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- Why farmers in Uttarakhand prefer indigenous seeds over hybrids
  
  In Uttarakhand, farmers are slowly shifting away from hybrid seeds to traditional varieties. They find the traditional seeds better …
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- FabIndia School Bali, Pali : How to make your school green
  
  FabIndia School Bali, Pali is a shining example of resource efficiency. It draws 90 per cent of its electricity from solar, harvests rainwater, …
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- Biopesticide: an organic and eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticide
  
  Harendra Singh Lodhiyal is a farmer who promotes sustainable and eco-friendly farming in Ramgarh block of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. He …
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- From living in a mud house to a fixed roof, this Malawian farmer knows the value of climate-smart agriculture
  
  Grace Manda from Malawi never thought a climate-resilient method of farming could help her build a fixed roof, send her kids to school, that too …
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- 75% of world’s seeds are preserved by small farmers, mostly women
  
  Women produce more than half of all the food grown globally and yet they lack access to resources, knowledge and market, all of which can affect …
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- Speciality rice varieties of Kerala are storehouse of nutrition: study
  
  Rice can be a vital source of nutrition if some of the nutritious varieties of rice traditionally grown can be popularised
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- Organic farming will suffer a setback without certification, availability of breeder seeds
  
  Although seed saving is a profitable enterprise, it’s the government’s responsibility to produce seeds and distribute them among …
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- More than 30 per cent of world’s organic producers are in India
  
  But they are mostly marginal farmers sharing only 2.59 per cent of total area under organic cultivation
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- Budget 2018: Time for promoting sustainable agriculture with focus on improving productivity of major crops
  
  Continuing huge spending on major irrigation projects will not contribute to doubling of farmers’ income
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- Agroforestry boosts rice and biodiversity in India
  
  In West Bengal, the adoption of useful trees into paddy fields has boosted crop yields and crop diversity, and has also sparked a movement that …
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- Soil fertility is not the only measure of soil health
  
  At the ongoing International Permaculture Convergence, experts discussed how the modern farming system has destroyed soil health
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- आ अब लौट चलें...
  
  खाद्य निर्भरता के लिए दुनिया अब कृषि की दस हजार साल पुरा�…
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- Residue standards for organic food is a step in the right direction:CSE
  
  FSSAI's new regulations for residue standards to certify food as organic is in alignment with international best practices
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- Traditional seeds need to be conserved for organic farming
  
  At the 19th Organic World Congress, more than 55 groups have come together to call for the conservation of indigenous seeds and shunning GM crops
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- 'Permaculture can feed the world'
  
  A permaculturist who believes that hunger is more about distribution and quality of food than quantity and production, Malvikaa Solanki says …
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- A certified problem
  
  Indian organic movement needs aggressive and long-term government support to ensure nation-wide adoption of organic farming practices
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- A waste management model for small towns
  
  Vengurla is one of the only towns in India which generates revenue from its waste
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- Can farming mean a permanent renewal of life?
  
  For the past three decades, the practice of permaculture has found acceptance from not just rural communities in India but also from urbanites …
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- Agriculture as part of climate mitigation and adaptation
  
  The agriculture sector contributes up to 25 per cent of the total anthropogenic emissions
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- How to grow a food forest that will feed you everyday
  
  What does it take to design a permaculture kitchen garden? Peter Fernandes recounts his experience of growing a food forest using permaculture in Goa
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- Harming the organic farming movement
  
  The draft regulations will dissuade small farmers from practising organic farming
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