Chandigarh, Feb 3 (PTI) Haryana government will provide all assistance for setting up of a centre to train farmers in organic farming at Gurukul, Kurukshetra. This would also help them in enhancing their income, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said while addressing farmers at Swarna Jayanti Kisan Sammelan on organic farming at village Mirzapur, Kurukshetra […]
Debal Deb and an intrepid band of traditional farmers grow heirloom varieties of grains and cereals, thousands of which are on the brink of extinction It is late afternoon when we arrive at Debal Debs farm, only to find him napping on a hammock next to his mud house. The sound of a gurgling stream […]
Srinagar: Lack of experts at the district Krishi Vigyan Kendras(KVK) to counsel and guide the farmers has left organic farming a non-starter in the valley, despite an initiative by government in collaboration with SKUAST-K to switch over to eco-friendly farming. Not a single scientist is available at the district KVKs to help farmers take the […]
In accordance with the nutritional trends in India, the word organic has been in vogue for quite a while now. However, the one aspect that hinders 100 per cent proliferation of the organic lifestyle is the price point of organic food products. Nevertheless, if one is willing to do some recce of their vicinity and […]
With 66,000 farmers livelihoods at stake, concern is growing over the Indian states organic farming experiment, with locals reluctant to pay higher prices. It is mid-morning, and Amrit Pradhan is repositioning the tomatoes on his market stall in Gangtok, capital of the Himalayan state of Sikkim in north-east India. People always want the biggest, reddest […]
NASHIK: Over 25,000 youths evinced interest in farming at the Krushi Mahotsava that concluded on Sunday evening. The event culminated with cultural performances and a formal concluding event chaired by Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, leader of opposition in Maharashtra state legislative assembly. Patil appealed to the next generation of farmers to take inspiration from their fathers […]
Telangana State Seed and Organic Certification Authority to improve marketing opportunities for organic produce Ramana Reddy from Nagarkurnool has adopted organic farming 15 years ago. His 30 acres include the 10 acres he had sold long ago unable to bear the costs of chemical farming, and bought again after he started making profits from organic […]
Dharani, an organic farming collective, promotes organic farming and works with around 20,000 families from 170 villages to help them become sustainable food producers in the Ananthapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Dharani helps organic farmers with post production activities as well.
Warangal Urban: The speakers at farmers convention Organic Farming Sustainable Integrated Development have called upon farmers to practice organic farming. The convention was organised by Kazipet-based NGO, Bala Vikasa, at Fatima Nagar on Monday at its Peoples Development Training Centre. More than 2,000 farmers attended the convection from across Telangana.
By Robert G. Wallace Multiple outbreaks of deadly H5 bird flu are decimating poultry across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The epidemic, moving across Eurasia in wave after wave, follows an eruption of H5N2 here in the U.S. in 2015. All the new strainsH5N2, H5N3, H5N5, H5N6, H5N8, and H5N9, together called H5Nxare descendants […]