March 23: After Tirupati laddu, Andhra Pradesh is trying to include Athripuram Putharekulu, Araku coffee, Bandaru laddu and Avakaya pickle in the Geographical Indications Registry.
This will give the registered proprietor and authorised users the legal right to the exclusive use of the product and the right to obtain relief in case of its infringement.
Demand for organic products continues to grow and outstrip the supply. How organic are these products, when they have to be transported over many miles to reach consumers? And how sustainable is organic produce, when it is grown on large farms, leaving less and less room for biodiversity? Questions like these add another dimension to a debate that has been going on
The Annam festival held in the last week of December 2008, in Thiruvananthapuram is the first event of its kind. It is a brave attempt to bring focus to the growing concern over the present food habits in Kerala and the deleterious effects they are having on public health.
Date: 29-Jan-09
Country: UK/US
Author: Nigel Hunt and Brad Dorfman
LONDON/CHICAGO - As recession drives consumers to cut costs, their commitment to organic food has been tested with sales growth slowing -- but so far, sales are not falling. How green are our wallets?
Surinder Sud / New Delhi December 09, 2008, 1:07 IST
The area under organic farming in the country has expanded over seven-fold in the last five years to cross the half-a-million hectares mark in 2007-08. The exports of organically produced products, too, have surged over four-fold to touch Rs 300 crore, up from just around Rs 73 crore in 2003.
In order to boost the organic farming prospects in the State, the Government will be implementing the National Organic Cultivation Mission from the year 2008-09.
Organic vegetables on sale at Anna Nagar, Chennai.
If people are watching their wallets in a time of rising prices, they are not going to shell out even more for expensive items such as organic products, right? Wrong, say farmers and retailers.
