N R Pura, Nov 17, DHNS

Emphasis should be given to organic farming to yield more result from agriculture, said Sri Kshetra Dharmastala Rural Development Programme (SKDRDP) Executive Director Dr L H Manjunath.

The government should provide subsidy to organic manure in order to promote organic farming, opined Dr D Anasuya, a botanist with Bangalore University.

SRIRAMPUR, Nov 12

New Delhi: In what is bound to raise the bar for the government to clear GM brinjal, the Supreme Court appointed observer on the GEAC has written to the environment ministry that his and two other members

Shimla: The state government will consider granting 50 per cent subsidy to farmers to encourage organic farming in the hill state.

Mohammed Iqbal

Sarikah Atreya

The Government of Sikkim, farmers and other stakeholders of agriculture in the State came together yesterday to urge the Union Government to extend its fertiliser subsidy support to organic fertilisers, while implementing the newly proposed direct subsidy system.

They made the demand at a public consultation on the fertiliser subsidy reforms organised by Greenpeace India.

B.S. Satish Kumar

Bangalore, Oct. 26 At a time when there is a perception that farming is not remunerative, this enterprising woman from Gowripura village of Hassan district in Karnataka has not only showed that farming can be as profitable as any other commercial venture, but also inspired several educated women to take up farming.