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Organic Agriculture May Be Outgrowing Its Ideals By Marcus Yam and Elisabeth Rosenthal TODOS SANTOS, Mexico — Clamshell containers on supermarket shelves in the United States may depict verdant fields, tangles of vines and ruby red tomatoes. But at this time of year, the tomatoes, peppers...

Village sees farmers leading independent lives Express News Service , The New Indian Express 0 inShare.Share on Tumblr HUBLI: Mahatma Gandhi had a dream of a ‘Gram Swaraj’ where farmers live independent lives with their own efforts. Part of that dream has come to true in a village where...

US Alternative Sweeteners Industry By Reportlinker US demand to rise 3.3% annually through 2015 US demand for alternative sweeteners is forecast to advance 3.3 percent annually through 2015 to $1.4 billion. Gains will be led by continuing market penetration of relatively new entrants to the...

The impact of stevia in 2012 Claire Rowan30 Dec 2011 With a year of renewed investment behind us, 2012 looks to be equally as active. As the stands were dismantled in December on the largest Fi Europe exhibition ever to have taken place in the event’s 25-​year history, companies were...

This man protects Indias paddy variants Express News Service , The New Indian Express MYSORE: He did not lose heart at missing out on a government job twice. Instead, it prodded him to take up farming and protect indigenous variants of paddy. Today, Srinivasamurthy, a farmer from...

The Organic Center Releases Comprehensive Organic Shopper’s Pocket Guide The Organic Center Releases Comprehensive Organic Shopper’s Pocket Guide Boulder, Colo. (PRWEB) December 12, 2011 The Organic Center today announced the release of a comprehensive shopper’s guide, Organic...

Agro-varsity VC meet starts in Jorhat Agro-varsity VC meet starts in Jorhat TNN Dec 14, 2011, 10.45AM IST JORHAT: The two-day all India agriculture university vice chancellors' convention started on the Assam Agriculture University premises on Tuesday. Out of 47 Indian agriculture...

Promotion of Organic Farming Promotion of Organic Farming Government has a National Policy on Organic Farming which seeks to promote technically sound, economically viable, environmentally non-degrading and socially acceptable use of natural resources in favour of organic farming. The...

Visitors throng Sattvik-2011, explore organic food TNN Dec 17, 2011, 04.24AM IST Tags: Sattvik-2011|organic food|IIM-A|Friends AHMEDABAD: It was a confluence of hundreds of traditional food lovers at the new campus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad ( IIM-A) on Friday at the...

Stakeholders are working on plans for a revised Organic Seed Availability Database. "We are working to develop a database where seed producers and growers will be able to determine what organic varieties of seed are available," said Lisa Nichols, ASTA director of international programs. The...

Assocham unveils roadmap to convert WB into organic state by 2015 Source: IRIS (09-DEC-11) Assocham has offered its co-operation to promote organic farming in West Bengal which according to a study undertaken by the apex industry body can lead to wealth accumulation of Rs 120 billion...

UAE law to regulate organic food UAE law to regulate organic food New laws to be introduced next year will limit import of organic food By Waheed Abbas Published Wednesday, November 30, 2011 (From the left) Ms. Yasmina Mungroo, Co-Managing Director, Nafha-French Organic Cosmetics; Joby...

J&K Govt signs MoUs for promotion of organic farming in Jammu K Govt signs MoUs for promotion of organic farming in Jammu PTI | 10:11 PM,Nov 30,2011 Jammu, Nov 30 (PTI) To promote organic farming in Jammu province, Jammu and Kashmir government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with...

Seminar on agriculture & marketing conducted Seminar on agriculture & marketing conducted Font size: morungexpress Dimapur, November 30 (MExN): One day seminar on agriculture organic farming and marketing development awareness programme was organized by the Chakhesang Hoho Dimapur...

Himachal cabinet grants approval to eco-friendly organic farming policy Himachal cabinet grants approval to eco-friendly organic farming policy Punjab Newsline Network Friday, 02 December 2011 CHANDIGARH:Himachal Pradesh cabinet in its meeting held here on Friday granted...

India trade mission bears more fruit for Maryland Several deals struck at end of trip could produce more than 100 jobs by Lindsey Robbins, Staff Writer More than 100 jobs could be coming to Maryland, as an Indian manufacturer and exporter of organic food products has announced plans to...

Organic Packaged Food Paving Way into the U.S Organic Food Market Finds RNCOS Organic Packaged Food Paving Way into the U.S Organic Food Market Finds RNCOS NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, 11/25/2011 - Perceived health benefits and considering purchase of organic...

European Approval for Stevia Opens Doors for Purac Product Date:24 Nov 2011 Type:Food Ingredients News Source:Food Ingredients First Sector:General Company & Ingredient Information Summary:Alongside its sweetness, stevia’s taste profile includes a lingering bitter or licorice-like...

Kalinga farmers reiterate importance of carabaos in farming system Kalinga farmers reiterate importance of carabaos in farming system by Peter A. Balocnit TINGLAYAN, Kalinga, Nov. 25(PIA) -- The old farming system might, after all, still be the best. Farmers in the upper Kalinga region want...

Entrack opens store in Ahmedabad to market organic food from Germany news Entrack opens store in Ahmedabad to market organic food from Germany news 25 November 2011 Rajkot, Gujarat-based Entrack Organic Haus Pvt Ltd has opened an organic food outlet in Ahmedabad that would sell...