Regional Centre of Organic Farming, R S Harish Srivathsa, told […]
Lamphelpat, March 22: The North Eastern states Manipur in particular, where comparatively very less amount of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are used for agriculture, has immense potential for organic farming, Agriculture experts reiterated. But to lack of awareness about organic food, its certification and marketing of the produce, the region which has the enough potential […]