tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483415215868701942024-02-19T21:13:22.068+05:30For GMO-free Food, Agriculture and EnvironmentTejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-36484769540799802112018-04-05T22:27:00.000+05:302018-04-05T22:28:54.957+05:302018April 6,7,8 नागपूर बीजोत्सव | Nagpur Beejotsav <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
*आमंत्रण-पत्रिका*<br />
🙏🌱🐾<br />
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बीजोत्सवाच्या सहाव्या पर्वात आपल्याला अगत्याचे निमंत्रण.<br />
या वर्षी खालील संकल्पनांवर आधारित स्टॉल्स बीजोत्सवात पाहायला मिळतील:<br />
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◆ परंपरागत बियाणे<br />
◆ विषमुक्त व सेंद्रिय शेतमाल◆ प्रकिया केलेली उत्पादने<br />
◆ पर्यावरण-पूरक उपयोगी साधने<br />
◆ शहरी कचरा व्यवस्थापन<br />
◆ गच्चीवरील शेती<br />
◆ धुरमुक्त स्वयंपाक<br />
◆ रानमेवा/ वनोपज<br />
◆ खादी, इत्यादि.<br />
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कार्यक्रमाचे वेळापत्रक:-<br />
*६ एप्रिल*<br />
सकाळी १० – उद्घाटन<br />
सकाळी १०.३० - डॉ. अमिताभ पावडे - जीएम कापूस व त्याचे दुष्(परिणाम)<br />
सकाळी ११.३० - डॉ. श्रीनिवास खांदेवाले – सेंद्रिय शेतीतील अर्थकारण<br />
दुपारी २ ते रात्री १० – प्रदर्शन व विक्री<br />
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*७ एप्रिल*<br />
सकाळी १० – संजय पाटील - सामुदायिक बियाणे संवर्धन<br />
सकाळी ११ – गणेश बिराजदार - सेंद्रिय शेतीपद्धती स्वीकारातले अडथळे व अडचणी<br />
दुपारी १२ ते रात्री १० – प्रदर्शन व विक्री<br />
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*८ एप्रिल*<br />
सकाळी १० – डॉ. उल्हास जाजू - कृषी रसायने व ग्रामीण जनतेचे आरोग्य – एक अभ्यास<br />
सकाळी १०.४५ – डॉ. तारक काटे – सेंद्रिय शेती सर्वांचे पोट भरू शकेल काय<br />
सकाळी ११.३० – अविल बोरकर – बियाणे व जैवविविधता कायदा आणि शेतकरी वाण<br />
दुपारी १२ ते रात्री १० – प्रदर्शन व विक्री<br />
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*विशेष आकर्षण*:-<br />
रोज संध्याकाळी ६ ते ९ या वेळात गीत, नाटक, वाद्य, चित्रे अश्या माध्यमांतून सादरीकरण.<br />
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रोज दुपारी २ पासून निरनिराळ्या चवींचा आनंद देणारे *खात्रीलायक सेंद्रिय माल वापरून बनवलेले विविध खाद्यपदार्थ*<br />
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*६-७-८ एप्रिल, म्युर मेमोरियल लॉन्स, सीताबर्डी, व्हेरायटी चौक, नागपूर .*<br />
आकाश:- ९७६६९१२७४५<br />
प्राजक्ता:- ९३७२२०४६४१<br />
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शाश्वत व शोषणमुक्त समाज निर्मितीच्या प्रयत्नांत आपले सहर्ष स्वागत आहे. 🙏🙏🙏<br />
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You are cordially invited to 6th Beejotsav Carnival 🙏🌱🐾<br />
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This year, visit variety of stalls promoting<br />
◆ Indigenous Seeds<br />
◆ Organic Farm-produce<br />
◆ Processed organic products<br />
◆ Urban waste management<br />
◆ Sustainable lifestyle products<br />
◆ Animal/ Forest produces<br />
◆ Khadi etc.<br />
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Program Schedule:-<br />
*6th April*<br />
10 AM – Inauguration and Presentation of Survey by various farmer's organizations from Wardha – Vasant Futane<br />
10.30 AM – Amitabh Pawade – ill Effets of GM Cotton<br />
11.30 AM – Dr. Shriniwas Khandewale – Economy behind organic farming<br />
2 PM to 10 PM – Exhibition and Sale<br />
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*7th April*<br />
10 AM – Sanjay Patil – Conservation of Indigenous seeds<br />
11AM – Ganesh Birajdar – Challenges in adopting organic farming<br />
12 Noon to 10 PM – Exhibition and Sale<br />
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*8th April*<br />
10 AM – Dr. Ulhas Jajoo- Chemical Pesticides and related Health Issues<br />
10.45AM- Dr. Tarak Kate - Can Organic Farming suffice country’s food needs ?<br />
12.15 – Avil Borkar – Seed and Biodiversity Regulations<br />
12 Noon to 10 PM – Exhibition and Sale<br />
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*Special Attractions:-*<br />
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◆ Treat yourself with original experiments in music, theatre, instrumental, caricatchers by artists from every nook and corner.<br />
◆ Treat yourself with delicious organic food, to complete the experience<br />
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*6-7-8 April*<br />
Mure Memorial Lawns, Variety Square, Opposite Eternity Mall, Sitaburdi, Nagpur.<br />
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*Akash :- 9766912745*<br />
*Prajakta:-9372204641*<br />
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You are all welcome to be the part of the effort for sustainable and exploitation-free society. 🙏🙏🙏</div>
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Awakin to Abundance -Capacity building program on Sustainable livelihood for existing and upcoming youth...</div>
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Pani Panchayat, <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Shetkari Prashikshan Kendra, Gotemal Road, Khalad, Taluka Purandar, Pune 412 30.</span></div>
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Tejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-70324587581733453332018-03-30T11:08:00.000+05:302018-03-31T14:54:44.457+05:30WORKSHOP ON RAINWATER HARVESTING & SOIL CONSERVATION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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at Vanvadi on April 14-15, by Vasantbhau Futane and Bharat Mansata.</div>
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The workshop will address the severe twin problems of water scarcity (with plunging groundwater levels), and massive soil erosion and degradation, both arising from poor land care and destruction of nature. Even high rainfall regions like the Konkan Western Ghats now face severe water shortage, as community open wells dry up earlier each year, especially in upland adivasi villages.</div>
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The workshop will be bilingual, in Marathi and English, for the benefit of villager-farmers, and interested urban folk. Vasantbhau and Bharat will provide an overall introduction to rainwater harvesting and soil conservation. Vasantbhau will also provide practical training on how to mark out contour lines and make contour bunds/trenches, as suitable. About 2 hours of discussion will focus on specific local problems and needs.</div>
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The workshop will start at 10 am on Saturday, April 14, and end by 4 pm on Sunday, April 15. The outdoor practical sessions, which will explain theory too, will be from 4 pm to 6.30 pm on Saturday, and 8 am to 10.30 am on Sunday. The rest of the workshop will be indoors, in the shade.</div>
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Those desiring more hands-on practice in marking contour lines and making contour bunds/trenches – on Sunday evening and Monday morning – are welcome to stay over at Vanvadi till Monday noon. (Participants are requested to bring light clothing, bed-sheet, and a torch. Something to protect your head from the sun would also be helpful.)</div>
