Jayashree Nandi, TNN Aug 16, 2013, 05.09 AM IST NEW DELHI: For 52-year-old Nagappa Nimbegundi, a farmer from Makari village in North Karnataka, this Independence Day was special. After three years of relentless efforts, he has managed to revive 13 varieties of indigenous cotton and 11 other varieties of non-Bt cotton in his farm. The […]
Date: September 5th, 6th, 2013 Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi Organized by: Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture – ASHA (A national network of farmer groups, organizations and individuals working for the well-being of Indian agriculture and farming communities) & Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) This workshop is bringing in a diverse group of […]
By Betwa Sharma | August 12, 2013, 12:00 AM PDT GURGAON –- Ritu Mathur poked the soil in the potted plants and flowerbeds of her garden filled with organic vegetables and fruits. “Snails!” she exclaimed — before finishing, “are a problem.” Getting rid of pests can be the biggest challenge in organic farming, which is […]
C D S Mani, TNN Aug 14, 2013, 10.19PM IST CHENNAI: On the eve of the 67th Independence Day, an NGO urged chief minister J Jayalalithaa to hoist the national flag made of non-Bt cotton material on August 15. In a letter faxed to the chief minister on Wednesday, Safe Food Alliance, which is one […]
TODAY – Friday, Aug 16, 2013 Source: Hueiyen News Service Imphal, August 14 2013: Under the National Project of Organic Farming, Regional Centre of Organic Farming, Imphal, a sub-ordinate office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, a series of two-day long training on organic farming was conducted on Aug 9-10 and Aug 11-12 […]
TODAY – Friday, Aug 16, 2013 Source: The Sangai Express Imphal, August 13 2013: Under the National Project of organic farming, Regional Centre of Organic Farming (RCOF), Imphal which is a subordinate office of Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India has organised two number of 2 days training on organic farming at the Assembly Hall […]
Friday 16 August 2013 News updated at 4:45 PM IST Coalition for a GM (genetically modified) Free Karnataka, an organisation fighting against GM crops, on Wednesday sent a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, requesting him to hoist a National Flag made of non-BT cotton. Pointing out the sentiment citizens have with the National Flag, the […]
A three-day Seminar 5 to 7 September, 2013 Auroville (near Puducherry) Registration Registration Fee Rs 9,500.- • Includes all lunches, one dinner, refreshments, venue transportation from hotel and service tax, excludes travel to and from Auroville and hotel accommodation The capacity is limited and parallel workshop sessions will be filled up on first come first […]
Organised by the State Horticulture Mission, Government of Kerala, India, and the International Competence Centre For Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), Bengaluru, India The international conference, ‘Strategies to Drive Organic Sector Forward-For Sustainability & For Markets’ is being organised to assist the policy makers make an appropriate strategy for the state of Kerala. As a state, Kerala […]
COIMBATORE, August 10, 2013 Beginning Saturday, farm activities in the 30.72 acre Open Air Jail (OAJ) at Singanallur is likely to turn the natural way by taking up organic farming. Talking to The Hindu , DIG of Prisons, Coimbatore Range, P. Govindarajan said that the Open Air Jail at Singanallur has 36 prisoners from all […]