Syed Ghani Khan is a 38-year-old agriculturist who belongs to Kirugavalu village of Mandya, Karnataka. Kirugavalu means watch place and was so named because it was where the arrival of the British soldiers was announced to Tipu Sultan, the King of Mysore. Historical records show that Tipu Sultan gave away parcels of land to the […]
Under the aegis of Organic Farmers Association of India (OFAI) a delegation on September 1, 2016 called upon the Union Minister of Agriculture, Sh Radha Mohan Singh and presented him with bottles of cold pressed oil of their own organic mustard along with a note that if he wishes to be able to use it […]
From October 14-23, 2016, New Delhi’s Dilli Haat will be the hub of India’s biggest offering of organic products ranging from food, fabrics and furniture to wellness, personal care and solar products. Organised and sponsored by the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development as an annual affair, the ‘Women of India Exhibition 2016 – […]
Patna, Sep 1 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard. “I will write to the Prime Minister urging him not to allow the cultivation of GM mustard which is not good for the environment as well as mankind,” […]
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party, which has expressed its opposition to genetically modified (GM) crops, on Thursday said that it would make a coalition of likeminded states to build pressure on the Centre to withdraw its support to GM crops. Since there is very little agricultural activity in Delhi, AAP seems to have taken this […]
New Delhi, September 1st 2016: Braving heavy downpour, a group of citizens landed at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s office today, urging him to proactively intervene in the matter of GM mustard which the Government of India’s regulators are considering for approval. If approved, this would be the first time that a Genetically Modified food crop […]
Patna, 1st September 2016:Meeting a delegation of Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) on the issue of GM mustard, Bihar Chief Minister Sh Nitish Kumar assured the group of his active intervention on this matter of urgent concern. He promised that he would write to the Prime Minister on the subject explaining why GM […]
Under the aegis of Organic Farmers Association of India (OFAI) a delegation today (September 1, 2016) called upon the Union Minister of Agriculture, Sh Radha Mohan Singh and presented him with bottles of cold pressed oil of their own organic mustard along with a note that if he wishes to be able to use it […]
By John Reganold In 1971, then US Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz uttered these unsympathetic words: Before we go back to organic agriculture in this country, somebody must decide which 50 million Americans we are going to let starve or go hungry. Since then, critics have continued to argue that organic agriculture is inefficient, requiring […]
IMPHAL Aug 30 : The Department of Agriculture in association with Green Foundation, regional council under PGS-India organised a one day training program titled Training of Cluster Members on Organic Farming under PKVY at Marem village of Ukhrul on August 28. The program sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of […]