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By admin, on February 10th, 2012%

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Forbes 30 list – The Idea Bulb in a Brown Box

By admin, on February 4th, 2012%

The Achievement

Alejandro Velez (top left) and I were listed in Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′ in the food/wine category. We started a sustainable urban mushroom farm in Oakland, California where we grow gourmet mushrooms and mushroom kits on recycled coffee grounds. We’re working to inspire everyone to connect with their food again – green . . . → Read More: Forbes 30 list – The Idea Bulb in a Brown Box

Organic farming in MP can create 60 lakh jobs, Rs 600 cr exports: Report

By admin, on January 27th, 2012%

Madhya Pradesh accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the total area under certified organic farming in the country. Though most of it is due to cotton fields, the state has an immense potential to bring even food crops under organic cultivation.

What may help the state’s cause is that agriculture is already organic by . . . → Read More: Organic farming in MP can create 60 lakh jobs, Rs 600 cr exports: Report

Why big errors in farm output estimates are costly

By admin, on January 8th, 2012%

Singhari Ram Porte of Meu village in north Chhattisgarh is a patwari, a little-known group of around 2 lakh spread across India. The patwaris are primarily land record officers who collect land revenue on the state’s behalf.

But they have a more important job. After the onset of the agricultural year in July, they provide . . . → Read More: Why big errors in farm output estimates are costly

कृषि विकास में भाजपा शासन अव्वल!

By admin, on December 20th, 2011%

आने वाले दिनों में 5 राज्यों में प्रस्तावित विधानसभा चुनाव के ठीक पहले योजना आयोग के एक कार्य समूह ने उल्लेखनीय प्रगति के लिए भारतीय जनता पार्टी शासित 3 राज्यों- गुजरात, छत्तीसगढ़ और मध्य प्रदेश की प्रशंसा की है। इन राज्यों ने 2002-03 के बाद कृषि उत्पादन बढ़ाने और विकास दर के मामले में बेहतर . . . → Read More: कृषि विकास में भाजपा शासन अव्वल!

Banana with Reliance

By admin, on November 26th, 2011%

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Pesticide Industry on Trial

By admin, on November 25th, 2011%

Worldwide, an estimated 355,000 people die from pesticide exposure every year. This means that nearly 1,000 men, women, and children die on an average day.

Known as the ‘Big 6′, Monsanto, Dow, BASF, Bayer, Syngenta and DuPont control 74% of the global pesticide market and 49% of the global seed market, making the pesticide/agricultural biotechnology . . . → Read More: Pesticide Industry on Trial

About 76,000 hectares brought under organic farming: Gowda

By admin, on November 17th, 2011%

The acreage under organic farming has increased manifold in Karnataka in the last six years to touch 76,000 hectares at present, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Thursday.

“Area under certified organic farming has increased to 76,000 hectares at present compared to a few thousand hectares in 2004-05,” Gowda said in his address . . . → Read More: About 76,000 hectares brought under organic farming: Gowda

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