Uttarakhand has wisely declared several districts organic, which means the farmers must undertake only organic farming. The good news is, it isnt just any old government order. The farmers, it seems, agree with this order entirely. Just a few days ago, in a conversation with one of the women leaders of a farmers collective, I […]
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that government offices too must join the efforts to create a culture of organic vegetable farming. It is part of the overall effort to make safe vegetables. Government offices can become models for the general public through these efforts, he said while inaugurating the harvest of vegetables cultivated at the […]
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Mar. 03 (ANI): Indias north-east region is endowed with rich natural resources and has a rich old heritage and traditions. Ethnically and culturally distinct from the rest of the country, the region is a treasure trove of indigenous knowledge pertaining to agriculture, food, medicine and natural resource management. To utilise the available […]
Switch ON will be brining in its 10th Year Anniversary Celebration with this event, and look forward to showcase opportunities for rural youth and farmers to benefit from – Solar Pumps, Organic agriculture, government promoted skilling programs . We have been working passionately towards environment sustainability and social equity and we look forward to showcase […]
Back in 2013, as he sat fasting for days against the Mannargudi Coal Bed Methane project, ecological crusader Nammalvar explained his opposition to the non-inclusion of any farmer from the Cauvery delta in the committee formed by late chief minister J Jayalalithaa to study the fallout of the project. “Kaipunnai parka kannaadi etharkku.” (who needs […]
By Colin Todhunter What follows is a summary ofthis article, A System of Food Production for Human Need, Not Corporate Greed, and is a preamble to something that was recently forwarded to me byEmeritus Professor Stuart B. Hill, Foundation Chair of Social Ecology, School of Education, Western Sydney University. In 2007, as part of a […]
Arresting land degradation, reviving soil health and managing waste to prevent soil contamination were the recurring themes at the National Conference on Indias Soils: Science Policy Practice Interfaces for Sustainable Futures held at IIT Delhi. The conference brought together three important stakeholders in soil health management in India: scientists, policymakers and practitioners. Continuing degradation of […]
Most commercial agriculture around the world comes in the form of monocultures, where whole fields are devoted to a single plant. Monocultures are stark landscapes, built around the logic of factories rather than the logic of farmers or forests. It doesnt need to be that way. The monoculture way of thinking that underlies our contemporary […]
Jadcherla: Lakshmana Sarma, a castor farmer of Ayyavaripalle of Midgil mandal in Mahabubnagar district, reaped six to eight tons of the crop compared four tons by others by spending only Rs 500 and applying organic fertilisers to castor crop raised in his two-and-half acre farm. He is hopeful of reaping at least 20 quintals of […]
A few farmers of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh have quit tobacco cultivation to grow healthy food A small group of progressive farmers in Santhanuthalapadu in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh has quit the cultivation of tobacco, the principal commercial crop in the district, to grow organic fruits and vegetables. After burning their fingers […]