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A voluntary contribution of Rs 2,400 per urban participant is requested to cover all costs of training, food, and shared (dormitory-style) accommodation. For local villagers/farmers, the workshop will be free. </div>
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To register, please email <a href="mailto:bharatmansata@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">bharatmansata@yahoo.com</a>, with a copy to Vasantbhai at <a href="mailto:sapress.marathi@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">sapress.marathi@gmail.com</a>. You would then be requested to deposit advance payment to confirm your registration.</div>
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Tejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-67881604040204287622018-03-17T23:00:00.000+05:302018-03-31T16:36:18.955+05:30NEWS: Mumbai sees first edition of Women of India Organic Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mumbai is hosting the first edition of ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ at the World Trade Centre, which was inaugurated on Friday by Juhi Chawla, Vidya Thakur, Pankaja Munde, and Madhu Shah. This festival has been organised on an annual basis in Delhi by the Ministry of Women & Child Development since 2015. In Mumbai, this is its debut appearance. Mumbai, has, in last few years, seen a rise in the number of people buying organic produce. Consequently, the city has responded well to the event.</div>
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This event, under one roof, has a comprehensive collection of organic products from across India. It is organised to support the women farmers and women entrepreneurs in the field of organic food production. During the event, the farmers travel and stay in the city free of cost, as another step to support them. Participants have travelled to Mumbai from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Delhi, NCR, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Kashmir, Telangana, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Manipur.</div>
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Farmers displayed their organic products like millets, cereal grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, sherbet, seeds, plants, flour, pickles, honey, jaggery, products for personal care and compost among others. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister for Women & Child Development, shared, “We are very happy to present Mumbai with healthy and pure organic foods. Organic foods contain far more vitamins, minerals, and nutrients than those produced with chemical fertilizers, pesticides and preservatives. For the nation too, organic farming is better as it ultimately reduces the cost of cultivation by 25-40% and increases the incomes of farmers thanks to the improved quality of production as also the quality of the soil.”</div>
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Since the produce on display are from across India, it enabled Mumbaikars to choose things from a wide variety and also introduced them to the local food like purple rice, mint masala powder, black rice, and hulga among others. A lot of the cereals and millets on sale were grown by tribal communities and the profit made by it goes directly to them, empowering them financially. The festival is going on at World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, till the 20th.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ist Mumbai Edition of Women of India Organic Festival 2018, organised by Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal, Maharashtra and with the support of Women & Child Development Ministry, Government of India is inaugurated in Mumbai today. This year’s theme of festival is “Good for Women; Good for India; Good for You”</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Speaking in the press conference after inauguration of festival, Juhi Chawala, brand Ambassador of the Organic Women Festival 2018, said, “If we have to secure our next generation from chemical products and the various diseases like cancer, High per tension, diabetes etc., we need to adopt organic farming and organic products. Organic plants and foods are having contain higher amounts of salicylic acid which fights bowel cancer and the hardening of arteries that leads to heart conditions, strokes and other ailments”</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> A five day festival is inaugurated by Maharashtra Minister for Women & Child Development Smt. Pankaja Munde.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Addressing to the gatherings, Ms. Chawala further said that, “the festival is intended to highlight the health & environmental advantages of organic goods, provide platform for women engaged in production process and boost the development of sustainable & easily accessible sales outlets for women producers from the remote corners of India”.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Smt. Nandita Mishra, Economic Advisor, Union Ministry of Women & Child Development said in the press conference that, under the leadership of Smt. Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of Women & Child Development, this is the first edition after New Delhi where the Organic Festival of Women is being celebrated. This is the platform for the millions of women and farmers to know about the scientific information and clear their doubts. She further said that, her ministry has believe that, such kind of festival will give boost to the grass root women and farmers. She asked women to participate in such festivals and spread awareness about organic foods and farming information all over the world.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Answering to the question of why organic food grains like cereals, jawar, maza are more expensive than regular grains?, Smt. Juhi Chawala said, organic seeds are costly therefore; further process of production become costly but in the government organic stores, all products are available in reasonable prices. There is lack of awareness among the people about organic food grains. Such types of Organic stores needs to be known by the common people.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Smt Vidya Thakur, Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Smt. Indra Mallo, VCMD, Mahila arthik Vikas Mandal, Smt, Daian Pande, Holistic Health Expert, Well Known and legendry Cine Actor and actresses Jackey Shroff, Tanuja, and Madhu were present to the festival from cine world. </span></div>
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<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37391" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37392" style="font-size: 10pt;">We are happy to invite you to our 6<sup id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37393">th</sup> year of <span class="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-il"><span class="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-il">BEEJOTSAV</span>-BIODIVERSITY</span> at Nagpur from 6<sup id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37394">th</sup> to 8<sup id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37395">th</sup> April <span class="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-il">2018</span>, a carnival of organic food, foodgrains, spices and the celebration of the sustainable, eco-friendly life style, visibility to seed saver and pastoral communities.</span></span></div>
