Over the last few years, there have been talks that rice cultivation will increase the amount of methane in the atmosphere. Although rice cultivation plays a very small role in methane emissions, the propaganda is designed to cover it up and obscure the real cause. The main argument put forward is that the promotion […]
प्रिय किसान साथियो, बेमौसमी बरसात के बावजूद 12 सितम्बर को आयोजित ‘जैविक खेती जन संवाद’ में 300 व्यक्तियों ने भाग लिया. खेद का विषय यह रहा कि इस में किसान संगठनों की भागेदारी बहुत कम रही; केवल तीन. पहली बार कुदरती खेती अभियान के किसी कार्यक्रम में राष्ट्रीय/राज्य स्तरीय सरकारी कृषि संस्थानों ने औपचारिक रूप […]
KOCHI: From spinach to pumpkins and dragon fruit, a variety of vegetables were on display, lending a spread of lavish colours. It was a union of organic farmers, who had gathered together with a variety of produce. The occasion was the Karshika Mela and Malayora Krisha Sastra Congress for farmers held at Palode in the […]
Amit Hooda hopes to eliminate conflict with sustainable honey harvesting. He started Heavenly Organics, a company selling raw, organic honey with the goals of providing ethical jobs and fostering peace. The company supports almost 600 family farmers in conflict zones across India by selling what they describe as the cleanest sourced honey you can find.
Beejotsavat Nagpur from 6th to 8thApril2018, is a carnival of organic food, foodgrains, spices and the celebration of the sustainable, eco-friendly life style, visibility to seed saver and pastoral communities.
Gram Art Project is sowing seeds of change for the women of four villages On the border between Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh lies a little village called Paradsinga. Its a village with a difference, and has been the hub of culture and education in the area for the past three years or so. One of […]
ONganic Foods aims to increase profitability from agriculture for small holders through a holistic and integrated approach, by creating a platform where multiple interventions can converge.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 18 : Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday lauded the farmers of Naxal-hit Dantewada for bringing in a green revolution through organic farming. “This is a peaceful answer to Naxalism that Green Revolution can bring in a positive change in society rather than violence,” said Raman Singh. “The ‘Adim’ rice […]
New Delhi, Feb 17 There is a need to conserve available genetic diversity of bananas varieties which are facing threat due to urbanisation and erosion of wild bananas in their natural habitat, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Saturday. Musa wild species and its allied species form an important source for resistant genes for […]
Chennai: Back in 2006, when organic wasnt as big a buzzword as it is now, a group of 30-year-olds, troubled by the spate of farmer suicides and lack of empathy among the public to the issue decided that a change was in order. After interacting with farmers across India, they decided to start ReStore a […]