The success of 28 farmers from Kanakapura Taluk, who took to organic farming in a big way, today stands testimony that it pays rich dividends to do so.

V. S. Vijayan, member, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), has said that it was evident that vested interests were behind those opposing the Madhav Gadgil report.

Bhutan is renowned for espousing Gross National Happiness but now the isolated Himalayan nation is also looking to become known as a world leader in organic farming. “We are nearly all Buddhists.

Thiruvananthapuram: A high-level expert committee will be formed to study the K Kasturirangan-led high-level working group (HLWG) report on the Western Ghats, chief minister Oommen Chandy said here

At a time when farmers across the state are increasingly abandoning paddy cultivation, a group of traditional paddy farmers and agriculture experts have teamed up to form the state’s first producer

Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Horticulture department Principal Secretary M K Shankarlingegowda at an exhibition organised by the Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency on Thursday.

In an effort to encourage people to take up organic farming in a big way in every hobli, the State government, has planned to set aside 100 acres in each hobli for the purpose.

The Centre has allotted Rs 72.27 crore to the state under the National Agricultural Development Scheme for the development of the agriculture sector during the current financial year.