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<div id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37398" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37399" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37400" style="font-size: 10pt;">We, at <span class="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-il"><span class="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-il">BEEJOTSAV</span></span>, are a varied group of organic farmers, seed savers, urban farmers and consumers who have been showcasing organic food for last 5 years.. We try to link grass roots farmers and the urban consumer.</span></span></div>
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<div id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37403" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37404" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37405" style="font-size: 10pt;">We believe that safe, chemical-free food and healthy Biodiversity is the right of every citizen and our movement is a step towards making it available to the consumer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">We invite you to attend it and you can even exhibit your products by taking a stall.</span> </div>
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<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37414" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37415" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37416">Festival date: 6<sup id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37417">th</sup>, 7<sup id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37418">th</sup> & 8<sup id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37419">th</sup> April <span class="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-il"><span class="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-il">2018</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37421" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37422" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37423">Time: 10 am to 10 pm</b></span></span></div>
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<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37425" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37426" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37427">Venue: Mure Memorial Lawns, Amravati Road, Near Variety Square, Nagpur.</b></span></span></div>
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<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37429" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37430" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37431">Stall size: 8’ X 8’</b></span></span></div>
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<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37433" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37434" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37435">Stall charges: Rs 2,500/- (for 3 days, doesn’t include food and accommodation charges)</b></span></span></div>
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<span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37439" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37440" style="font-size: 10pt;"><i id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37441"><b id="m_-8530022798919976036gmail-m_5610414413294388158gmail-m_4108021510087191349gmail-m_7576750262514250453gmail-m_6928589846434323394yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490064660230_37442">To book your stall(s) please fill up the form here:- <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://goo.gl/forms/S5OuIXIbWXHyKHkn1&source=gmail&ust=1520746580855000&usg=AFQjCNFQWDLA6VTJpRJ-D6-CqcqJQ1FAGA" href="https://goo.gl/forms/S5OuIXIbWXHyKHkn1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/S5<wbr></wbr>OuIXIbWXHyKHkn1</a></b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i><b>To register yourself please fill up the form here :- </b></i></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><b><i><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://goo.gl/forms/khGSyomWRPoq7YZR2&source=gmail&ust=1520746580855000&usg=AFQjCNEhyw3XIyOn8WRHX_m0OOKdQeBBSg" href="https://goo.gl/forms/khGSyomWRPoq7YZR2" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/khGSyo<wbr></wbr>mWRPoq7YZR2</a></i></b></span></span></div>
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Organic farming for me is as important as animal welfare. Both save thousands of species and make the world a better place for humans. When I became Minister for Women and Children, the ministry started a new project of holding an annual Mela in Delhi Haat, for 15 days, in which 300 women organic farmers are called from all over India to sell their produce. This year, products worth Rs 2 crore worth were sold and the ministry sent 50 women to a huge organic <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">mela</em> in Ahmedabad organised by Srishthi and now we are preparing for one in Mumbai in February.</div>
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I also make sure that one or more women organic farmers, or groups, get the highest award for women in India, the Nari Shakti award. In 2016, the best exhibition I went to was one of wandering pastoral tribes in India and the NGOs that conserve their cultural forms, camels and their milk. The best exhibition I went to this year was a huge organic one in Noida which had more than 700 companies, institutions, NGOs and individuals taking part. It was organised by OFAI which is headquartered in Goa and headed by Dr Claude Alvares. I bought a beautiful pair of earrings for my sister made of red ratti (used to weigh gold at one point) and white Vaijayanti seeds made by a farmer’s wife.</div>
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The Sikkim pavilion was the most impressive and the chief minister of Sikkim should get a Bharat Ratna for the work he has done to make the whole state organic. There were hundreds of varieties of rice, including one that you don’t have to boil, just simply pour hot water on. I saw vegetables that I have never seen before: huge long, white, aubergines (baingan), every variety of <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">kaddu</em>, cucumber and chilli. I saw red potatoes and at least 50 varieties of rajma ranging from white to purple. When I ate the lunch thali of village vegetables, I thought I’d died and gone to Food Heaven!</div>
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I would like you to know these women who have changed thousands of lives by simply collecting old seeds of long-forgotten vegetable varieties.</div>
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The Vanastree Malnad Garden and Seed Savers Collective in Sirsi, Karnataka is run by women. They have documented 120 varieties of vegetables, from the tiny sparrow ladies fingers (bhindi) to old varieties of sugarcane. All these are heritage seeds. You can get in touch with them at sunitasirsi@gmail.com.</div>
