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Kochi gets health-food conscious MK Sunil KumarExpress News ServiceLast Updated : 12 Aug 2011 11:16:41 AM IST KOCHI: The pace at which the life in Kochi changes day by day has its reflection on the food habits and health of the denizens who go after the food items which best suit to their...

Farmers turn away from organic as sales dropThe economic downturn means organic farmers are less likely to reap rewards of premium prices for their produce Share282 reddit this Comments (210) Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 11 August 2011 16.40 BST...

Ravi Dayal, TNN Aug 13, 2011, 06.12am ISTPATNA: The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on Friday released its study paper `Organic Bihar, Way to Prosperity' with a roadmap to convert Bihar into an organic state by 2015 through organic farming. Assocham national...

The area under organic cultivation including fruits and vegetables has been increasing in the country over the years. It stood at 10.86 lakh hectares as on 31.03.2010. Exports of organic agricultural produce are also increasing year to year. Government has a National Policy on organic...

AP to get 5 organic villages Express News Service , The New Indian Express Posted on Aug 03, 2011 at 08:59am IST 0 inShare.Share on Tumblr HYDERABAD: If the industry body, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India's (Assocham), proposal is anything to go by, Andhra...

Research and Markets: Handbook of 1346 Medicinal Plants DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (Handbook of Medicinal Plants - Market Research Reports - Research and Markets) has announced the addition of the "Handbook of Medicinal Plants" book to their offering. The book describes...

ORGANIC INDIA Celebrates 15th Anniversary Boulder, CO (PRWEB) August 03, 2011 Today, ORGANIC INDIA is living proof that abundance can be created with an uncompromising commitment to social and environmental justice, serving the regeneration of our Earth, and the dignity and well-being of...

Organic farming systems yield energy savings of 20% or more Steve Harder 
After a review of 130 studies, researchers have concluded that organic farming systems use significantly less nonrenewable energy than conventional farming. Topics : Nova Scotia Agricultural College , York...

When it comes to defrauding the EU, every nation has its specialty: the Greeks invented the plastic olive tree, while the Italians came up with virtual oranges. In Poland, phony organic farms are increasingly popular. As Polityka reports, the only problem is that they are perfectly legal...

BS Reporter / Chennai/ Kochi July 30, 2011, 0:57 IST Spices Board has said that organic spice cultivation would be a priority in the 12th Five Year Plan programmes to be submitted to the government. According to Spices Board chairman A Jayathilak, the spices body will set up a laboratory...

----------------------------------------------------------------------- BusinessNews The latest from the organic sector. no. 253 - 22.7.2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- News on the global organic market: 1. First organic dairy products...

Stevia producer PureCircle says the adoption of proposed maximum levels for steviol glycosides by the Codex Alimentarius Commission will open up new markets for the high-intensity sweetener. The company said that the recent Codex approval is the last outstanding major approval that will...

BioFach NewsLetter 252- Part II 7. German Vegetarian Association: More part-time vegetarians A growing number of Germans are sceptical about eating meat, says a press report from the Vegetarian Association. Almost two-thirds (65 %) of all women and 38 % of men are already part-time...

BioFach NewsLetter 252- Part I 1. Canada's organic standards now mandatory The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) consulted with the organic sector to build upon the pre-existing industry self-regulated standards. The 2009 regulations made Canada's organic standards mandatory for both...

Area under organic farming rises to 4.4 million hectares Area under organic farming has grown many-fold in six years to 2009-10 in India on the back of thrust given to the chemical-free mode of cultivation. From 42,000 hectares under organic certification in 2003-04, more than 4.4 million...

Food Security Depends on the Truth of Science By V.K.V. Ravichandran: Tamil Nadu, India Investigators are still trying to determine the root cause of the E. coli outbreak in Germany, but they already know the grim death toll: 50 lives gone as of last weekend, due to the consumption of bean...

New Delhi, July 10: The Indian organic farming sector is likely to be worth Rs.100 billion by 2015 and will create millions of jobs, a leading industry lobby said Sunday. The current market is worth Rs.2,500 crore, said the study, “Organic Products-The Way Ahead”, conducted by the Associated...

Government vote could see EU-wide approval by year-end * Approval would boost growing market for natural sweeteners BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - Natural sweeteners derived from the stevia plant could be authorised for EU-wide use by the end of the year, after governments approved their...

please provide some more technical information like -certification of youuct -analysis of organic matter before and after treatment -long term impact on soil with the organic matter produced by your method -Impact on plant growth and productivity Regards

Availing a key horticulture promotion scheme of the government, Gujarat has made the most of it by substantially expanding its area under organic farming. Under the organic component coverage as part of National Horticulture Mission (NHM), 2047 hectares has been reported across the country in...