Organic paradox

Sikkim will be the first Indian state to go wholly organic. But lack of markets can become counterproductive

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Seeds of progress

An NGO in Karnataka is endeavouring to make poor farmers self-reliant in managing and sustaining land development projects in Kolar district

READ MORE 31 May 1997

Environment for change

Shifting over to sustainable agriculture requires a new climate for convincing and aiding farmers to change the existing practices

READ MORE 30 Sep 1995

Cultivating wood for fuel

Faced with food surpluses, farmers in the UK are being encouraged to plant trees on part of their land and sell wood as fuel for heating or …

READ MORE 15 Feb 1994

Rebranding: an exercise in futility

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How to spot a farmer suicide

Maharashtra makes change after 4,000 families denied aid

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Farmer who nearly became Jat-Mahatma

Tikait’s appeal had to do with earthiness and instinct

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Tall promises

The benefits of a watershed develqpment programme in Anantapur fail to trickle down to poor farmers

READ MORE 15 Jun 1997

Petty decision

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Killer farms

Popular imagination may paint a very idyllic picture of life on a farm. But lurking behind this rustic charm lies a dangerous occupation, farming

READ MORE 15 Aug 1996

Friends of Earth

SAHAYAK - SPECIES IN PARTNERSHIP 30 min . Southview Productions . Meera Dewan

READ MORE 15 Jan 1996

Eating naturally!

READ MORE 15 Nov 1995

Spraying lessons

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Canal of woes

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Looking to the past

Farming for the future: An introduction to low-external-input and sustainable agriculture Coen Reijnties, Bertus Haverkort & Ann waters …

READ MORE 15 May 1995

Consumption: peaking to a fall

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The spirit of los Haitises

Humans and forests stand at a bitter crossroad in the Dominican Republic, where conserving remnants of rainforests jeopardise the survival of …

READ MORE 15 Aug 1994

Rogue elephants in the backyard

A study explains why peaceful pachyderms go on rampages that leave crops and humans devastated

READ MORE 15 Aug 1994

Patent prejudice

This verbally-loaded anti-GATT film is a shrill intellectual harvest that tends to over-romanticise the small organic farmer

READ MORE 15 May 1994

Alternative bill

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"Subsidies have to be withdrawn"

A study reveals how subsidies are encouraging farmers to waste water and use land and fertilisers unsustainably.

READ MORE 31 Dec 1993

Realising the virtues of organic farming

Several organisations, at home and abroad, are promoting organic farming as a method of food production that is both ecologically and socially …

READ MORE 30 Nov 1993

Patent jugglery

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Permit regime

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Second-hand is better

Junked aeroplane tyres are being used on camel carts in Rajasthan, making life easier for both the villagers and the animals

READ MORE 31 Aug 1993