Special Correspondent MYSORE, September 14, 2013 To popularise and bring back the humble millet into the cuisine, promote the crop for its eco-friendly tendency to grow without much water, and highlight the health benefits and the sheer amount of culinary delights that can be teased out of it — these were some of the salient […]
Call for a world-wide DAY OF ACTION on 12 Oct. 2013.. Have you heard of this agri-business company called Monsanto? Monsanto is an American company, which has become the world’s largest seed company by employing many devious strategies and tactics. Its annual gross profit is around 22,500 crores of rupees – which is more than […]
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You may be aware that Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is planning to organize a National Agriculture fair during 14-15 January 2014 at Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is propose to give specific attention to promote marketing of organic food in this mega event. To discuss the strategies and to initiate steps for promotion […]
Enrolments for our 3rd OLC in South Asia is now open! The Organic World needs Organic Leaders Are you ready to take up the leadership challenge? Following the success of OLC South Asia 2012 and 2013, IFOAM has decided to launch a third edition of our Leadership Program for 2014. Our growing Alumni network in […]
It is in Erode SRI was tried for the first time in 1999 itself by the organic farmers of the district. With the experience from this region the organic farmers had promoted it to other parts of the state in 2001-02. Now again with water crisis growing in the region again the organic farmers take […]
TNN | Sep 9, 2013, 04.02 AM IST KOZHIKODE: It’s a dream come true for many farmers here when the mobile van carrying organic vegetables cultivated by them started touring the Kozhikode city corporation limit areas. Farmers have been receiving good response from the public for their efforts to sell organic vegetables directly to the […]
TNN Sep 7, 2013, 05.15AM IST RAIPUR: In a bid to boost organic farming in state, Chhattisgarh government, on Friday, launched an ‘organic farming mission’ in districts of Bastar, Bilaspur and Ambikapur. Under the mission, the government would provide infrastructure, certification and knowledge to farmers, who opt for organic farming. Speaking on the occasion, state […]
Date: Sunday, 15-09-2013. Time: 09:00 A.M to 05:00 P.M. Venue: SGVP Gurukul, Chharodi, S. G. Highway, Ahmadabad, Gujarat. Organizers: Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board, Gujarat and Swami Vivekanand Sardh Shati Samiti. Objective: Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board Gujarat is working in the field of Gau Raxa, Gau Palan, Gau Samvardhan and Gau based Agriculture, Health and […]
Board of Directors Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas, Hyderabad And Board of trustees Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Gnanabodha Sabha Trust, Eluru Invite you for the NATIONAL CONFERENCE on ANCIENT FARMING TECHNOLOGIES OF INDIA: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES on 13th – 14th September, 2013 at Nam Datta Natha Kshetram Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Ashram, Sanivarapu pet cross road, […]