Organic farming is a form of agriculture in which we have minimal or no dependence on chemical fertilisers and pesticides to enhance crop yield. It envisages the use of organic manure, compost and other by-products of livestock farms (animal waste) to replenish the soil of its lost nutrients. The question which one might ask is […]
Amritsar, Feb 22: With a focus on encouraging natural-farming practices, the Khalsa College organic farms have expanded their produce to seasonal fruits and flowers. With the spring season approaching, the 35 acres of land inside the college premises has reaped a produce, including vegetables like broccoli, bottle gourd along with sugarcane, fruits like banana, guava and […]
New Delhi, Feb 22: Mt. Khangchendzonga, the world’s third-highest peak at a height of 8,586m, towers above the city of Gangtok, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, which until 41 years ago was an independent kingdom. On Jan. 18, during his first visit to Gangtok as Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi declared […]
Sikkim, Feb 22: Squatting on the kitchen floor at her home in Sikkim’s Assam Lingzey village, 90-year-old Benu Maya Upreti does not quite understand what the recent fuss over organic farming is all about. The heat from a simmering oven is keeping her warm; sunlight streams in through the kitchen door, which opens out to […]
Ahmedabad, Feb 22: Soon, the farmers in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts will be able to tap domestic as well as international markets through their professionally-managed producer companies. Noida-based Horticulture Produce Management Institute (HPMI) and Ahmedabad’s business advisory firm Cluster Pulse have come up with a pilot project -Transparent Agribusiness Guarantee System (TAGS) -to connect 50,000 […]
Andhra Pradesh, Feb 18: The ‘seed guardians’ of Odisha are pioneering new ways of sharing and storing seeds to reap a more sustainable future. In a volatile cotton market, the mixed cropping practice that Bhimdanga’s farmers follow ensures individual food security, even if their cotton crop fails. Farmers grow cotton alongside food crops such as […]
Thanal and Paithrukam with the support of NABARD is organising a Seed Festival at Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode on 20th and 21st February 2016. The special guest of honour will be the Paddy seed Warrior, Dr Debal Deb, who has conserved more than 1000 paddy varieties and have done immense work in its conservation. The details are […]
Rome, Feb 15: Just when the biotech companies that make transgenic seeds are merging, the corporate vision of biotechnology is showing up at FAO. At today’s opening of the three-day International symposium on agricultural biotechnologies convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, more than 100 civil society and social movement […]
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to permaculture principles, design practices and their application, with a particular focus on permaculture in community. Our 13-day program allows participants ample time to digest theory, get hands-on experience and become part of the daily rhythms of the EcoVillage. In addition to learning creative and practical techniques for designing abundant food, […]
Basudha will give a 3 day intensive hands-on training in Agroecology: Principles and Practices, on campus, at Rayagada district of Odisha. This will be a kind of crash course. A course certificate will be issued to participants. This is a full 3-day course, so participants must arrive by the 26th evening or 27th early morning, and […]