Bhubaneswar, Apr 29: A farm scientist who left Orissa in search of better career prospects in London in 1998 has now vowed to serve his state. The 57-year-old scientist is on a project to turn Indian agriculture totally ‘‘organic’’. Nilamadhab Nanda, an alumnus of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), is an MBA pass-out […]
Amritsar, May 9: No Poison on these plates. The Golden Temple has gone organic. An SGPC initiative helps make a healthier way to produce food more popular among Punjab farmers butt. Going Back To The Basics Companion Cropping Complementary crops are planted next to each other so that one can act as a natural pest repellent agent […]
April 25: Kerala Jaiva Karshaka Samithi (KJKS) successfully commenced its 24th State Jaiva Karshaka Sangamam on 16th and 17th of April 2016 in Vellur School in Kannur District, Kerala. The event was inaugurated on the 16th evening by Mr. Umendra Dutt from Kheti Virasaat Mission (KVM) Punjab and chaired by President of KJKS George Mullakara, […]
Pune, April 26: A farmer from Chikhali has become inspiration for many as he has reserved half an acre of his pearl millet harvest just for birds, even when he is struggling with the drought. In Chikhali, birds flocking the farm of 67-year-old Dnyanoba More has become an inspiration for many. At a time, when […]
Bundelkhand, April 26: In the parched, brown landscape of Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region, where hundreds of distressed farmers have taken their lives in the past few decades or have been forced to migrate, Prem Singh’s farm is an exception. In the fabulous green farm, there is plenty for everyone: abundance of water-bodies for animals to drink […]
Kolkata, April 26: Effective management of land erosion and water and promoting organic farming are some of the key features in sustainable development and ecological protection agenda showcased in manifestos by political parties, perhaps for the first time, in the fray for assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the union territory […]
Ahmedabad, April 26: The Narendra Modi government may be moving ahead on Make In India and a host of other catchily named schemes but in the vital area of agriculture, its policies are, at worst, backward-looking and, at best, incoherent. A grinding drought has brought India’s farm sector, which supports 49% of India’s workforce and […]
Imphal, April 25 2016: Farmers’ training programme on cluster organic farming under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), was held today at Moirangpurel, Imphal East . The programme was organized by the Department of Agriculture under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India. Representatives from Green Foundation (a certified NGO working on organic farming) and […]
Mysuru, April 25: The pull of New York City is undoubtedly unparalleled. Most people would trade half their fortune to even visit the Big Apple without a second thought. And then there are the odd ones like Anjali Rudraraju, who left her high-paying, corporate job in New York to come back and live a simple […]
Chennai, April 23: Three years ago, when Prathima Ganeshram was sipping her cuppa in the evening, the idea of transforming her 12-acre barren land into an organic farm struck her. For a woman born into an agricultural family, this was not surprising. She drew inspiration from the writings of G. Nammazhvar, an organic farming scientist, […]