Tag: Organic farming

Natural farming and water conservation show the way

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, 2023

What lies ahead for organic farming?

With 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, 2023

Haryana to promote organic farming in a big way

 Haryana government will promote organic farming in a big way to enhance the income of farmers.

March 31, 2022

Yami to explore new methods of organic farming in hometown

Yami took to organic farming when she realised that her home state has been grappling with the pestering issue of chemical-coated vegetables.

September 20, 2019

How cotton farming reaping benefits in Chhindwara

A WWF-India project in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh showed how growing cotton organically brings farmers richer returns.

September 27, 2018

A miracle for soil

Panchgavya 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, 2018

Balurghat village gains fame for organic farming

Chakharina 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, 2018

Himachal local ‘mandis’ on the anvil for organic products

Organic 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, 2017

Organic farming: Tripura to take lessons from Sikkim

Tripura 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...

February 25, 2017