Tamil Nadu organic farming policy 2023
The State government released the Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023 to ensure food security and conserve and protect soil health, agroecology and biodiversity. The policy, which would have a validity
Organic Farming
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Sustainable agriculture in India 2021: what we know and how to scale up.
This study, in collaboration with the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), provides an overview of the current state of sustainable agriculture practices and systems (SAPSs) in India. It aims to help policymakers,
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Organic foods: Are they safer?
Organic agriculture is increasingly under the spotlight for being a promising approach to address the challenges raised by the increasing demographics and urbanization as well as climate change. In the
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Water and agriculture: towards sustainable solutions
Reducing pressures from agriculture is key to improving the status of Europe’s rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal waters and seas as well as groundwater bodies. A European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment,
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State of Organic and Natural Farming in India: Challenges and Possibilities
Organic and natural farming in India is still at a nascent stage. To scale it up and make it a mass movement, governments at the Centre and in states must take big steps. Mainstreaming organic and natural
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The nitrogen footprint of organic food in the United States
<p>The researchers estimated the reactive nitrogen (Nr) lost per unit food Nr consumed for organic food production in the United States and compared it to conventional production. We used a nitrogen footprint
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on promotion of organic farming, 13/03/2020
<p>Government of India has been promoting Organic farming in the country through dedicated schemes namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern
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Zeroing in on farm budgets or zero budget natural farming: A perspective from India
<p>The recent growth in traction for zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) in India should be considered within the context of the growing agrarian crisis, as the gap worsens between input costs (including
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FSSAI allows small organic growers to sell produce without certification till 2020
Food safety regulator FSSAI has permitted small organic producers, having an annual turnover of over Rs 12 lakh, to sell their produce directly to end consumers without certification till April 2020, but
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Agriculture atlas: facts and figures on EU farming policy
Every year, the EU promotes European agriculture with almost 60 billion euros per year. The agricultural atlas of the Heinrich Böll Foundation shows that hardly any of this money is used for healthy food,