The huge expenditure being incurred on pesticides and chemically manufactured fertilisers has turned farming into a non-profitable venture, said organic farming expert Subhash Palekar, adding that

Union Minister Nihal Chand said on Monday that soil testing of a few samples from Punjab had put nitrogen contents at 28 per cent against standard requirement of 4 per cent.

Soil toxicity alarmingly high; urea consumption estimated at 400-600 kg per hectare

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday announced the setting up of a Organic Farming Board in the state.

About 75 per cent of the cultivable land in the country has been adversely affected by excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.

There is a mystery kidney disease that for years has been killing thousands of farmers in Sri Lanka's rice basket — and as it spreads, locals are becoming increasingly fearful.

Scientists say they have identified a strain of bacteria that increases the productivity of naturally manured fields, slashing the need for the mainland's huge use of chemical fertilisers