Manipur, July 1: In Manipur, northeastern India, 30,000 hill farmers have gone organic, meaning that the state could soon become a leading organic producer in the country. By the end of the year, six organic producing companies will be formed in the state, comprising 500 farmers each. Depending on the locations, these companies will produce […]
New Delhi, July 1: In a move that could give a boost to export of agriculture and processed food from the country, India is framing its own organic products policy with clearly prescribed safety standards, traceability norms, soil certification guidelines and good agricultural practices. The good agricultural practices (GAP) followed by countries such as the US, […]
Kochi, July 1: Though Kochi residents have become increasingly aware of health hazards of pesticides in vegetables and fruits, the organic food market is yet to take off in a big way. Retail outlet owners who sell organic farm produce say that it is till an upmarket segment with few regular customers walking into their […]
Jamshedpur, June 28: India’s largest integrated power company, Tata Power has been working relentlessly towards improving the standard of living of its communities through various interventions in the fields of education, income generation, agriculture, and many more. In continuation with this commitment, Tata Power’s Jojobera Plant, in collaboration with Green View Nursery, has taken progressive […]
Bengaluru, June 28: For those willing to go that extra mile for the sake of ideology, an organic, ethical, fairtrade range of children’s wear opens in Bengaluru It is always the same story. What is there in your backyard takes time to acknowledge, understand and value. And so it is that Sense Organics, an international […]
For people who wish to explore “good” food through the miracle grains that millets are! Millets provide much more nutrition in terms of complex carbohydrates, protein, minerals and fiber compared to rice and wheat. They can be made into delicious dishes as well! Also, millets are planet- friendly grains, requiring much less water and little […]
Bengaluru, Jun 24: Netsurf one of the leading direct selling companies in India, with a strong portfolio of agriculture products for organic farming, has now unveiled two products to further boost the cause of organic farming in India. The products launched under the brand name Biofit are Cattle Feed Concentrate (CFC) Plus and Wrap Up, […]
Dehradun, June 23: The process of certification of several organic farmers has been delayed as the field employees of the Uttarakhand Organic Commodity Board are on a strike for the past 10 days because of the non-payment of salaries for months. They have also been demanding regularisation of service. The field employees are 52 in number. […]
Sikkim, Jun 23: Nimtshreng Lepcha seeps medicinal leaves in cow urine and sprays the brew over his tomatoes. It’s the main way pests are repelled on his farm in the Himalayan foothills and across the northeastern state of Sikkim, the first in India to go fully organic. For more than a decade, Sikkim’s 66,000 farmers […]
Mumbai, Jun 17 (PTI) To promote organic farming and curb uncontrolled use of pesticides, Maharashtra government will distribute seeds of “desi” cotton varieties for cultivation to farmers in suicide-prone Yavatmal district tomorrow. The project, being undertaken jointly with Central Institute for Cotton Research and P K agriculture University will cover 100 tribal farmers. “The seeds […]