By गाँव कनेक्शन
Environmental activists from the Coalition for a GM-Free India have appealed to the apex court to curb the genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. The activists allege that crops like GM mustard have the potential to jeopardise food safety on a large scale.
Environmental activists from the Coalition for a GM-Free India have appealed to the apex court to curb the genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. The activists allege that crops like GM mustard have the potential to jeopardise food safety on a large scale.
By Gaon Connection
In remote villages of Jharkhand, farmers are adopting multilayer farming in which compatible plants of different heights are grown together vertically for better monetary returns.
In remote villages of Jharkhand, farmers are adopting multilayer farming in which compatible plants of different heights are grown together vertically for better monetary returns.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
In remote villages of Jharkhand, farmers are adopting multilayer farming in which compatible plants of different heights are grown together vertically for better monetary returns.
In remote villages of Jharkhand, farmers are adopting multilayer farming in which compatible plants of different heights are grown together vertically for better monetary returns.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
At a remote school in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, the kitchen garden has become a classroom where students learn about seasonal produce, good taste and nutrition. They consume these vegetables too.
At a remote school in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, the kitchen garden has become a classroom where students learn about seasonal produce, good taste and nutrition. They consume these vegetables too.
By Sreedevi Lakshmi Kutty
There are reports that GM mustard has already been planted in seven places — Delhi, Bharatpur, Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Jhansi,Varanasi and Kanpur. This approval and planting of GM mustard is in contempt of the orders of the Supreme Court, which will be hearing the case today, November 29.
There are reports that GM mustard has already been planted in seven places — Delhi, Bharatpur, Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Jhansi,Varanasi and Kanpur. This approval and planting of GM mustard is in contempt of the orders of the Supreme Court, which will be hearing the case today, November 29.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
On World Food Safety Day, a small patch of green in the middle of a residential colony in Coimbatore, reminds us about the happy mantra of eating local, seasonal and sustainable.
On World Food Safety Day, a small patch of green in the middle of a residential colony in Coimbatore, reminds us about the happy mantra of eating local, seasonal and sustainable.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Early heatwaves this year have had an adverse impact on a variety of major crops such as wheat, peppermint, and mango. With an aim to assist and counsel the distressed farmers, a mobile phone application has been launched. It seeks to help farmers by providing the technical know-how which is expected to help them make informed decisions. Read on to know more.
Early heatwaves this year have had an adverse impact on a variety of major crops such as wheat, peppermint, and mango. With an aim to assist and counsel the distressed farmers, a mobile phone application has been launched. It seeks to help farmers by providing the technical know-how which is expected to help them make informed decisions. Read on to know more.
By Sachin Tulsa tripathi
By Sumit Yadav
Disappointed with the uncertainties in the market prices of traditional vegetables, a women-led self help group in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has switched to cultivating Thai guava. The exotic fruit is sold almost thrice the price of the locally grown guava and is promising a better livelihood for the rural women.
Disappointed with the uncertainties in the market prices of traditional vegetables, a women-led self help group in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has switched to cultivating Thai guava. The exotic fruit is sold almost thrice the price of the locally grown guava and is promising a better livelihood for the rural women.
By Ashis Senapati
With the support of district administration, tribal farmers in Koraput and Nuapada districts have taken up strawberry cultivation and are earning up to Rs 6 lakh profit per acre.
With the support of district administration, tribal farmers in Koraput and Nuapada districts have taken up strawberry cultivation and are earning up to Rs 6 lakh profit per acre.