Rising consumer demands aids organic industry sway

As per a report released by UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), intake of insects is best viable alternative source of proteins leaving behind beef, fish, and chicken. FAO hopes that it will get support by appealing to Westerner's logic for ...

:04 AM ET The House Agriculture Committee heard some spirited debate this week on if it should be easier for organic food companies to organize industry-wide promotional campaigns, a concept which didn't sit well with many farm-state Republicans.

The state agency that helps fund and organize agricultural preservation in Allegany County and statewide has failed to ensure that easements violations were resolved in a timely manner, state auditors said. Easements are a crucial part of the ...

Deyu Agriculture Corp., a producer, processor, marketer and distributor of organic and other agricultural products made from corn and grains, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31. In a release dated May 14, the ...

Agriculture scientist and Rajya Sabha MP, Prof. MS Swaminathan has said 'organic farming' will usher in the ever-green revolution in the country. Prof. Swaminathan, who was speaking at Khalsa College Amritsar (KCA) said that environment issues confronting the ...

After encouraging farmers to adopt organic farming, the Bihar government is now exploring how farmers might benefit from nuclear technology, officials said Wednesday.V.B. Patel, chairman of the horticulture department of Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) at ...

STATE TIMES NEWS AKHNOOR: Department of Agriculture, Sub Div Akhnoor organised farmers awareness camp at village Gurha Talab Panchayat Ambaran on Wednesday. The camp was conducted under the guidance of AEO Dasgal B.K Chandan. A large number of farmers ...

Going by the conclusions of a paper by Central Statistical Organizations additional director general Ashish Kumar and deputy director general G M Boopathy, the governments prime political task should be to knock down food inflation by half by the time India ...

Jammu, Mar 18: Minister for Agriculture Production, Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that a team of students from the field of agriculture shall be nominated to conduct a study to develop systematic approach and plan for promotion of organic farming in the State.