Organic farming not helpful to protect biodiversity: Biodiversity board chairman George Thomas

Organic farming not helpful to protect biodiversity: Biodiversity board chairman George Thomas

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has sparked a debate about the viability of organic farming around the world. As a state that shares several similarities with the island, Kerala is also in the discussion. While supporters of conventional agriculture take the opportunity to attack organic farming, the new biodiversity president also joins them with … Read more

Class 10 Dropout Will Design Organic Farming Curriculum for Indian Agriculture Colleges

Class 10 Dropout Will Design Organic Farming Curriculum for Indian Agriculture Colleges

Hukumchand Patidar, a class 10 dropout from Rajasthan is said to be designing the organic agriculture curriculum for agricultural colleges in India. A farmer from Manpura village in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan, he was congratulated by Padma Shri in 2018 for his work to promote organic farming on his farm, Swami Vivekananda Jaivik Krishi … Read more