Organic Farming

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding endangered feral horses in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Assam, 16/12/2024

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 …

Organic farming to avoid hazards of normal cultivation

Realizing the dangerous effects of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and spraying, the government has planned to initiate

Monsanto gets agrimin nod for GM business

THE agriculture ministry has okayed Monsanto India

GM or no GM food: let buyers choose

Mumbai: Campaigns against genetically modified (GM) food are gearing up in India with various social and consumer groups uniting against it. Organisations like Grahak Panchayat and Greenpeace India have recently started mass movements, trying to bring awareness among people about the dangers of GM food. click here The Mumbai unit …

Rs 176 cr funds for Organic Farming Trust

Karntataka State Organic Krishi Mission is said to have decided to release Rs 176 crore to Organic Farming Trust which took birth only nine months ago to popularise the organic farming methods. It is said that many of those active in the trust are closely associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha. …

Organic farmers demand separate market

TIRUNELVELI: The organic farmers have appealed to the government to establish an

Kisan mela: Five progressive farmers honoured

Ludhiana: Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, honoured five progressive farmers during the two-day Kisan Mela that began on the university premises here today. The farmers who have been honoured are Gurdev Kaur Deol of Ayyali Khurd village in Ludhiana district, Jagdeep Singh Dhillon of Kanoi village in Sangrur district, Amar …

Students brief farmers about organic agriculture

Hands on: Agri expo organised by the students of Agricultural College and Research Institute of the TNAU, Madurai. PUDUKOTTAI: The final year students of Agriculture College & Research Institute, Madurai organised an agri-oriented exhibition at the Government Higher Secondary School at Arimalam in the district recently. The exhibition was arranged …

Organic farming mission only for BJP men

Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday dubbed the State organic farming mission as a programme serving only the BJP party workers. Stating that he was not against the organic farming, he questioned the manner of implementing the mission.

Organic Farming Mission funds misused, Opposition allege

Opposition in the Zilla Panchayat has demanded a Lokayukta probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds of the Organic Farming Mission, being executed by the Agriculture department. ZP CEO Shivashankar, ZP President Santhosh Kumar Bhandary and Vice President Jagannath Salian at the Zilla Panchayat meeting in Mangalore on Monday. DH …

Organic farming getting popular

Since the time accreditation was introduced to organic farming in 2001, India has touched the one million hectare mark as compared to 42,000 hectares of land in 2003-04. S K Pattanayak, joint secretary and mission director, National Horticulture Mission, Ministry of Agriculture, said, "Under the National Horticulture Mission, launched in …

Organic agriculture to double in a decade

Farmers worldwide managed 32.2 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2007, nearly 5 percent more than in the previous year and a 118-percent increase since 2000. Organic farming is now reported in 141 countries; about two thirds of this land area is in industrial countries, and nearly half of …

State to promote organic farming

The state government will soon formulate a policy to promote organic farming in a systematic manner and develop

Women take control of their food security and sovereignty

Understanding the issues and perspectives of the community, giving voice to their ideas and facilitating institutional building are key in bringing about a sustainable and equitable change. Bringing a

Bridging the GAPs: strategies to improve produce safety, preserve farm diversity and strengthen local food systems

This report begins with an overview of existing on-farm food safety policies and programs. It then analyzes the ramifications of existing and proposed protocols, and offers recommendations for improving produce safety while preserving the diversity of farm sizes and production methods present in the U.S. food system.

20 hectares of millet

Vidarbha village looks for options other than suicide At a time when the traditional cropping pattern of suicide-ravaged Vidarbha has all but disappeared under the lure of quick cash from soybean, a tiny village of 48 farming households in Maharashtra

Non-GMO Seal Identifies Foods Mostly Biotech-Free

Alarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test products and label those that are largely free of biotech ingredients. Skip to next paragraph Top, Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times; Above, Genetic ID A campaign …

Wildlife body for bio-fertiliser use

Hyderabad, Aug. 28: The committee on wildlife and environment protection on Thursday recommended the utilisation of bio-fertilisers to encourage people-friendly organic farming. The committee also sought more subsidy for bio-fertilisers in comparison to synthetic fertilisers. The committee, headed by the former Speaker, Mr K.R. Suresh Reddy, and comprising members of …

Life is cheap in the killing BT cotton fields of Gujarat

1/3rd Of Workforce Below 14 Yrs Of Age; Remaining Under 18 Yrs Fall Prey To Rape & Sexual Abuse While Being Forced To Work In Fields Akhilesh Kumar Singh & Rao Jaswant Singh | TNN Upla-Bilia village, Rajasthan: It was on the night of August 17 that Punjilal Ahuri received …

Organic paddy farmers want exports ban lifted

Kochi, Aug. 25 Vadakkencherry Padasekhara Samithi, which is concentrating on organic paddy cultivation in Palakkad and Kuttanad, has requested the Union Agriculture Ministry to lift the blanket ban on rice exports. The Samithy

Jhabua on its way to becoming Vidarbha-II?

Mahim Pratap Singh JHABUA (MADHYA PRADESH): If it does not rain over the next week, farmers of Petlawad tehsil and its neighbouring regions in Jhabua might have to go the same way as their brethren in Vidarbha did. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently declared Jhabua, along with …

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