01/18/2013 11:24 AM SustainableBusiness.com News As the world begins to wrestle with rising food insecurity associated with climate change, a report from Worldwatch points to the crucial role organic farming plays. Not only is organically produced food more nutritious, but it sustains livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, because unlike conventional agriculture, it relies on labor. […]
By Sustainable Plant Staff January 16, 2013 12:28:13 pm Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute. Regions with the largest certified organic agricultural land in 2010 were Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific […]
Today’s Paper » NATIONAL » ANDHRA PRADESH SANGAREDDY, January 16, 2013 The crop fields of the women of Deccan Development Society (DDS), an NGO working for the last 25 years in Medak district, would be soon recognised as biodiversity heritage sites by the Government of India. This was announced by Dr. P. Balakrishna, chairman, National Biodiversity […]
By Suchandana Gupta January 14, 2013 BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has been selected to receive the Krishi Karman Award of the Union government for best performance in agricultural production in 2011-2012. The cash prize award of Rs 2 crore will be given away by President Pranab Mukherjee to chief minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New […]
BHUMIKA K. THE HINDU | JANUARY 13, 2013 Trends: With a growing awareness of the benefits of making organic a way of life, most localities in Bangalore now boast an organic store, sometimes even more than one, finds Bhumika K. It’s there in your vegetables, it’s there in your spices, your tea, even in your […]
By Katayoon Dashti January 13, 2013 Close to 30 percent of Iran’s agricultural products are natural and organic, said minister of agricultural jihad. Speaking at a joint session of Agricultural Jihad Ministry officials with members of Majlis Agriculture Commission on Saturday, Sadeq Khalilian said that products such as vegetables and summer crops are healthy by […]
Sarita Brara January 10, 2013 Agri-clinics set up under a Ministry of Agriculture scheme are providing expert advice to farmers and employment to agriculture graduates Farmer Munshi Lal Saini from Sirka village calls up an agri-clinic at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. The leaves of the chilli plants he had sown are wilting and he wants […]
Says field trial should continue as research is important for ensuring food security Press Trust of India / New Delhi Jan 10, 2013 Dismissing Parliamentary panel’s suggestion to halt all field trials of GM crops, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said the government can’t take the “luxurious decision of banning” them because such kind of […]
The Telegraph, 9th January 2013, Wednesday Smita Kumar, Patna G.V. Ramanjaneyulu, the executive director of Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, addresses a workshop in Patna on Tuesday. He said, “The Union government is trying to help multinational companies capture the agriculture market. The prices of seeds and fertilizers have increased by about 300 percent in the […]