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Annadana is a Karnataka NGO started by Sangita Sharma. For the last few years, it has been practising and teaching sustainable farm practices and conserving over 200 old vegetable seeds. Sharma had realised that seed corporations and agricultural institutes were blasting seeds with toxins, chemicals and pesticides, contaminating all the food so she decided to start collecting, growing and distributing seeds to farmers. So far, she has distributed 3 lakh free seed packets to marginal farmers and is selling them at a low cost to garden enthusiasts. She has a training programme, called Seed to Seed, on soil health management. Sharma's core group now comprises 18 farmers who teach and they can be contacted at info@annadana-india.org</div>
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Niranjana Maru is from Wardha and has formed an NGO called Chetana Vikas. They have a demonstration farm of trees, grasses, tubers and fodder and concentrate on wasteland regeneration through teaching a mixed cropping system to local farmers. You can write to her at chetanavikaswda@gmail.com</div>
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Sabarmati Tiki is the daughter of Prof Radhamohan who bought degraded land in Nayagarh and, despite people calling his mission impossible, decided to regenerate it. He named the farm “<em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">sambhav</em>” or “possible”. Sabarmati and her team grow 314 traditional rice varieties at the farm and distribute the seeds to farmers in Odisha. She can be contacted at sabarmati@gmail.com</div>
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Pebble Garden is a land regeneration project started by Deepika Kundaji on seven acres of laterite soil which was severely eroded with no topsoil. She and her partner set out to bring the old forest back, created water bodies, built up the soil by putting organic mulch and neighbourhood kitchen waste. Today, the land grows 80 varieties of vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants, many of which are endangered and never seen in markets. The seeds of these plants are shared with other farmers and seed savers. Contact her at pebblegardenforest@gmail.com</div>
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Mohinee Bhiste comes from Raigarh, Nainital and is part of a network of women farmers called Jan Prerna Sangathan. In 2009, she and her friends started exploring traditional seeds. They have made a bank of seeds of local wheat, millet, maize, barley and vegetables, where farmers can take freely provided they return double the quantity after the harvest. You can contact them at 09568254945.</div>
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And who can forget the contribution of Dr Vandana Shiva, who has been writing and working for non-violent farming and biodiversity since 1984? She has been actively involved in conserving 5,000 crop varieties, among them 3,000 kinds of rice, 150 kinds of wheat, 150 kinds of rajma and the rest vegetables and pulses. They have their own seed bank of 45 acres in Sherpur, Uttarakhand. I buy a lot of my monthly rations from Navdanya. You can contact her at dehradun@navdanya.net</div>
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This year for Diwali, I didn’t give useless mithai/statues / Ganeshes / dates or badams as gifts. I filled baskets of organic grains, pulses, jams, pickles, brought from small organic farmers from all over India, and gave these. Needless to say, each recipient was more than happy. After all, each one of us likes to eat well and the taste of organic wild rice, for instance, is incredible! We also like to feel safe, that our food is not giving us cancer. And we can only do that if we go forward to insisting on nonchemical, non-poisonous food. If you know any farmers, try to make them switch. As starter gifts, you can buy seeds from these women and give them to farmers.</div>
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Two Hindi proverbs say: <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">kathiya gehu kargi dhan, jo bove vah chatur kisan.</em> Farmers who grow Kathiya wheat and Kargi rice (both organic old varieties) are clever (because both can grow in dry and rainfed conditions. <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kodau kare bhale mein chote, chote bade bhartev pet</em>: Kodo, a millet, may be small in size but it feeds everyone from children to the elderly under adverse conditions.</div>
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Shamika Mone has written a source book on India’s organic seeds. You should definitely buy it from OFAI, Mapusa, goamyofai@gmail.com</div>
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<em>The actress who often takes off to her two farms, will be the face of a women’s organic festival coming to the city for the first time.</em><br /><br />Actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla has now been announced as the brand ambassador by the Government of India for a women empowerment project. The actress will be the face of Women’s Organic Festival of India. Juhi who owns two farms on the outskirts of Mumbai, says she couldn’t be happier to take on this new role.<br /><br />Confirming the news she told Mirror, “The idea is to create awareness about this organic festival happening in Mumbai for the first time. I’m taking my duties further and using my friendships and contacts to invite people who are interested in organic farming. We have organic produce coming from all over India, from as far as Leh-Ladakh and Kanyakumari, from Kohima and Kutch. The aim is to whip up nostalgia for the small markets of the ’70 and ’80s.”</div>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">A proud farmer herself, Juhi loves working in her field</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span>whenever she finds the time. “Twenty years ago, when my father was close to retirement, he bought land in Wada, outside Mumbai, on the banks of the Vaitarna river. He would travel there often to develop his farm. I barely visited then, being busy with my films and shoots. But when he passed away ten years ago, it became my responsibility to look after the land,” she reminisces.<br /><br />Initially she knew nothing about farming but has developed a passion for it over the years, “During my father’s time we had a lot of trees which died due to neglect. But now we once again have as many as 200 mango, banana, and papaya trees. We have started farming pomegranates and pears, along with other kinds of fruits, vegetables and even rice. It is delightful to leave the city and enjoy the farm in all its glory,” she beams.<br /><br />Juhi bought another farm eight-10 years ago, 15 minutes from the Mandwa jetty, at the foot of the hills. “We have two wells and several mango and papaya trees there. We also cultivate rice. Jay (Husband Jay Mehta) recently decided that he would like to grow vegetables for his restaurant there. He has now got an organic horticulturist on board and we are learning how to grow fruits and veggies in a better way.”</div>
