Drought, malnutrition and the agrarian crisis are symptomatic of a culture that’s letting […]
CONTINUE READINGNational IPR Policy cannot go against values and Ordre Public embodied in Indian Civilisation, the Indian Constitution, and the Indian Biodiversity and Patent Act.
CONTINUE READINGWhat can we do about the powerful transnational agribusiness companies that have captured or […]
CONTINUE READINGGovt says the 18 May order for Bt cotton technology will be withdrawn and placed as a draft for public […]
CONTINUE READINGAcross the world, communities are saving and exchanging seeds in diverse ways […]. They are creating and recreating freedom — for the seed, for seed keepers, and for all life and all people.
CONTINUE READINGFood is supposed to nourish us. Farming is the most important source of livelihood and sustenance in India. However, today farming […]
CONTINUE READINGNative seeds and organic farming are the answer to drought and climate change, to farmers’ suicides and to the agrarian distress. They are also the answer to hunger and malnutrition.
CONTINUE READINGThe Hindu, 7 April 2015 Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/complaint-registered-against-15-bt-cotton-seed-companies/article8444287.ece Kariyappa, a farmer from Turakanadoni village in Raichur taluk, has filed a private complaint […]
CONTINUE READINGWith bollworm developing resistance to Bt cotton crop, the government has decided to promote cultivation of indigenous varieties of the crop […]
CONTINUE READINGOver 40 participants from five continents have come to the Biodiversity conservatory farm at […]
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