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How organic herbal farmer Rakesh Chowdhary's firm now earns over Rs 10 crore annually
India

How organic herbal farmer Rakesh Chowdhary's firm now earns over Rs 10 crore annually

Rakesh Chowdhary faced a significant hurdle due to the lack of resources and funding. Being a small farmer, he had no collateral to mortgage and struggled to obtain loans.

Insha Rasool, organic farming and the HomeGreens tale from Kashmir
India

Insha Rasool, organic farming and the HomeGreens tale from Kashmir

Insha Rasool, 30, a native of Budgam district in central Kashmir, did not let her transition from academia to farming go to waste and has successfully turned her business into a prosperous one

Why one needs to take criticism of PM Narendra Modi’s organic farming policy with a pinch of salt
India

Why one needs to take criticism of PM Narendra Modi’s organic farming policy with a pinch of salt

Pseudo-scientific writers often attack organic farming for lesser yields, conveniently overlooking fiscal revenue burdens -- fertiliser, pesticide, subsidies, soil and water degradation and debt endured to make industrial agriculture viable

Commonwealth Secretary General finds Sadhguru’s soil restoring efforts ‘inspiring’
India

Commonwealth Secretary General finds Sadhguru’s soil restoring efforts ‘inspiring’

The Secretary-General has earlier shown her support for the global Save Soil movement when Sadhguru went on a crucial 100-day, 30,000 km solo motorcycle journey across 27 nations to bring urgent policy interventions in the world to save the dying soil.

Biofertilisers: A gamechanger for the agricultural landscape of India
Business

Biofertilisers: A gamechanger for the agricultural landscape of India

A biofertiliser is a substance which contains living micro-organisms which colonise the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promote growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant

Earth and soul | How soil parenting is essential for preservation of life on earth
Lifestyle

Earth and soul | How soil parenting is essential for preservation of life on earth

Due to mindless exploitation of nature and its resources, the soil of the planet earth has been degrading dangerously

Earth and soul | Why organic farming is the future of India’s agriculture
Opinion

Earth and soul | Why organic farming is the future of India’s agriculture

It’s time to ‘de-chemicalise’ the soil through nature-based organic-farming

Is organic farming really to blame for Sri Lanka’s ongoing food crisis?
Opinion

Is organic farming really to blame for Sri Lanka’s ongoing food crisis?

Several commentators have blamed Sri Lanka’s decision to go organic as the root cause of the current crisis. Furthermore, this event has been used to vilify the regenerative agriculture movement

PM at National Conclave: Narendra Modi bats for natural farming, says right time to take big steps
India

PM at National Conclave: Narendra Modi bats for natural farming, says right time to take big steps

Addressing the National Conclave on Natural Farming being held in Gujarat via video conference, Modi said this is the right time to take big steps before the issues related to farming become severe

Switching to organic foods may have immense health benefits: Things you need to know before buying them
Health

Switching to organic foods may have immense health benefits: Things you need to know before buying them

While the benefits of these nutritional differences need further studies to be established, it’s what organic foods don’t have that matters even more.

Organic farming keeping former India football captain Gouramangi Singh 'fresh' during lockdown
Sports

Organic farming keeping former India football captain Gouramangi Singh 'fresh' during lockdown

Former India football captain Gouramangi Singh has discovered a new passion for organic farming, which is keeping the ex-defender physically and mentally fresh during the COVID-19 enforced lockdown.

Allocation for agriculture must signal change in favour of science, tech, private investments
Business

Allocation for agriculture must signal change in favour of science, tech, private investments

The restrictions on agricultural marketing and the difficulty of doing business have had a chilling effect on corporate investments in agriculture

Zero budget natural farming is not a one-size fits all solution for India's agriculture woes
science

Zero budget natural farming is not a one-size fits all solution for India's agriculture woes

This method claims to have an almost negligible investment by drawing from traditional methods of farming.

Despite environmental benefits, experts doubt efficacy of zero budget natural farming, call for nation-wide scientific studies
India

Despite environmental benefits, experts doubt efficacy of zero budget natural farming, call for nation-wide scientific studies

Even if Zero Budget Natural Farming as proposed in the Economic Survey and the Union Budget 20198 is adopted nationally, challenges associated with modern agricultural farming like knowledge gap, availability of native seed banks, cold chain facilities, MSP, and marketing issues remain unresolved

Madhya Pradesh farm loan waiver: Experts, social researchers sceptical of move, stress on need for better markets, financial support
India

Madhya Pradesh farm loan waiver: Experts, social researchers sceptical of move, stress on need for better markets, financial support

In Madhya Pradesh, many farmers and agricultural experts believe that the farm loan waiver announced by Kamal Nath will not achieve its desired result.

Patanjali to focus on agriculture; bring out more products from farm, food processing sector: Baba Ramdev
Business

Patanjali to focus on agriculture; bring out more products from farm, food processing sector: Baba Ramdev

Patanjali Ayurved last month entered into the cow milk segment by launching cow milk and milk-based dairy products and also has plans to launch its apparel brand 'Paridhan'.

Kerala, After The Flood: Locals sceptical of intent and outcome as Pinarayi Vijayan ropes in KPMG for rebuilding state
India

Kerala, After The Flood: Locals sceptical of intent and outcome as Pinarayi Vijayan ropes in KPMG for rebuilding state

Former chief minister Oommen Chandy has urged the chief minister to cancel the trip of his ministers and instead ask them to camp in the districts and oversee the rehabilitation programme.

Pune-based startup Earthfood aims to offer residue-free produce at market price; expands footprint to Mumbai
Business

Pune-based startup Earthfood aims to offer residue-free produce at market price; expands footprint to Mumbai

EarthFood's produce is priced some 0.5 percent to two percent higher than normally grown (fertiliser-driven) fruits and vegetables.

Women in Punjab’s Bhotna village say no to 'cancerous farming', adopt organic methods to save state's soil
India

Women in Punjab’s Bhotna village say no to 'cancerous farming', adopt organic methods to save state's soil

Often called the cancer capital of India, Punjab's Malwa region has registered around 42,000 cases of this killer disease in the past decade.

Sowing hope: How some women have given organic farming a fillip by collecting seeds of long-forgotten vegetable varieties
India

Sowing hope: How some women have given organic farming a fillip by collecting seeds of long-forgotten vegetable varieties

Organic farming for me is as important as animal welfare. Here are a few women who have changed thousands of lives by simply collecting old seeds of long-forgotten vegetable varieties.