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Tejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-48877681897235058942018-01-31T16:01:00.000+05:302018-03-31T16:03:41.268+05:30This Seed Keeper Preserves Over 500 Rare Varieties. Here’s How You Can Become One Too!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">In a world where the hybrid seed has become a norm, it is important for seed keepers to continue to ensure that varieties of indigenous plants and vegetables are available for posterity!</span></h2>
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<span style="background: transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I</span>n today’s world, if one had to make a shopping list for buying vegetables, you would say –</div>
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Beans – half a kilo<br />Cucumber – half a kilo<br />Carrots – one kilo<br />Capsicum – quarter kilo and so on.</div>
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This is because there usually is just one variety of any vegetable available in the market. It is indeed an exception to find, say, three colours of capsicum or two kinds of beans.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But if you went to the market 100 years ago, you might have seen hundreds of varieties of cabbage, peas, tomatoes, pumpkins and sweet-corn to choose from!</span></h2>
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The July edition of 2011, National Geographic magazine carried this info-graphic that succinctly captures the gravity of the situation.</div>
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In 1983 the Rural Advancement Foundation International conducted a study on the kind of biodiversity that existed in 1903. What you can see from the slide is, that in just 80 years, we had lost 93% of all the vegetable varieties that existed.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That was in 1983. If we did the same study today, we would find that we have lost 99% of the biodiversity amongst vegetables.</span></h2>
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For thousands of years, dedicated farmers and seed keepers created and preserved tens of thousands of varieties of vegetables. In just 100 years we have lost nearly all of them.</div>
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What has changed in the past 100 years? Till just a century ago, passionate farmers selected the best plants in the fields to create seed for the next season. There was never a business model in the multiplication of seeds. If the Seed Keeper shared just a seed with a farmer, that farmer could make any number of seeds from it, and grow the same vegetable season after season. In effect, every farmer was a Seed Keeper who preserved seeds for posterity.</div>
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Somewhere after the Green Revolution of the 60s, it was felt seed production could be a profitable business model. But to sustain this business model, it required farmers return to the seed company every season to buy new seed.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Selling indigenous seed that belonged to the Seed Keepers could never be a sustainable business model because farmers could buy it once and then multiply it themselves at the end of the season.</span></h2>
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To ensure that a sustainable business model was established in the seed industry, companies started to make seeds from which the farmer could not make seed for the next season. That started the era of the hybrid and GMO seeds. Today almost all the seeds sold by seed companies to vegetable farmers are hybrid or GMO.</div>
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In the past 50 years, farmers have lost the tradition of saving seeds almost completely. It is the norm today for farmers to buy seed every season for growing vegetables.</div>
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I remember the late 70s when I was completing my doctoral studies in agriculture. I belonged to the lineage of Dr M.S. Swaminathan and Dr Norman Borloug, who created the Green Revolution. It was my generation of agricultural scientists who promoted industrial agriculture. We were the ones who persuaded farmers to adopt chemical farming. We were the ones who told farmers do put urea and D.A.P.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We were the ones who told farmers to use hybrid seeds. We needed to create national food security and to give due credit I do believe that our generation of scientists achieved that.</span></h2>
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But somewhere deep inside there was a small voice within me that kept asking me if we were doing the right thing. That small voice kept asking me if this was a sustainable model for agriculture even after I left the field to pursue a career in landscape architecture.</div>
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During the course of my career, I had many opportunities to travel to the remotest parts of the planet. One of the things that I particularly enjoyed doing on these trips, was to spend time with the older generation of farmers. I used to discuss with them about the kind of vegetables they grew during their times, and how times have changed.</div>
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Surprisingly, many of these farmers actually retained a few seeds of the ancient indigenous native vegetable varieties with them. Understanding my passion to preserve these ancient varieties, they shared with me a few of their seeds.</div>
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And so, for 25 years, I collected indigenous seeds from many parts of India and far-flung corners of the Earth. As a part of the Seed Savers Exchange, a non-profit organization based in the US, I shared these seeds with many other Seed Keepers across the world.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I returned to India in 2011, I decided to become a full-time Seed Keeper. I collected nearly 540 varieties of indigenous native vegetable seeds that were on the brink of extinction.</span></h2>
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At Hariyalee Seeds farms, just on the outskirts of Bengaluru, I started testing these varieties for genetic stability and environmental suitability.</div>
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At Hariyalee Seeds, you will find, 19 varieties of 23 tomatoes, 24 varieties of capsicum and chillies, six varieties of brinjals, five types of Okras, 11 varieties of Basils, 15 varieties of edible lettuces and mustards and many more wonderful vegetables that you and I need to protect for posterity.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Over the past six years, I managed to successfully multiply about 142 varieties of indigenous vegetables that anyone can grow in India.</span></h2>
