Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated 05.11.2024 dated 16/12/2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "The Last Feral Horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated November …
The success of 28 farmers from Kanakapura Taluk, who took to organic farming in a big way, today stands testimony that it pays rich dividends to do so. Bharani Naati Beeja Samrakshakara Sangha, a self-help group, promoted by these farmers, with the support of the State government and an NGO, …
The State Agriculture Policy is aimed at developing a road map that will seek to actualize the vast untapped growth potential of the agriculture, promote value addition, accelerate the growth of agri-business, create employment in rural areas, secure fair standard of living for the farmers and agricultural workers and their …
The State Agriculture Policy is aimed at developing a road map that will seek to actualize the vast untapped growth potential of the agriculture, promote value addition, accelerate the growth of agri-business, create employment in rural areas, secure fair standard of living for the farmers and agricultural workers and their …
V. S. Vijayan, member, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), has said that it was evident that vested interests were behind those opposing the Madhav Gadgil report. Lobbies connected to pesticide, sand and granite-mining were opposed to the report, he said. In a seminar organised at the Idukki Press Club …
Bhutan is renowned for espousing Gross National Happiness but now the isolated Himalayan nation is also looking to become known as a world leader in organic farming. “We are nearly all Buddhists. Being kind to the environment and the planet has a central meaning for us,” says Kesang Tshomo, co-ordinator …
Thiruvananthapuram: A high-level expert committee will be formed to study the K Kasturirangan-led high-level working group (HLWG) report on the Western Ghats, chief minister Oommen Chandy said here on Monday. The state would object to those recommendations detrimental to the state’s interests, Chandy said, adding that the government had not …
Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Horticulture department Principal Secretary M K Shankarlingegowda at an exhibition organised by the Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency on Thursday. In an effort to encourage people to take up organic farming in a big way in every hobli, the State government, has planned to …
At a time when farmers across the state are increasingly abandoning paddy cultivation, a group of traditional paddy farmers and agriculture experts have teamed up to form the state’s first producer company to promote paddy cultivation in Wayanad The company, Wayanad Agriculture & Spices Producer company Private Limited (WASP), has …
Developing and developed countries alike need a paradigm shift in agricultural development: from a "green revolution" to a "truly ecological intensification" approach. This implies a rapid and significant shift from conventional, monoculture-based and high external-input-dependent industrial production towards mosaics of sustainable, regenerative production systems that also considerably improve the productivity …
The Centre has allotted Rs 72.27 crore to the state under the National Agricultural Development Scheme for the development of the agriculture sector during the current financial year. Stating this here today, Director of Agriculture JC Rana said Rs 58.21 crore would be spent on new and special schemes and …
The four-day All India Wheat and Barley Agri Scientist Meet was inaugurated at Chandra Shekhar Azad University and Technology on Sunday. It was inaugurated by father of Green Revolution in India Padam Vibhushan MS Swaminathan. Agriculture minister Anand Singh and deputy director general, Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), Swapan …
Sresta Natural Bioproducts, one of India's largest organic food companies, Monday announced "Freedom from pesticides", an eight-day campaign against pesticide ridden food. The campaign from Aug 12 to 19 aims to create awareness about ill effects of pesticide contaminated food and promote organic food as the best alternative for being …
A campaign to encourage farmers to use organic fertilizers and organic pesticides has been started here to discourage the production of vegetables and other agro-products using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Beyond Nepal, a non- government organization, has started the campaign of sharing the knowledge and technical know-how of organic farming, …
The biggest advantage of developing seed banks is reduced cost About 500-odd organic farmers in Gujarat are trying to develop individual seed banks in a bid to resist the onslaught of genetically modified seeds. "The farmers are now developing seed bank as a measure against the invasion of genetically modified …
We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge - An interview with Sunita Narain.
With Kasaragod having declared an organic district, the State-owned Seed Farm here has decided keep all chemical fertilizers and pesticides away from its 25-acre paddy field at Karanthakad this season. The Farm cultivates paddy to supply hybrid seeds to farmers. Deviating from its earlier practice, the Farm this year is …
Monsanto Co. on Monday won another round in a legal battle with U.S. organic growers as an appeals court threw out the growers' efforts to stop the company from suing farmers if traces of its patented biotech genes are found in crops. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …
Kudumbashree Mission is all set to make it big on farming by stabilizing 24,000 hectares of land for organic farming and by setting up 978 farmer facilitation centres across Kerala. The plan fund for the project is awaiting approval from the Centre and a meeting will be held to finalize …
The State government will soon come out with a comprehensive organic agriculture policy, according to K. Ramasamy, Vice- Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU). Addressing the launch of ‘SUSTAIN,’ a Public Private Partnership initiative to deploy innovative drying and storage technology to farmers, Dr. Ramasamy said here on Tuesday that …
Several women’s NGOs, including Women for Diversity, Guild of Services, Diverse Women for Diversity and Gene Ethics Australia, have launched a combined campaign against genetically-engineered (GMO) bananas. Dr Vandana Shiva has questioned why India should finance the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia to develop GMO bananas when research …
