The Uttar Pradesh government has started a pilot project in Bulandshahr to buy cow urine from farmers through Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). Around 500 litres are being collected daily at 15 village…
Kerala Agriculture Minister T Siddique said on Monday that 58 of 1,262 food samples tested at official labs, including Vellayani and Mannuthy, contained excessive pesticide residues and toxic substances. He called the…
Kerala has conferred the Kera Kesary Award-2025 on 74-year-old K.K. Xaviour, a settler farmer from Chakkittappara, for three decades of organic coconut farming using high-yielding Kuttiyadi saplings. His two-acre plantation, started 30…
The Tamil Nadu government will establish a Diploma College for Organic Agriculture at Sakkottai near Kumbakonam, named after natural farming scientist Nammalvar. The project is estimated at Rs 15 crore, with an…
Former advertising professional Arti Dwarkadas moved from a prolific Bandra balcony garden to 10 acres at Bahulewadi near Kolad during the COVID-19 pandemic. She and her friend Suzann bought the land in…