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Over the past two years, all these vegetable varieties have been made available to friends, farmers, and urban gardeners. Hundreds of people have enjoyed the experience of growing these vegetables with their own hands. Many farmers have used these exotic indigenous vegetables to generate a high-income revenue stream.</div>
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In fact, there was one farmer who grew a variety of cherry tomato with multiple colour variations that looked like candy. He was able to sell this variety at Rs.300 per kilo.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In a world where a farmer is happy to get Rs.20 per kilo for tomato in the best of times, selling tomatoes at Rs.300 a kilo sounds like a dream too good to be true.</span></h2>
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Another advantage of growing indigenous vegetable seeds is that they are incredibly hardy and easy to grow. This is because native vegetable seeds have been selected by nature over thousands of years and had learnt to survive under the harshest of conditions.</div>
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While growing these exotic indigenous seeds can be an enjoyable pastime for home gardeners, they are at the same time making an extraordinary contribution to the genetic biodiversity of vegetables on this planet.</div>
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It doesn’t matter if the vegetable is growing in a pot on your balcony, in your kitchen garden, or in a farmers’ field in some remote part of India. The fact is that we are giving a chance for that vegetable variety to remain with us for posterity.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We are in effect, becoming modern-day Seed Keepers.</span></h2>
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I am sure that in each one of you, at this very moment, there is this desire, to be a part of this movement to preserve these ancient indigenous seeds for posterity. Let’s all join hands to revive the Golden Age of The Seed Keepers!</div>
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Our safe food farmers, <span style="color: #212121;">*</span><b>Annadata</b><span style="color: #212121;">*</span>, <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">who had come down in Pune to supply safe food for our families, is</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12.8px;">*</span><b style="font-size: 12.8px;">going back to farm tomorrow</b><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12.8px;">*</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">. </span></div>
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These <span style="color: #212121;">_</span><i>genuine farmers were chosen, after a rigorous filtration process over period of 3 months</i><span style="color: #212121;">_</span>.</div>
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I am assuming <span style="color: #212121;">_</span><i>we want them to continue growing naturally, organically.</i><span style="color: #212121;">_</span> So it's <span style="color: #212121;">*</span><b>not only our opportunity, but it's in fact our duty</b><span style="color: #212121;">*</span> to off-load all the safe-food stock. This <span style="color: #212121;">*</span><b>annadata is our real Santa for this Christmas</b><span style="color: #212121;">*</span>.<br />Stock safe food-grains for the season at least.</div>
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They are willing to offer <span style="color: #212121;">*</span><b>bulk purchase rewards</b><span style="color: #212121;">*</span> to all conscious citizens. Now it's, again, our opportunity and duty to come forward. Our team here <span style="color: #212121;">*</span><b>will help you to carry heavy bulk stock to your vehicle/home</b><span style="color: #212121;">*</span>. Also Annadata team will <span style="color: #212121;">_</span><i>gift you a seasonal food calendar</i><span style="color: #212121;">_</span>, if your purchases cross 50kgs.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">*Annadata* – *Organic Food Festival* is being organised alongside the well-known *Bhimthadi Jatra* between *22-25 Dec. 2017 at Agriculture College Grounds, Pune. </span></div>
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Tejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-56987916458302682892017-12-22T19:00:00.000+05:302018-03-31T15:15:06.577+05:30NEWS: 5 Farmers Who Prove Smart Agriculture Can Make You Rich<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">5 Farmers Who Prove Smart Agriculture Can Make You Rich</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Farming too can be quite rewarding – both mentally and financially.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">D</span>rought! Loans! Untimely rains! Low market prices! It often seems like farmers have endless suffering in their lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why none of us wants our kids to become a farmer. Instead, we all want them to immerse themselves in law or medical books so they can make their careers a big success.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But are these career options the only way to be successful? Definitely not. This Kisan Diwas, let’s see why even farming too can be quite rewarding – both mentally and financially. Here are five people in India who prove this to be true:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">1. Pramod Gautam:</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Meet Pramod, a former automobile engineer who switched to farming in 2006, and now gets a yearly turnover of a crore, after implementing a radically different method of cultivation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 2006, after feeling unsatisfied in his job as an automobile engineer, Pramod abandoned engineering and decided to give farming an earnest shot on his 26-acre ancestral land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Initially, Pramod faced his share of challenges. He planted white groundnuts and turmeric but reaped no benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Availability of labour was another big issue as workers preferred to migrate to cities and work in factories. Pramod decided to switch to other crops and modern farm equipment, which were not so labour intensive. An example of such types of equipment used by some Indian farmers is the <a href="http://www.mahindra.com/news-room/press-release/mahindra-showcases-its-first-ever-driverless-tractor-in-india" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">driverless tractor technology</a> – developed by Mahindra for such situations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Incidentally, farmers like Pramod can make such choices now since, unlike before, they do not have to buy all the equipment. Even with a low budget, they can rent farm equipment using apps like <a href="https://www.trringo.com/" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Trringo</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 2007-08, Pramod switched wholly to horticulture. He planted oranges, guavas, lemons, sweet limes, raw bananas and Toor Dal. Pramod also decided to start his own mill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pramod sells the processed and unpolished pulses under the brand name of ‘Vandana’. He has an annual turnover of about Rs. 1 crore from his dal mill and an additional Rs 10-12 lakh from horticulture, which is much more than what he was earning as an engineer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">2. Sachin Kale:</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Like Pramod, Sachin is a mechanical engineer from Nagpur who started his career by working at a power plant and rapidly rose to the top over the years. In 2013, Sachin left his luxurious life in Gurgaon, where he was working as a manager for Punj Lloyd and getting a hefty salary of Rs 24 lakh per annum. He shifted to Medhpar to become a farmer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Talking about challenges, Sachin says: “Everything was a challenge, as I had absolutely no clue about farming. I had to learn everything from tilling the land to sowing the seeds.