Month: November 2012

CM Naveen Patnaik says Odisha in an advantageous position to resort to Organic Farming Practices

Tuesday, November 06, 2012 Report by OD bureau, Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Odisha in an advantageous position to resort to Organic Farming Practices. CM Patnaik said this while addressing Biennial Convention of Organic Farmers organized by the Organic Farming Association of India in Bhubaneswar. Pastnaik said that the consumption of chemical fertilizers  and […]

Farmers’ body opposes field trials of GM crops

In its interim report, the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Expert Committee has unanimously recommended a 10-year moratorium on field trials of GM food crops BS Reporter / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad Nov 02, 2012 Farmer community in Gujarat has raised objection to the union agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar’s appeal to the state governments to permit field trials of […]