Kerala is going to focus more on organic farming programs in the next few years as more farmers have started the transition process to organic,” Sunil Kumar said.“When it comes to promoting sustainable agriculture and its related environmental benefits, the state has to look more…
June 2018
People love organic products and there is a growing demand for it because everyone is realising the ill-effects of chemicals used in farming. Uyir in Tamil means ‘life,’ and this small community of farmers are known for producing genuine organic…
Residents and staff of the Mental Health Centre at Peroorkada in Thiruvananthapuram were more than satisfied with how their efforts had materialised. After months of planning and labour, they successfully converted a two-acre barren plot to an organic farming field. When this group…
Farmers at Chaintal village are earning double of their produce after using organic fertilisers. Chemical fertilisers are harmful and affect our health and crops. The farmers are inspired by…
Some farmers transition to organic production to earn premium prices paid for organic crops. Others switch to make their farms more sustainable. But for some farmers transitioning to organic is a necessity to save their health—and…
In the parched and cracked lands of Marathwada region, where water, land, and income are scarce, a few women have braved the odds. Mentored and supported by Pune-based NGO Swayam Shikshan Prayog, these women are using newer farming techniques to…
After working in the IT sector for many years, Babu had reached a saturation point and felt the urge to pursue a different path which would be entirely different from the one he had been on all his life.
Organic delivers on those values and is also increasingly seen as the healthy and ethical choice thanks to mounting evidence of the difference between organic and non-organic, both in terms of nutrition and environmental impact.
About three years ago, Pawan Kumar, working as an IT professional at Hyderabad, decided to quit his job and return to his village to become a farmer. His father, a small farmer in West Godavari district, tried to discourage him but Kumar who had read about a new method of “natural…
Frequently pulled up for continuing to expand its water-intensive crops like paddy and sugarcane even after nearly four drought years, the Karnataka government is trying to strike a balance between the state’s acute water shortage and the aspirations of farmers by reviving old…