Thursday, September 20, 2012 Report by India Education bureau; Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister was conferred upon Agriculture Leadership Award-2012 for major policy initiatives and launching innovative programmes in agriculture, horticulture and Animal Husbandry sector in the State under his leadership. The Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr. Harish Rawat presented the Award […]
Posted: 03 October 2012 NEW DELHI: The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking “happiness” for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic. The tiny Buddhist-majority nation wedged between China and India has an unusual and some say enviable approach […]
Sahaja Samrudha has been coordinating the Seed activities with like-minded partners in most of these states. Seed being critical input in farming has become the most controversial topic in the recent years due to various reasons – increasing price, monopoly and control by private companies, unavailability of good quality seeds, also leading to loss of […]
The variety developed by Prakashsingh Raghuvanshi, a researcher from Varanasi Jalgaon, 14th Sept. 2012 Agriculture Research Centre in Varanasi has developed a wheat variety that gives about 25- 32 quintals of yield per acre, the information given by the creator himself, Prakashsingh Raghuvanshi in a press meet held in Jalgaon. Mr. Prakashsingh Raghuvanshi inaugurated the […]
September 29, 2012 (Switzerland) Remei AG releases annual report for 2011 / 2012 period. Patrick Hohmann, Managing Director of Remei AG says that it is no longer a secret: the hype about organic- cotton farming in India is ebbing away, partly due to the measures taken by India’s official monitoring agencies. Organic farming has come under […]
TNN Sep 28, 2012, 02.31AM IST ALLAHABAD: The ashes of former Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief KS Sudarshan were immersed in the Sangam by his family members on Thursday. The ashes were first taken to Jawala Devi Inter College where a Shraddhanjali Sabha was organised in the memory of the departed leader. BJP leaders including Rajnath […]
Viju B, TNN Sep 22, 2012, 09.53AM IST The lab, situated in the Kerala agriculture university campus at Vellayani, has got ISO 17025-2005 recognition, after auditors from the national accreditation board for testing and calibration laboratories ( NABL) conducted tests and inspections at this facility and gave the final approval last week. “Each agro-product has […]
Organic farming is the “only way to produce food” without harming the planet and people’s health. “The food revolution is the biggest revolution of our times, and the industry is panicking,” says Shiva [AFP] Reports trying to create doubts about organic agriculture are suddenly flooding the media. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, people […]
Farmers donate Rs. 4000 to learn natural farming On a workshop held in Lakhan Majra, Haryana on 9th of September about 80 farmers from Haryana as well as few from Uttar Pradesh participated with great enthusiasm. Most of the farmers were satisfied with their experiences in natural farming and tried to solve each other’s problems. […]
Jeffrey Smith’s new documentary Genetic Roulette —The Gamble of Our Lives is turning out to be a life-changer, and you can watch it for free online from September 15-22 at: www.GeneticRouletteMovie.com “It is in fact one of the most important stories ever told.” —John Robbins, Bestselling author of Diet for a New America and Food Revolution Genetic Roulette—The […]