Deepak Kumar Last five years have been bright for the sector, and the future is even brighter. As awareness increases among people, the organic food business is going to achieve a rapid growth, says expert
Deepak Kumar Last five years have been bright for the sector, and the future is even brighter. As awareness increases among people, the organic food business is going to achieve a rapid growth, says expert
Aug 23, 2015 KOCHI: In an initiative to promote organic farm practices on grassroot level, CPI(M) in Kerala has embarked on a programme roping in the labour force for cultivating pesticide-free vegetables and fruits across the state.
Jayanth P, TNN | Aug 23, 2015 VIJAYAWADA: At a time when agriculture has become unsustainable with meagre incomes, around 8 to 10 per cent of agriculturists in the state are now resorting to natural means of cultivation.
August 22, 2015 Ernakulam Maharaja’s College played perfect host to a meet of agriculture farmers, practitioners, advocates and supporters of organic farming here on Friday.
Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji 11th August 2015 A new study finds that Indian farmers in rain-fed areas are being driven to suicide from the increased cost of growing Bt GMO cotton varieties that confer no benefits to them, writes Eva Sirinathsinghji. The extra expenses arise from buying new seeds each year, along with increased chemical […]
November 5 – 7, Kochi, Kerala, India, International Trade Fair on Organic Products
August 17, 2015 Be organic, buy organic.’ That’s the mantra behind Bio Basics, run by Ramesh Chandran and Sreedevi Lakshmikutty Bio Basics is more than just a commercial venture focusing on organic food. The founders — Ramesh Chandran and his wife Sreedevi Lakshmikutty — moved to Coimbatore in 2013 after having lived abroad for several […]
August 17, 2015 Researchers are vouching for revival of indigenous cotton by adopting novel technologies for spinning. Speaking at a seminar titled ‘Malkha: Birth of a New Fabric’, at Jiddu Krishnamurti Centre, Punjagutta, Uzramma, founder of Dastkar Andhra, which champions for marketing of hand-woven cotton fabrics and the ‘Malkha’ initiative, highlighted the current status of […]
August 17, 2015 Amritsar: To provide chemical-free ‘langar’ to the devotees visiting the Golden Temple and other historic shrines, the SGPC has decided to adopt organic farming. In the first phase of the project, 5 acres in each of the SGPC-run 35 historic gurdwaras will be covered.
August 12, 2015 Independent evidence shows GM foods and ingredients harm human health. All nations should ban them. UN General Assembly measures and international humanitarian laws say all nations are responsible for protecting the health, safety and welfare of their people. Harmful to human health GMOs should be universally banned. Scotland acted responsibly.