A 14-minutes documentary film, MilletsSecuring Lives (2015), from Chizami village, Nagaland, has bagged the first prize at the first ever National Community Media Festival organised by the Community Media Trust of Deccan Development Society (DDS), Telangana, in February this year. A communitys telling of the growing, picking, harvesting and promoting millets, the film has been […]
It was a shocking sight that awaited political leaders who reside in Lutyen’s Delhion Tuesdaymorning. Dressed in loin cloths and dhotis, 174 farmers from Tamil Nadu stood outside the residence of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma, while women were wearing only their petticoat. The objects in the hands of the agitators however, lead to […]
By Natasha Gilbert Its easy to think that buying organic food helps to support local communities and protect the environment from the heavy hand of big agriculture. But the reality is not so clear cut. A detailed new analysis finds that organic farming is not always more upstanding than its conventional counterpart. One of trickiest […]
By Katherine Paul Two new reports published in recent weeks add to the already large and convincing body of evidence, accumulated over more than half a century, that agricultural pesticides and other toxic chemicals are poisoning us. Both reports issue scathing indictments of U.S. and global regulatory systems that collude with chemical companies to hide […]
14 regional federations of farmers preparing to brand and sell their produce in retail market With an ever-growing market in urban centres, organic farming in Karnataka is on the verge of going big by following the Nandini model (the brand name under which Karnataka Milk Federation sells its products) of co-operative marketing. Data put up […]
By Vishal Krishna After three years of hard work and convincing 1,500 farmers to go organic, Arjun Suri, sees light in his search for a new green revolution. Twenty-five-year-old Arjun Suri was heir to a large family-owned enterprise called Suri Enterprises. The agro arm of the closely held business had a turnover of Rs 2 […]
DIBRUGARH, March 8 – Farmers varieties have been utilised in developing improved varieties of various crops, both by private and public seed producing sectors. However, very little is known to most of the farmers about the registration procedure of their own variety and the financial benefit out of it. In this context, a daylong awareness […]
We invite all Seed Savers/Farmer Breeders/Custodian Farmers and other Conservators to be part of the forum… Due to limited funds we can only bear simple lodging & boarding facilities at the venue; travel expenses to Vishakapatnam and back will have to borne by the participants themselves. Since there is exactly a month left for the […]
Gardening workshop is regular workshop, but out of the 4day, 1day will be a residential program. Do you want to be equipped with the knowledge to grow your own herbs and vegetables? Do you think gaining experience by doing it on your own will help? Then this is the workshop for you.