Yudhvir Rana, TNN Nov 16, 2012, 09.09PM IST AMRITSAR: Khalsa College Amritsar (KCA) has decided to convert major share of its 200 acres farmland into organic farming. A beginning was made in this regard on Friday after the inaugural sowing of wheat at the farm where only organic ways of farming would be adopted and no […]
T. NANDAKUMAR ‘Curb access to resources’ The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) has written to the government seeking steps to prevent local self-government institutions from providing unauthorised access to biological resources for foreign nationals. On Monday, KSBB member secretary K.P. Laladhas wrote to the Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, stressing the need to ensure that […]
MB Maramkal, TNN | Nov 8, 2012, 06.04PM IST MYSORE: In future there is no need for Karnataka farmers to wait for the radio bulletins or telecasts to know the rain details in their area. If requisitioned one can get micro level rain details as SMSs on their cell phones. Thanks to the initiative taken by the Karnataka […]
Express news service : Lucknow, Thu Nov 08 2012, 04:55 hrs Excess usage of fertilisers and pesticides in the state over the past few decades, in a bid to improve crop yield, has led to deterioration in quality of the soil, UP Agriculture Minister Kuwar Anand Singh said here today. Speaking at a conference on sustainable […]
Gargi Parsai Rangarajan Panel recommendations on decontrol of sugar industry discussed Union Food & Consumer Affairs Minister K.V. Thomas met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday and sought a review of the open-ended foodgrains procurement policy. He also discussed the Rangarajan Panel recommendations on decontrol of sugar industry, the National Food Security Bill, which has […]
Staff Reporter, Bhuvaneshwar 7th Nov 2012 Separate agency to be set up for certification of organic farming Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Tuesday said organic seed banks would be opened across the State as part of laying emphasis on promoting organic farming. Addressing the biennial convention of organic farmers, Mr. Patnaik said organic farming […]
Bhubaneswar: 06/11/2012 Stating that Odisha has huge potential in organic farming, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that the State Government is planning to set up a separate agency for certification of organic products. The State has formulated a progressive agriculture policy in 2008 under which special focus has been given to organic farming, Patnaik […]
By Express News Service – BHUBANESWAR 08th November 2012 12:18 PM For years, he kept incurring losses as the yield did not match his expenditure on the crop. Being a traditional farmer growing indigenous varieties of rice, he never used any chemical for his crops. But, Loknath Nauri of Bissamcuttack in Rayagada district, jumped to […]
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 23:49 MINATI SASMAL | BHUBANESWAR The Organic Farming Association of India’s (OFAI) fourth biennial convention 2012 concluded here, on Wednesday. It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday who had stated that Odisha is in an advantageous position to resort to organic farming practices. OFAI secretary Dr Claude Alvares […]
Press Trust of India / Bhubaneswar November 06, 2012, 17:35 With organic farming having great potential in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the state government is planning to set up a separate agency for certification of organic products. The state has formulated a progressive agriculture policy in 2008 under which special focus has […]