Agri body issues declaration on seeds. Aritra Bhattacharya Mumbai 26 April: Seeds must be protected from entities seeking to profit by trading in them that, in a nutshell is the premise of the declaration issued by the Bharat Beej Swaraj Manch (India Seed Sovereignty Alliance) today on International Seed Day.
Staff Reporter Guwahati, April 27 – On the occasion of International Seed Day on April 26, the India Seed Sovereignty Alliance – a nationawide network for conserving and regenerating seed diversity and self reliance called upon all farmers across the country including Assam to embrace, adopt, conserve, promote and exchange traditional seeds.
Special Correspondent, VISAKHAPATNAM, April 28, 2014 Tribal farmers taking out a procession of old seed as part of 10th seed festival at Malivalasa village of Dumbriguda mandal in Visakhapatnam district on Sunday.
by Kai Kreuzer Over 500 organic farmers in the federal state of Gujarat, that borders Pakistan in the west of India, are endeavouring to create their own seed banks in order to resist the pressure of genetically modified seed. “The farmers are developing seed banks as a way of opposing the use of GM seed,“ […]
Seed festival is an enthralling initiative focused on preserving our rich seed heritage of tribal communities residing in the serene undulated terrains of Araku valley, Vishakhapatnam. Organisers: Sanjeevini in collaboration with Sahaja Samrudha Samata, CRY-NET, Dhatri, Envid Group (Andhra University) and NBPGR Hyderabad Shri. Devullu Pachari, Director, SANJEEVINI, MIG-D, 391, Sagar Nagar, Visakhapatnam – 43, […]
New Delhi, 23rd November, 2014: On a day when the Supreme court is expected to take a view on GM crop field trials in the country new evidences have surfaced on how the Prime Minister’s office was directly putting pressure on the former environment minister Smt Jayanti Natarajan to agree to an Union of India […]
PTI New Delhi, April 22, 2014 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an answer from the Centre as to why there should not be an interim suspension of open field trials of genetically modified crops in view of an expert committee disfavouring it.
Apr 30, 2014 People of West Bengal’s Sunderbans region are setting up grain banks to safeguard against food crisis. In September 2013, seven of the 11 members of West Bengal-based Ma Ameena self-help group (SHG), of which Subedan is a member, set up a community grain bank, or grain gola. The cylindrical structure is made […]
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo HYDERABAD, March 31, 2014 The new weekend markets have become picnic outings, offering organic produce, food and fun It’s a balmy Sunday morning, a day when those who’ve stepped out of their homes hope the mercury stays within the 40-degree mark. Under the thatched roof of a hall, children sketch patterns and […]
Interview with Chief operating officer, Syngenta AG Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai April 19, 2014 In India, average landholding declined from 2.3 hectares in the 70s to 1.32 hectares in 2000-01. If this rate continues, average landholding will fall to 0.68 hectares by 2020 and a mere 0.32 hectares by 2030. Currently 86 per cent of Indian farmers, […]