05th June, New Delhi/Mumbai/ Bangalore : In the middle of the ongoing agricultural crisis devastating lives and fields across India, comes a story of incredible hope, from Kedia village in Jamui district of Bihar. On the occasion of World...

13 July 2016: Kedia, Jamui district, Bihar: Farmers in Kedia village are adopting ecological agricultural practices. It's a sustainable model and steadily being known as the "Kedia model".

BANGALORE, India — This is a defining moment in Indian agriculture. And by putting your weight behind a crucial petition, you have a chance to make an impact on the government’s new Biotech Strategy even as it is being framed hand-in-glove with...

BANGALORE, India — · The fresh vegetables that you pick off the shelf in any supermarket store or elsewhere also contain pesticides like DDT, Endosulphan, Methyl Parathion, Phorate (to mention just a few) · Toxic pesticides like DDT and...

BANGALORE, India — In the ultimate analysis, farming is about what works. And luckily for us, considering the ecological and human costs, pesticides and fertilizers do not have even that basic redeeming quality of doing what they claim to do.

MUMBAI, India — About 50 farmers gathered at a public hearing on pesticides organised by Greenpeace India at Sunna village, Pandarakavda, Yavatmal District, along with local NGO’s and concerned citizens. An intense discussion followed, on the...

BANGALORE, India — Pied piper Monsanto is using every trick and tune to beguile poor farmers with its Bt serenade. First it decided to play God and tinker irresponsibly with genes. Now this smooth operator is working to ensure that it’s mutated...

NEW DELHI, India — Venturing into growing Genetically Modified (GM) crops could cost Indian farmers their entire European market, cautioned Greenpeace at the release of a new market report titled “No Markets for GM Labelled Food in Europe.” The...