By Bahar Dutt Hand-pounded rice, fresh organic strawberries these are amongst the many items that farmstory.in a Pune-based online store plans to deliver to your doorstep. Of the many e-companies out there bringing fresh groceries to you, this one stands apart for placing the farmer who is growing them right at the centre of its […]
Ruchika M Khanna Chandigarh, With the rural indebtedness in Punjabs predominant agrarian economy touching Rs 80,000 crore, each rural household in the state is under a debt of an average Rs 8 lakh. Or simply put, 89 per cent of the 10.53 lakh households in Punjab are under debt. This also shows how rural indebtedness […]
The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts. A new report, being presented to the UN human rights council on Wednesday, is severely critical of the global corporations that manufacture pesticides, accusing them of the systematic denial of harms, aggressive, unethical […]
By A.R. Vasavi In a nation where a large number of citizens are still agriculturists, it is both ironic and disheartening that successive governments over the past two decades have continually overlooked the needs of the rural and agricultural sectors. Breaking the silence on the state of agriculturists, the Supreme Court has stepped in to […]
Welcome to Nagpur Seed Festival 2017 Come with friends and family to the Exhibition cum Sale of Seed Diversity, Farm produce, Delicious Organic Food, Organic Clothing, Books and many more for sustainable lifestyle. Interact with Seed Savers & Farmers, Khadi Producers, Enjoy Song & Music, Discussions & much more.. Go Organic….
NAGPUR Three-year-old Adwait Gomkale leaves for school at 9am. Before that, he spends two hours with his father watering vegetables and making compost. Familiar with spinach, fenugreek, potato, cabbage and other vegetables, Adwait enjoys the satisfaction of having grown something from the start. Going beyond terrace farming and kitchen gardening, residents of Jagruti Colony (near […]
Bengalurus Manyata Tech Park is breaking new ground by having decided to grow its own food. During their free time, the employees of the tech park have been hard at work making it an organic campus. An employee, K Jayasree, told Bangalore Mirror, “I am growing baby corn and spinach in the plot. My plants […]
Ranchi, Mar 3 (PTI) Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today said the Art of Living is giving stress on organic farming. “We are focusing upon organic farming. People are being trained,” he said. In an informal talk with a select group of journalists, Ravi Shankar said a big change would come if every pillar, […]
Kavita Mukhi, an eco-nutritionist, is taking people back to their roots. Shes the founder of Farmers Market, an organic venture that first opened doors in 2010 and now runs every Sunday in Mumbais Bandra. Through this weekly event, she brings people closer to not only organic farmers but also other organic products such as clothes […]
IN CHHATTISGARHS Dantewada district, Katekalyan is a name that largely inspires worry. While the situation in the Maoist-hit district is slowly improving, its district headquarters mirroring a well-kept small town and Maoist influence being largely pushed into the jungles of Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur, senior police officers still identify Katekalyan as a problem area. Yet, […]