Yatra against mutated food, crops

The yatra is being organised by the Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture and would be led by the convener of the GM Free Movement, Pankaj Bhusan, and Kavitha Kuruganti from Kheti Virasat Mission, Punjab.

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Kisaan Swaraj Yatra

‘Kisan Ki mazbooti mein hi desh ki mazbooti’

‘Krishi Bache, Kisan Bache, Desh bache’

An outreach effort across India towards self-reliant, ecological farming and for securing farming communities’ rights

Jal, Jangal, Zameen aur BEEJ (Water, Forest, Land & SEED) – the basic common resources that have always belonged to people who acted as the resource-savers and resource-keepers – are in great jeopardy today. These are the basic resources which are pre-requisites for the sustainable livelihoods of millions of Indians. Along with these resources, the very lives of our fellow citizens are perched precariously, mired in unconscionable poverty, hunger, lack of basic rights and any assertive power.

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BRAI Bill a huge step forward

The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, to be introduced in Parliament within the next few days, is a huge step forward for maintaining the integrity of environmental assessment process, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.

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Drought hits maize-growing farmers

Abhay Singh, TNN, Aug 15, 2010, 02.51am IST PATNA: Due to drought this year, the country might not be able to tap maize from the state’s three districts — Begusarai, Khagaria, and five blocks of northern Bhagalpur — whose maize yields are considered among the bests in the country. While maize has 108 industrial uses, including in the [...]

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ENSURING FOOD SECURITY AMID CHALLENGES – Dr. S. Ayyappan

The National Agricultural Research System (NARS), one of the largest in the world has been playing a catalytic role in the overall growth and development of agriculture through generation of technologies for enhancing the productivity and production by overcoming production constraints. India, which was once upon a time dependent on imports of food grains to [...]

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