Dhritiman Ray, TNN | Apr 25, 2015 RANCHI: Despite heavy rain playing spoilsport on the last day of the food summit, the government’s two-day summit to boost the food processing sector ended on a positive note with investment pledges in dairy, organic farming and infrastructure overhaul clocking Rs 1,000 crore. Seven more MoUs were inked […]
Kollam, April 25, 2015 Kollam unit of party launches scheme The State secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, has called upon his party cadre to cultivate organic vegetables at all available land and terraces of buildings in the State.
PTI Apr 24, 2015 NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh has a maximum certified area of 2.32 lakh hectares under organic farming out of a total 7.23 lakh hectares in India, while Manipur and Mizoram have nothing to show on this front, Parliament was informed today.
Apr 23, 2015 Neeraj Mohan, Hindustan Times, Rohta A day after a Rajasthan farmer hanged himself to death during the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rally in Delhi, a young farmer committed suicide allegedly by consuming poison in a village in Rohtak district on Thursday.
Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 Giridhar Jha Patna Farmers of Kedia village under Barhat blockin Maoist-hit Jamui district of Bihar have taken the lead in shunning chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
April 24, 2015 The diktat to make it mandatory for domestic fertiliser producers to ‘neem-coat’ at least 75 percent of their urea production would qualify as one of the most holistic decisions ever taken by any Indian government. Beyond the economic calculations of a Rs.6,500-crore saving in subsidy outgo and checking pilferage, the move will […]
Date: 22-24 May 2015 Venue: UDAIPUR, Rajasthan Maize is the third most important crop of the country after rice and wheat and staple diet of many indigenous communities. Prior to the green revolution there were hundreds of varieties having unique adaptations to local conditions and were nutritionally enriched, tastier with specific milling and cooking characteristics.
IFOAM – Organics International is organizing two conferences in South Korea to coincide with the Organic Expo South Korea. You will find full details below and can submit an abstract for either or both. Regional Conference on Marketing & Innovation in Organic Farming This conference will be held on October 02 – 03, 2015 in […]
Date: 2nd & 3rd May 2015 Time: 2:00 -7:30 p.m. Contact: Meghna 07044085628 Venue: Seva Kendra