KISAN SWARAJ YATRA ARRIVES IN BANGALORE: URGES CONSUMERS TO SUPPORT CAUSE OF FARMERS & ECOLOGICAL FARMING; PRESENTS DATA THAT BELIES CLAIMS OF BT COTTON PROPONENTS
Bangalore/Delhi, October 24, 2010: The pan-Indian bus tour by Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) called Kisan Swaraj Yatra, for the cause of “Food, Farmers & Freedom”, reached Bangalore today after spending three days in Karnataka, reaching out to thousands of citizens. Joining the Organic Market in Lalbagh this morning, the Yatra urged urban consumers in Karnataka to support the cause of ecological farming, both to bring our anna daatas out of their crisis and also to ensure that safe food is available for all. More...
October 23rd 2010: Day 3 of the Yatra in Karnataka
“Livestock rearers issues raised in Sira: these issues are an integral part of Kisan Swaraj, emphasise speakers”
“Tallampella Panchayat declares itself GM-Free”
On this day, everyone got ready by 8 am, with a spring in their feet. They were greatly energized by the response that the Yatra was generating in Karnataka. More...
Oct 25th 2010-Kisan Swaraj Yatra
6.30 am : Leave for Chennai from Bangalore 3.30 pm to 4.00 pm : Press Conference in Chennai 4.00 pm to 6.00... Read More