Organic Farming

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran has said that Rs 8 crore has been allocated for extending organic farming of plantain, vegetables, ginger and pepper in 8,000 hectares in the State.

Publication Date:

03/07/2009

Source: New Indian Express (Kochi)

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Agriculture, Organic Farming, Vegetables, Kerala

Climate Change

Change farming to cut CO2 emissions by 25 per cent

A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year.

Publication Date:

03/07/2009

Author(s): Eifion Rees

Source: Ecologist

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Land Use, Soil Resources, Agriculture, Organic Farming, Livestock, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Sinks, Carbon Sequestration

Climate Change

Where does the carbon footprint fall? developing a carbon map of food production

The concept of local food is appealing to many consumers. But it is difficult to define what actually constitutes local food. Given the globalised nature of agricultural markets, bread baked in a small village bakery in England may be made from grain grown in Canada. Similarly, many of the inputs to a West Country dairy farm selling local ice cream may come from outside the UK.

Publication Date:

01/07/2009

Author(s): Katharina Plassmann, Gareth Edwards-Jones

Source: IIED

Tags:

Agricultural Systems, Organic Farming, Agricultural Inputs, Food Crops, Soyabean, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming

Agriculture

Subsidising food crisis: synthetic fertilisers lead to poor soil and less food

This report present scientific evidence linking synthetic fertiliser overuse and imbalanced use in Indian agriculture to the current system of government subsidies on fertilisers , showing how this system is leading to soil degradation and stagnant food production. Synthetic fertilisers cause also further damage in the environment.

Publication Date:

01/07/2009

Author(s): B. C. Roy, G. N. Chattopadhyay, Reyes Tirado

Source: Greenpeace India

Tags:

Agriculture, Organic Farming, Chemical Fertilisers, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Subsidies, India, Food Security

Agriculture

Scent of the fruit king

Children chasing down each other for their favourite mangoes, old people walking gently through the rows of Badami, Raspuri, Senduri mango trees, some concentrating on picking mature mangoes, animated discussions about organic farming. Such scenes were witnessed at Organic farmer Vittelenahalli Ramkrishnappa

Publication Date:

29/06/2009

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Organic Farming, Horticulture, Karnataka