These encouraging efforts have been initiated by SRIJAN, a voluntary organization, as a part of a wider project called BIWAL for promoting sustainable development in the villages of Bundelkhand region. BIWAL’s model combining water conservation and natural farming has given a newfound strength to many farmers and rural communities.
March 22, 2023With the world population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, it is becoming increasingly clear that traditional farming practices are not sustainable in the long term.
March 21, 2023Haryana government will promote organic farming in a big way to enhance the income of farmers.
March 31, 2022Yami took to organic farming when she realised that her home state has been grappling with the pestering issue of chemical-coated vegetables.
September 20, 2019A WWF-India project in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh showed how growing cotton organically brings farmers richer returns.
September 27, 2018Panchgavya for farmers consists of five products from the cow: dung, urine, milk, curd and ghee. These, which when mixed appropriately, have excellent, almost miraculous, results.
July 8, 2018Chakharina village under the Jalghar gram panchayat in South Dinajpur district had found a new name and fame. Thanks to the 42 farmers who have been successfully producing organic vegetables there, the village is now well known as ‘Organic Chakharina.’ Needless to say, the transformation from the conventional farming method to the organic one has...
March 3, 2018Organic farmers in Himachal Pradesh would soon get openings to sell their products in local ‘mandis’ as the National Centre for Organic Farming, Ghaziabad is planning to set up markets exclusively for sale of organic farm products in the hill state. The step has been taken to encourage farmers towards organic farming as it is...
April 21, 2017Tripura has initiated organic farming in the state and would take lessons from Sikkim on this, Agriculture Minister Aghore Debbarma said here on Saturday. "To expand the organic farming of vegetables in Tripura we would take help and knowledge from Sikkim," the minister told IANS. He said that the agriculture department has earmarked 2,000 hectares...
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