I read Dr S.S. Johl's article, "Exploit potential for organic farming' (Feb 15). Large-scale adoption of organic farming is being promoted since the global demand for organically produced foods is rapidly increasing (estimated at 10-20 per cent). The certified area under organic farming in India has also increased over the …
Even as life science companies in seed business and vocal lobbyists for pro-genetically modified (GM) crops combine to make propagandist noises about the goodness of the technology and rapid spread of area under GM crops worldwide comes the news that pests are slowly developing resistance to transgenic crops. Currently, corn …
Total global acreage increases to 114.3 m hectares New Delhi, Feb. 18 India has the fifth largest area cultivated under genetically modified (GM) crops. According to worldwide data compiled by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA), the total acreage planted under all GM crops amounted to …
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with agriculture and processed food exports development authority (APEDA) has developed a six-month certificate course in organic farming. It is the first such course being offered in the nation. The course will be imparted through the ODL mode. Students having a minimum …
A growing farm sector, better rural infrastructure and connectivity, skill development, adequate power supply and easy availability of credit would help in the creation of more employment opportunities in the rural non-farm sector and, in turn, enhance the income of farm households. In view of the above, there is a …
