August 27, 2012 By Priyanka Praveen While India’s pesticide market is projected to grow to $5 billion by the year 2017, we cannot ignore its effects on the health of the nation. As people become more conscious, there is a gradual shift towards healthier options. Hyderabad is now home to a new organic market with fruits […]
Anju Agnihotri Chaba : Jalandhar, Sun Aug 26 2012 In a move to promote promote organic farming in state, the first organic food testing laboratory of Punjab, coming up in Jalandhar, will certify the farmers’ produce before it is sold in the open market. The laboratory is being set up under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna, a […]
The debate on the pros and cons of genetically engineered/modified crops is universal. In India, in the face of vociferous protests, the controversy has only deepened leading to a moratorium on cultivation of Bt Brinjal crop — the first GM food crop sought to be commercialised. Gargi Parsai spoke to Basudeb Acharia, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing […]
Gangtok, August 20, 2012 The north eastern hill state of Sikkim aims to go fully organic by 2015. Going organic is the new mantra in the state as government promoted organic farming has picked up in a big way among 50,000 farming families of hill state. By 2015, it plans to be converted into a […]
Rana Kapoor The off-shore demand for organic food market is one of the major drivers of organic agriculture in India, due to relatively increased returns with lesser input costs. August 19, 2012: Organic farming has thrived in India since ancient times, with the Indian cow – “Kamadhenu”, providing the natural fertilisers and other inputs. In […]
Chandigarh, Fri Aug 17 2012, 05:04 hrs With an aim to promote the availability of pesticide free food for all citizens, the Alliance for Safe Food, led by Kheti Virasat Mission, is to organize a two-day food festival to be held at Punjab Kala Bhawan Sector 16, on August 18 and 19. “In the last […]
Friday, August 17, 2012 08:00 IST Akshay Kalbag, Mumbai With the Indian Meteorological Department officially admitting to a drought-like situation recently, agriculture, which primarily relies on rains for normal output, and all allied sectors such as food processing, are gearing up for a fresh round of hike in prices of raw materials and its cascading […]
Bangalore: August 4, 2012 DH News Service Farmer couples practising organic farming could get a chance to tour Cuba and Israel under the ‘Amrutha Bhoomi’ programme launched by the State government on Saturday. The government will release Rs 82.98 lakh to each taluk to promote organic farming, spend Rs 14.25 crore for training farmers and send […]
03:52 pm July 31, 2012 by ELIZA BARCLAY The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan drew international attention a few years back for saying gross national happiness should trump gross domestic product when measuring a nation’s progress. If you’re going to prioritize happiness, the Bhutanese thinking goes; you’d better include the environment and spiritual and mental […]
Manosh Das, TNN | Jul 31, 2012, 12.03PM IST SHILLONG: The northeast, where very little amount of fertilizers and pesticides are used for agriculture, has immense potential for organic farming, agricultural experts and scientists have long pointed out. The region has the potential to carve a niche in the organic foods market once the production, […]