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sachin invested his 15-year-old provident fund in setting up a clean energy model where his farm was useful all year round and gave a maximum of profit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 2014, Sachin launched his own company, Innovative AgriLife Solutions Pvt. Ltd., which helped farmers with the contract farming model of farming. Today, Sachin’s company is helping 137 happy farmers working on 200 acres of land and drawing a turnover of approximately Rs 2 crore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once he decided to farm on his ancestral land in Jaisalmer, one of the first things that Harish did was to get his soil tested by the agricultural department.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“The agriculture department suggested I grow crops like Bajra, Moong or Gawar – crops that require less water. They did not suggest growing Aloe Vera, in spite of the fact that we were already cultivating it, because of a lack of market opportunities for the crop in the Jaisalmer area,” says Harish</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, Harish did his own research online through resources like <a href="http://myagriguru.com/" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">MyAgriGuru</a>, which connects farmers with agri-experts across the country to allow an exchange of ideas. Harish discovered that if he set his sight further afield and used online portals to get to national and international markets, he could easily sell his produce well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Harish’s initial 80,000 saplings quickly grew in number to seven lakh. Within six months Harish managed to get ten clients for his Aloe Vera within Rajasthan itself. But soon discovered that they, in turn, were selling the extracted pulp at much higher prices. So he trained his farm labourers to extract the pulp, giving them all some extra income.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the years, Harish has bought more land and now grows Aloe Vera over a hundred acres. His company, Dhandev Global Group, is located in Dhaisar, 45 kilometres from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and his turnover ranges between Rs. 1.5 to 2 crore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Through the above three stories, you may believe that only educated farmers can be successful. But that is hardly the case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A farmer from Bahirwadi, Vishwanath’s village is in the drought-prone Beed district of Maharashtra. However, he has earned Rs 7 lakh from farming on just one acre of land!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vishwanath decided to give multi-cropping a try, and he also figured out that he could increase his crop by building a wire fence and planting creepers and climbers on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vishwanath also installed a pipeline with his first-year profits to ensure sprinklers watered his plants. He has also picked up farming methods like raised-bed farming and mulching over the years, which has proved to be beneficial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Indeed, Vishwanath takes help of only two labourers at his farm. He and his wife work day and night to take care of the plants and hence the cost of production is less, giving them better profits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rajiv is a part-time Chartered Accountant and a full-time farmer. And according to him, he earns more from farming than his chartered accountancy firm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After his three-year-old daughter refused to mingle with farmers during one of his visits to his ancestral village, Rajiv decided to take up farming to change her views. His first step was to lease some land in Kuchu village, 32 km away from Ranchi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As he did not have the funds to pay rent for the land, he offered the landlord 1/3rd of the produce he grew. And thus his journey into agriculture began. He made use of the latest technology, like drip irrigation and mulching, to get a maximum yield at his farm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Drip irrigation is the best way to reduce water wastage and labour cost, while mulching is nothing but a thin layer of plastic in which holes are made to put the seeds. This restores the sun rays for a long time and retains humidity of the soil. It also restricts the growth of weeds around the main crop,” Rajeev tells us from his farm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Halfway into 2014, Rajeev had a good harvest of watermelon and muskmelon. But the profit did not do justice to the investment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He then divided the land into small segments and calculated the investment made, labour cost, and the profit gained from each part. This gave him a clear idea of the economics of the farm. Rajeev planted different crops in each segment to calculate the exact ‘investment versus profit’ ratio of each harvest. This helped him to decide what crops should be planted next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rajeev has now taken 32 acres of farm on lease and is growing brinjal, cucumber, watermelon, muskmelon and tomato and earns a profit of around Rs 15 to 16 lakh every year.</span></div>
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Rohit Ram Sahu, hailing from Chhattisgarh, has achieved such a remarkable feat in farming that he has been honoured by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind himself.</div>
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Rohit, a resident of Patan in Durg district, has been working towards the promotion of organic farming in his village. For his contribution to agriculture, he was honoured by the state government and received an award from the Indian president at the Rajyotsav programme in Raipur on November 5.</div>
