There are many issues regarding food and farming that Dr. Shiva has worked on – sustainability, the international politics of food, how globalisation is destroying farmers lives and livelihoods, the problems of chemical farming, land grab, climate change, corporatisation of agriculture and so on. We believe that we should lose no opportunity to understand these issues […]
Aug 20, 2014 ERODE: On Tuesday farmers in Kanchikoil village in Erode district pledged not to use hybrid or tissue cultured paddy varieties for crop cultivation. They decided to use only traditional paddy varieties which do not need pesticides and other fertilisers. “We have taken this decision after we realised that the soil in which […]
August 21, 2014 In a surprise U-turn, China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided not to continue with a program which developed genetically-modified rice and corn. Some environmentalists say public concerns about GM crops played a key role in the decision.
Imphal, August 22 2014 Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has earmarked an amount of Rs 100 crore for developing organic farming in northeastern States, said Dr Krishan Chandra, Director of National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF), Government of India.
J. D. Heyes, August 20, 2014 There has been record growth in sales of organic, non-GMO food in some of the world’s largest produce markets, a good thing for consumers and advocates of clean, wholesome, non-bioengineered commodities. In the United States, the value of the organic foods market in 2013 exceeded $35 billion for the […]
By M S Swaminathan Aug 18 2014 RELATIVE UNIT: Providing family farmers with adequate financial and scientific support to ensure food security should be the bottom line of all food and agriculture policies of developing countries RELATIVE UNIT: Providing family farmers with adequate financial and scientific support to ensure food security should be the bottom […]
DC | Krishna Kumar K E | August 14, 2014 Kochi: The students of Government Model Engineering College in Kochi are all set to inspire school students across the city to take up organic farming and also foster innovative ideas in them. The initiatives are part of the ‘Excel’ fest, billed as South India’s largest techno-managerial fest. […]
DRCSC has established itself mainly as a resource centre on rural development, through sustainable management of natural resources and working in partnership with rural NGOs & CBOs. Improving food & livelihood security of resource poor communities with special emphasis on women and ethnic & religious minorities is our general priority. At present DRCSC is intervening […]
December 14, 2013 Nick Meyer | AltHealthWORKS Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is once against sounding the alarm about the urgent need to return to (and develop) a more sustainable, natural and organic system.
08th August 2014 CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday sought to give a leg-up to the farm sector by announcing ‘Amma Seeds’, which would be supplied to farmers at subsidised rates. The project to supply quality seeds at a cost of Rs 156.74 crore is among a slew of projects announced in the State […]