Tag: organic

WEBWIRE – Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Were pleased to announceThe Alliance for Organic Integrity has launched The Organic Integrity Mapping Project 2024Survey. The aim is todevelop a thorough understanding of the global organic integrity landscape: the organisations and initiatives currently working to improve the integrity of the organic control system or address deficiencies within it. Approximately 30 global experts have been selected by The Alliance Board and will be approached to contribute their insights on the organic integrity work being undertaken (or not) in Harmonisation, Forensic Tools, Building Competence, Tackling Fraud and Communication. Thesurveyis also being made available to the ... Read more

The National Centre for Organic Farming (NCOF), under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, is the nodal organization for organic farming in the country. NCOF implements the National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) to promote production, certification and marketing of organic products. The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), introduced by the Department of Commerce, is aimed at regulation and promotion of organic production for exports. The promotion of exports of organic products is a continuous process. The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organisation under the ... Read more

 Award-winning French winery Chêne Bleu is hosting a pop-up tasting room and wine shop at the Linley Showroom on Pimlico Road in London, bringing a taste of Provence to the UK. The private tastings will start on Monday, 22 November and run through Saturday, 27 November from 10am-6pm every day. Celebrate this festive time with private tastings, complimentary delivery to any UK address, access to unique collections of Chêne Bleu wines and LINLEY gifts, and luxury wine and gift hampers. During the “Giving Thanks” pop-up residence, Chêne Bleu will be offering new vintage tastings of their full range of critically ... Read more

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed improved technologies for the preparation of quality composts namely Vermi compost, bio-enriched compost, Mineral-enriched compost (such as Phospho-Sulpho-Nitro compost, Phospho compost), and rapo-compost from different biomass including animal excreta etc. Besides, lignocellulolytic microbial consortium has been developed for reducing the period of composting within 30-45 days depending upon the substrate used. Under Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS), credit linked back ended subsidy is provided  to private agencies through NABARD @33% of total financial outlay subject to the maximum of Rs 63 lakh/ unit against total financial outlay of Rs.190.00 lakh for maximum ... Read more

Organic farming is a sustainable agriculture system that excludes the use of synthetic inputs in farming and relies on on-farm inputs such as crop residues, farmyard manure, enriched composts, vermi-compost, oil cakes, bio-fertilizers etc for nutrient management of crops. Similarly, pests and diseases are managed by eco-friendly farming practices of crop rotation, trap crops, bio-pesticides like neem-based formulations, bio control agents, mechanical traps, stale seed bed etc. adoption of organic farming practices produces safe food, reduces cost of production, improves soil health and health in mitigating the climate change and global warming by reducing dependence on chemical fertilizers Government of ... Read more