Berhampur: Expressing concern over rampant use of pesticides in farming, Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on Wednesday appealed to the Odisha farmers to adopt organic farming.
Harichandan, who hails from Odisha, said this while attending a civic reception on…
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Goa is soon likely to get an ''Organic Agriculture University'', which would primarily focus on studying organic crops that could be grown in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar said on Wednesday.
People meet, get attracted to each other and fall in love. The reasons might be many. However, it must be rare for agriculture to play cupid, as seen in the case of Vijith VC and Vani V. But it happened, and the couple has been engaged in organic farming on their four-and-a half-…
It’s almost winter in India, and yet the daytime temperature continues to soar in the border village of Bajju in Rajasthan.
Located in the arid Thar Desert, this little hamlet remains sparsely populated, owing to the water scarcity and diurnally fluctuating temperature.…
A. Senthil, a 35-year-old IT professional-turned-farmer in Melur, says he was drawn into the world of organic farming after watching Kollywood movies. “Since we owned land in Melur, we decided to begin the process of cultivating brinjal and tomatoes. We eat the food we produce and…
M Baskar (43), an organic farmer from Melakasakudi in Karaikal district, is cultivating 111 varieties of traditional paddy on 15 acres.
Baskar said, “I have travelled to places like Thanjavur, Vriddachalam Puducherry, Cuddalore and Thiruthuraippondi and bought traditional…
A silent but new revolution is taking place in the agricultural sector. In prehistoric days, especially in the Neolithic age, human beings started farming. Later, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, they started the multicrop farming and farm breeding.
To encourage waste management among the urban class and tackle the growing concerns over pesticide-laced vegetables, Padma Shri awardee and organic farming practitioner Yadlapalli Venkateswara Rao along with his team is giving free rooftop organic farming classes in the city. …
Vanrajsinh Gohil was born in 1988 in the Junavadar village of Gujarat's Bhavnagar district and believes that his destiny was pre-decided. After completing his Higher Secondary Education in 2012, he joined the family’s cotton plantation. While he enjoyed his work, he was not content…
The state government on Saturday gave its approval for a Rs.1000 cr boost to Organic farming and facilitate its certification in Jharkand. Under the scheme farmers will be given Rs.30000 per acre to practice chemical free farming.