Indian agriculture is evolving with the rise of organic farming, driven by government support, health awareness, ...
The tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim has been declared 100 percent organic, but farmers need help to transport and sell their produce GANGTOK, India, Feb 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Decades after ...
Nimtshreng Lepcha seeps medicinal leaves in cow urine and sprays the brew over his tomatoes. It’s the main way pests are repelled on his farm in the Himalayan foothills and across the northeastern ...
India along with the other third world countries at large had been practically following an organic agriculture till the 50's decade (World organic agriculture & TSR report). In light of the previous ...
LOS ANGELES, CA – A Sikkim delegation led by Lok Nath Sharma, State Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Husbandry recently toured the US to create awareness of agri opportunities in the ...
The event, held on Saturday under the banner of the national campaign for gender equality, the programme focused on the theme ...
GANGTOK, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Decades after farmers on India's plains flocked to the “Green Revolution”, reliant on chemical fertilisers to drive agricultural growth, the northeast ...