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Rohit, who carries out organic farming on nearly 18 acres of land, says this zero-budget farming not only increases the land’s productivity but is also beneficial for one’s health. Although the yield initially seems less as compared to traditional farming, it is just a misconception.</div>
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Five years ago, while working with a local farmer, he saw the latter get a skin infection because of coming into contact with a chemical fertiliser. Rohit immediately approached agro expert Alok Mishra and narrated the incident to him. Alok suggested applying ghee on the infection, which ended up providing relief to the farmer.</div>
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The incident left a deep impact on Rohit, and he decided to practise farming without chemical fertilisers or pesticides, the use of which not only affects yield but also degrades the quality of the land. To understand organic farming, he attended a five-day training programme in Devalpara, Nagpur, and a two-day training programme at Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu University.</div>
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Born and brought up in Achanakpur, he completed his studies at a government school and went on to study political science at a local college. He then became active in regional politics, and also participated in the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections.</div>
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Rohit says it was initially difficult as others would mock him, wondering how anyone could practise farming without the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. However, he achieved the seemingly impossible and encouraged other farmers to take up organic farming as well.</div>
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Now, farmers in many of Chhattisgarh's districts like Mahasamund, Arang, and Dhamtari have embraced organic farming. This has also provided employment to the local women of Achanakpur, who now manufacture and sell organic products.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Read this in <a href="https://hindi.yourstory.com/read/b1096ecfd4/the-young-farmer-of-ch" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;" target="_blank">Hindi</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;">SOURCE : </span><span style="font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;">https://yourstory.com/2017/11/rohit-ram-sahu-organic-farming/</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Just wanted to remind you,</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a class="m_-6692594234979579505gmail-m_-6274438618338127614m_-1745436049678406859bard-text-block m_-6692594234979579505gmail-m_-6274438618338127614m_-1745436049678406859style-scope" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://lu370.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/444/b97b5779cd4b3ae6/1151437/cd5057d8a3c8f6af&source=gmail&ust=1503660320005000&usg=AFQjCNGlu9mk0-sGyGYF_4JOiDWdxU8JQQ" href="https://lu370.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/444/b97b5779cd4b3ae6/1151437/cd5057d8a3c8f6af" style="color: #2baadf; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Episode 1</a><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">of</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><b class="m_-6692594234979579505gmail-m_-6274438618338127614m_-1745436049678406859bard-text-block m_-6692594234979579505gmail-m_-6274438618338127614m_-1745436049678406859style-scope" style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">GMOs Revealed</b><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">is still live for a short time...</span></div>
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If you haven't seen it yet, make sure you do before it's taken down tonight and replaced by Episode 2.</div>
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The history of GMOs is rife with frightening facts, and you do not want to miss this opening of the series, since it sets the tone for the entire program.</div>
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Your link for <a class="m_-6692594234979579505gmail-m_-6274438618338127614m_-1745436049678406859bard-text-block m_-6692594234979579505gmail-m_-6274438618338127614m_-1745436049678406859style-scope" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://lu370.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/442/10462171f802d903/1151437/cd5057d8a3c8f6af&source=gmail&ust=1503660320005000&usg=AFQjCNGnDe7renFa6CiqbHtn-H0cyDLaLw" href="https://lu370.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/442/10462171f802d903/1151437/cd5057d8a3c8f6af" style="color: #2baadf; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">episode 1 is right here:</a></div>
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Remember--each episode is only up for 24 hours. So click the link above and watch it NOW.</div>
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If you are in South Bengaluru today, please attend with family and friends, and please share and invite others!<br /><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; color: #222222; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What are the implications of GM Mustard? Will it open the floodgates to other GM crops? Will it contaminate our environment beyond reversal?</strong></span><br /><br />Come with all your questions!<br /><br />Are you aware that the GM Mustard variety being proposed by the Delhi University is Herbicide Tolerant? That directly translates to use of more poison in the soil, and eventually, more poisoned food for us? <br /><br />Do we pay taxes to our Govt to run Universities that will eventually poison us? <br /><br />What is the Govt's stand on this? How informed is the Govt really? How transparent has the process of approval by GEAC been so far? Are they running an ulterior agenda by hiding the real facts? Does the Govt know they are going to poison their own citizens by the introduction of GMOs? <br /><br />What damage will the introduction of GM crops cause to the rest of the Ecosystem? Is the damage reversible, or will we be doomed forever?<br /><br />If these questions do bother you, there is no way you could miss the talk! Come engage with Sudha Nagavarapu.</h3>
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Tejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-85170003717517913052017-04-06T14:31:00.002+05:302017-04-06T14:31:54.029+05:30Rainfed Desi Cotton clothes by Tula @ 5th Nagpur Beejotsav<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-22881180644021639872017-04-03T12:24:00.000+05:302017-04-03T12:27:43.899+05:30Posters - 5th Nagpur Beejotsav<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tejal Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325953792939605751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648341521586870194.post-70602460056219946752017-04-03T10:43:00.005+05:302017-04-03T12:28:07.208+05:30Bengal Muslin Khadi @ 5th Nagpur Beejotsav<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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