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Organic Farming

Bitter organic brew

Falling income and lukewarm market are forcing organic coffee growers to go back to chemical fertilisers

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Sunita's Bytes on Budget

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Roof is the limit

Farming consultancies are cropping up in urban areas as households opt for rooftop farms and gardens for cleaner food and environment

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Participatory Guarantee System brings credibility to small 'Organic' farmers

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a new initiative for 'Organic' product certification in India. It helps small scale and marginal …

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Reaping organic

Karnataka was the first state to adopt a policy on organic farming in 2004. Since then, several initiatives have helped farmers fight drought, …

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Rooftop revolution

More and more people in food-deficit Kerala are taking up terrace farming to grow organic vegetables and fruits

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Healthy treat in a cuppa

Beverage companies are cashing in on the growing demand for organic tea and coffee

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Grow food anywhere

With innovative use of space, people in cities are reclaiming their right to safe food

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They show the way

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Bhutan’s experiments with happiness

The idyllic Buddhist kingdom believes that peace and happiness should take preference over material growth. In a world beset by inequities and …

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Hopes in bloom

Sikkim’s tryst with floriculture marks a new beginning for small growers, but poor market access and a flush of imported breeds may …

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