Ministry of Agriculture has been embarking into the plan to make Northeast region as hub of organic farming considering it’s socio-environmental potential, said Union minister of State for Agriculture Sudarshan Bhagat today. Mr Bhagat who arrived here on a three day visit and attended the conference of BJP farmer’s wing – Krishak Morcha, addressing two […]
To start with, organic farming is the need of the hour. What is being considered as a new ways of growing healthier and sturdier crops are actually the traditional methods that were used by our ancestors. The increasing need for more food and the invention of modern equipment, took over the real practise of farming […]
Kenyan MPs on Tuesday clashed with biotechnology researchers over the lifting of the GMO ban. The law makers dismissed a call to have the ban lifted and called for development of home grown biotechnology solutions rather than imposing “foreign ideologies”. Our researchers should focus on home grown technologies that address some of the challenges farmers […]
LONDON: Demand for organic food is at its highest for more than a decade, according to major retailers. Thats good news for an industry that was hit hard by the economic downturn but now seems to be returning to rude health as more shoppers say organic food is worth paying the premium for. This week […]
VISAKHAPATNAM: Even though mango orchards in the district are in full bloom, excessive use of fungicides and pesticides by lease holders is proving to be a threat to the flowers. According to the latest studies provided by the Andhra Pradesh horticulture department, farmers are using more than three times the volume of pesticides required to […]
B.K. Deva Rao has dedicated five acres of his agricultural land in the serene Mittabagilu village of coastal Karnataka to just one purpose preserving different varieties of paddy. The varieties he preserves have grown over a period of three-and-a-half decades to 154. In his village, about 16 km from Ujire in Dakshina Kannada, Mr. Deva […]
Consumers who buy organic farming products will soon be able to trace the origin of the fruits and vegetables. Each organic product will be labelled with a unique barcode ID that will enable a consumer trace the details of the farmer, supplier, production date and other details. This initiative is part of the organic farming […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 13 of the 50 vegetables available in markets across the State and 11 of the 28 spices and condiments commonly used by households across the State are laced with pesticides, despite the overall downward trend in the contamination of staple edibles. The 2016 annual report of the Pesticide Residue Research and […]