Year: 2015

Desi Dhaan’o Beejer Utsav

Date: 2nd & 3rd May 2015 Seva Kendra, Kolkota, West Bengal India is a landof vibrant small and marginal farming community with rich indigenous technological knowledge as well as innovative minds for new technology development.

Making natural pesticides at home

April 1, 2015, 12:00 pm I was in Chandigarh last week to speak at a gathering of all India organic farmers. Hundreds of people had come from all over India and the range of seeds and food was truly stunning. As usual I bought something from every stall and came back with sacks full of […]

India: Govt to boost exports

31/3/2015 With an aim to improve rural economy, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has endorsed his Government’s full support to improve export of food grains and vegetables and said those farmers or organisations doing extraordinary work in this field would be felicitated. “The need of the hour is to improve organic farming and therefore […]

The Seeds War

Fighting for food independence Are seeds a commodity or a vital resource to be shared for the benefit of Humanity like the water we drink or the air we breeze ? In the near future, farmers might lose the right to plant their own seeds. Indeed, in Europe, a regulation is emerging which will impose […]

Students Lead the Way in Organic Farming

Anila Backer 30th March 2015 For the past five years, the Cheekkonnu UP School has been cultivating vegetables in 15 cents of land on their school campus, so as to provide pesticide-free and nourishing noon meal to the students. After attaining self-sufficiency in vegetable cultivation, the school is now on a mission to promote organic farming […]

Fabindia plans to sell organic produce online

John Sarkar, TNN | Mar 23, 2015 NEW DELHI: You may soon be able to buy organic fruits and vegetables at the price of regular produce or even less. Ethnic lifestyle retailer Fabindia, known for its apparel and furniture, is now preparing to sell organic fruits and vegetables online. Plans are afoot to establish a […]