October 24,2015 Albert Einstein, a great scientist, once sent a message to India through his Indian cotemporary late Dr. Amarnath Jha- “India should not adopt chemical fertilizers and insecticides based mechanized farming, because the fertility of land of America has destroyed to a great extent in 400 years of this farming.” But, unfortunately, this advice […]
Sowmya Aji How a techie gave up a cushy business in San Jose to return to his hometown and offer distressed farmers a new lease of life. The story begins with a 37 year old software developer who decided to go back to what he came from.
October 24, 2015 The Deccan Development Society (DDS), an NGO working with farming community, particularly women in protecting the traditional crops and farming practices, has taken up one more initiative – ‘Organic Medak’ – to promote cultivation of vegetables and fruits the organic way. The activities so far were confined only to organic production of […]
Harish Damodaran | Nabarangpur (odisha) October 15, 2015 It is India’s poorest district with over 70 per cent Adivasi and Dalit population — and yet a booming market for multinational and large domestic seed companies.
By Saurabh Datar October 21, 2015 Indian fusion band Indian Ocean played to a packed auditorium on Oct. 11, at a fundraiser organized by a Bay Area nonprofit to support grassroots projects in India. The show was organized by the Bay Area chapter of the Association for India’s Development (AID), a U.S.-based nonprofit that partners with […]
Thursday, October 22, 2015 Islamabad Stakeholders representing the civil society levelled the ground here on Wednesday to mobilise support for a draft Organic Farming Policy here on Wednesday.
October 21, 2015 by Colin Todhunter The mantra of global agribusiness companies is that they care about farmers. They also really care about humanity and want to help to feed a growing world population, preferably by using genetically modified (GM) crops. They say that they want to assist poor farmers by helping them to grow […]
Tue, Oct 20th, 2015 Mohd Mustaquim, Delhi, With the growing health hazard of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, organic farming comes out as a big opportunity area. There is a clear need to strategise agriculture to focus on better technologies for organic production, linkage to markets, community development and crop, region specific approach of organic farming […]
16/10/2015 Carra Richling Rice, Oryza sativa, is responsible for feeding more people over a longer period than any other crop. It feeds over half the global population, providing more than 3.5 million people more than 20 percent of their daily calories. It makes up one-fifth of the calories consumed. It is also a key staple […]
October 20, 2015 The full day workshop organized by TJ Associates on “Cultivation and Processing of Organic Agro Crops for Export “ concluded successfully on October 14, 2015 at Hilton Colombo Residencies attended by over 70 participants Mrs. Chandani Dias Abeygunawardene, Vice President – Projects was instrumental in organizing the workshop and conducting it with […]