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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi govt to go organic; will send interested farmers to ‘Gurukuls’ to train them in Organic farming
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh would send farmers to ‘Gurukul’ for training in organic farming. Providing Vedic education, these ‘Gurukuls’ would apprise farmers about organic agriculture and the means
Mumbai: College students promote organic farming
In the midst of a concrete jungle, students of colleges such as Matunga’s Ruia, Bandra’s National College, and Vile Parle’s Usha Pravin Gandhi
One of India’s richest temples goes organic with its laddus
Kadapa, India – Three years ago, Venkat Shobha Rani quit her job as a primary school teacher to help her husband tend their
Andhra Pradesh: TTD will procure organic farm products in higher quantities for use in temple, says Executive Officer
‘Organic farmers should improve the soil fertility by extensively using cow dung and urine’ The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) management has reiterated
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Organic products are grown under a system of agriculture without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides with an environmentally and socially responsible approach. This is a method of farming that works at grass root level preserving the reproductive and regenerative capacity of the soil, good plant nutrition, and sound soil management, produces nutritious food rich in vitality which has resistance to diseases. India is bestowed with lot of potential to produce all varieties of organic products due to its various agro climatic regions. In several parts of the country, the inherited tradition of organic farming is an added advantage. This holds promise for the organic producers to tap the market, which is growing steadily in the domestic, and export market.
