The state government has identified nearly 1,000 acres in 10 districts to boost organised chemical-free farming.

With 66,000 farmers’ livelihoods at stake, concern is growing over the Indian state’s organic farming experiment, with locals reluctant to pay higher prices.

Sharnappa Mudgal, Joint Director of Agriculture, has underlined the need for farmers to revert to organic farming to protect the health of the soil, environment and also of people.

Among the 260 pesticides in use in India, 56 are carcinogenic and banned in other countries.

Jodhpur: Dantiwara, a model village for organic agriculture will witness throwing of hats by the ex-servicemen in the agricultural ring to ensure food security in the country.

Organic vegetables are popular. However, growing them is notoriously high-maintenance for farmers.

RAIPUR: Chief minister Raman Singh conferred degrees on students and lauded them for taking up research and specialized course in agriculture while emphasizing on need to promote organic farming.

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Agriculture may have expressed concern at the unscientific and excessive use of pesticides in agriculture that pose a threat both to the environment and human hea

In sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new agricultural mission to double farm incomes by the year 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is going all out to promote agriculture sector