Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Two usual objections are levelled against the proposal that organic agriculture can feed the world. Organic agriculture, opponents claim, gives low yields, and there isn
Alison Baum of San Antonio, Texas hopes to save money and eat better by getting her hands dirty. She is joining the swelling ranks of Americans who have started backyard fruit and vegetable gardening, a trend rooted in a desire to cut costs as the recession bites, fears about the …
March 23: After Tirupati laddu, Andhra Pradesh is trying to include Athripuram Putharekulu, Araku coffee, Bandaru laddu and Avakaya pickle in the Geographical Indications Registry. This will give the registered proprietor and authorised users the legal right to the exclusive use of the product and the right to obtain relief …
Organic farming is the way forward Organic farming is increasingly gaining attention from farmers as well as consumers. It is a form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation, green manure and biological pest control without the use of chemical fertilisers. Animal dung, crop residues, bio fertilisers from agro-industries and …
Demand for organic products continues to grow and outstrip the supply. How organic are these products, when they have to be transported over many miles to reach consumers? And how sustainable is organic produce, when it is grown on large farms, leaving less and less room for biodiversity? Questions like …
The Annam festival held in the last week of December 2008, in Thiruvananthapuram is the first event of its kind. It is a brave attempt to bring focus to the growing concern over the present food habits in Kerala and the deleterious effects they are having on public health. Among …
Date: 29-Jan-09 Country: UK/US Author: Nigel Hunt and Brad Dorfman LONDON/CHICAGO - As recession drives consumers to cut costs, their commitment to organic food has been tested with sales growth slowing -- but so far, sales are not falling. How green are our wallets? Grown without the use of synthetic …
As Awareness Grows About The Ill-effects Of Fertilizers, Organic Food Finds Many Takers Risha Chitlangia I TNN The colorful fruits and vegetables shine with the promise of good health, tempting the shopper to pick them up. However, behind the attractive looks lies the story of pesticide residue and an abundance …
Surinder Sud / New Delhi December 09, 2008, 1:07 IST The area under organic farming in the country has expanded over seven-fold in the last five years to cross the half-a-million hectares mark in 2007-08. The exports of organically produced products, too, have surged over four-fold to touch Rs 300 …
DH News Service, Bangalore: In order to boost the organic farming prospects in the State, the Government will be implementing the National Organic Cultivation Mission from the year 2008-09. Speaking at a function to felicitate farmers, who have made a significant achievement, the Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said considering …
Priscilla Jebaraj Organic vegetables on sale at Anna Nagar, Chennai. If people are watching their wallets in a time of rising prices, they are not going to shell out even more for expensive items such as organic products, right? Wrong, say farmers and retailers.
GOING ORGANIC: Basudeb Banerjee (right), Chairman, Tea Board of India, shaking hands with Kaison Chang, Secretary, FAO IGG on Tea, at a press conference in Kolkata on Friday. Anne Boor (left), Project Director, INFOAM, and Nianjun Schen, Assistant Project Manager-Common Fund for Commodities, look on. KOLKATA: The Intergovernmental Group (IGG) …
Chandigarh, September 4 Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (Hafed) has introduced certified organic mustard oil in 500 ml pack, for Panchkula, Chandigarh and Delhi markets. Haryana Agriculture Minister Harmohinder Singh Chatha said initially it is available at Hafed retail outlet at Chandigarh and Hafed corporate office, Panchkula, Hafed …
Hasan Suroor A "Marie Antoinette moment'? Or much ado about nothing? Either way it had all the trappings of a perfect media storm with Prince Charles bang at the centre of it. He was dubbed a "modern Marie Antoinette' after his remarks in a newspaper interview recently were interpreted as …
Rising food prices and shortages have joined the energy and climate crisis, economic recession, and the war in Iraq, as headline news. While consumers struggle to pay their bills and put food on the table, Monsanto, Cargill, and Archer Daniels Midland rake in billions from taxpayer-subsidized biofuels. Monopolizing markets, polluting …
Although China's agricultural reputation has been tarnished by widespread reports of food tainted with pesticides and other contaminants, the country is undergoing a rapid expansion in the production of and market for organic food. Spurred in part by growing demand for organic products from other nations, China now devotes more …
This document details the Andhra Pradesh state organic farming policy aimed at promoting the use of organic manure and helping the farmers to get higher yield and price for the produce. Government of Andhra Pradesh is giving emphasis for promoting organic farming in the state with the following objectives: To …
Edible forest fruits have immense potential for export since they are produced purely organically by nature and the question of use of agrochemicals for their production does not arise. Kendu is one such edible forest fruit, which has been used as fresh table fruit and in dried form for centuries …
