About Shimla, Sep 09 (ANI): A three-day long ‘Organic Fair and Food Festival’, to promote organic farming, is being held in Himachal Pradesh. Organic farming is a form of agriculture which relies on natural inputs in order to sustain the health of soil, ecosystem and living creatures. Farmers from different districts of the state took […]
Seminar “Chronic effects of Pesticides and Heavy metals on the health of our children” Date: 11th September, 2015 at 9:30 am Venue: Lecture Theatre, Adesh University, Bathinda-Barnala Road, Bathinda Contact Name: Umendra Dutt Contact Number: 09872682161
At Bhoomi College, off Sarjpura Road, Bangalore 560035 This programme will include practical and conceptual learning about: Natural farming, organic farming, biodynamic farming and permaculture. Farmer’s Market and Bhoomi Utsav on Oct 2nd- Organizing and supporting alternative distribution of organic foods Registration Only 10 seats are available. Contact Akshatha by email – [email protected] or call […]
ANNAM 2015- National Seminar on food, health & agro – biodiversity: changing paradigms during 12th & 14th November, 2015. This National Seminar focuses on the changing paradigms in food and agro – biodiversity and the impacts on health, ecological, social, economic and environmental scenarios. Further, a wide array of multi-disciplinary subjects including innovations in promoting […]
OSIB Program of BDAI has completed its first year of Organic Seed Initiative with immense support from all of you. Now the Organic Seed Initiative is stepping in to its second year of operation with greater confidence, sincerity & responsibility, towards fulfilling your zest for better quality & wider range of Organic Vegetable Seeds. This […]
September 6, 2015 An edible food forest raised on zero-cost principle Purvabhumi, the ‘adisil vanam’ (edible food forest), spread across 107 acres at Mudukulam village of Gandarvakottai taluk in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, was once a cashew grove. It has been brought to this shape over 22 years of hard work, continuous financial loss […]
6 September 2015 Neshwin Almeida travels deep into terrains of Netravali and a few kilometers beyond and across the gushing white river Kushavati to a halet of Sulcorna. In the heart of the mining activity lies an agriculture college, oa’s first of its kind and that too on a sprawling 810 acres.
Sep 06, 2015 After bringing a revolution to the dissemination of yoga in the country and abroad, yoga guru Ram Dev has now made up his mind to establish 600 schools in 600 districts across the country.
Vandana Shiva 04-09-2015 Farmers, first of all, are breeders. They might not have the lab coats that have come to define modern plant breeding, but their wisdom, knowledge and contribution is unquestionable. To be able to continue breeding, using their own seed, is their first right, their first freedom and their first duty. This right […]
Sep 3 2015 Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Jalandhar, September 2 While an increasing number of population is reaching out and demanding organic produce sick of the side effects of pesticides and health problems, the lack of certification and an organised system on the ground level to authenticate organic produce, is one of the prime […]