A certified problem

Indian organic movement needs aggressive and long-term government support to ensure nation-wide adoption of organic farming practices

Organic standards

DTE Reportage: How to make organic farming click

DTE travelled across India to find that better market access is key to successful regenerative agriculture

The government needs to midwife Indian agriculture to an organic revolution

Instead of making it difficult for the organic farmers, government should devise methods to reduce the complexity of the certification process

Kerala university finds toxins in 11% vegetables labelled organic

553 samples, including fruits, vegetables and spices, were collected from 7 districts in the state by Kerala Agriculture University at …

Organic farming: How Indian states are stepping up the act

Organic farming is in a nascent stage in India. Some states have taken the lead in improving organic farming coverage, but a major part of the …

Uber-Stone Age

Food>> Organic • Germany

Natural paradox

On November 4, the un General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of ending the us-imposed embargo against Cuba. The Mexican representative …

India has the highest number of organic farmers globally, but most of them are struggling

Poor policy measures, rising input costs and limited market are affecting growth of organic farming in the country

Benchmarks in place

CSE’s new report presents irrefutable evidence of the benefits of non-chemical agriculture

The report presents evidence collected and collated on aspects such as crop yield, cost of cultivation, income and livelihood, soil health and …

Small farms can be profitable

Ramesh Chander Dagar, an organic farmer from Akbarpur Barota village, Sonipat, Haryana demonstrates how

Organic Farmers' Market: A CSE initiative

After Sikkim, Lakshadweep set to turn 100% organic

The use of synthetic chemicals for agriculture was halted completely in 2005 by the Union territory

These consumers are funding farmers to make food sustainable

A transformation in the food system is underway with 100 consumers funding traditional millet farmers

UNITED NATIONS

Natural shield

Organic diet increases pesticide tolerance in children

SC directs Centre to submit status report on ban of pesticides

These pesticides have been banned in other countries; but in India, they are being allowed to use & could pose serious health hazards to farmers

On a tardy trail: State of organic farming in India

Area under organic cultivation is 2% of the net sown area in the country

Online slander lands company head in trouble

FSSAI rules for organic farmers ‘pushing them out of business’

Farmer organisations, companies say concerns not addressed

Global agribusiness

FSSAI’s move regarding organic food’s certification not wise: CSE

Making organic certification mandatory will only promote the certification industry but not safe food  

`Growing food is like printing your own money'

Ron Finley grows food and for this he has been branded as a guerilla gardener, a renegede, an ecolutionist. It all began four years ago, when Ron,…

In absence of domestic markets, organics of the poor head North