BUDGET 2018-19 – HERE’S WHAT FARMERS NEED
December 4th, 2017 Dear Shri Arun Jaitley, Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture, also known as ASHA-Kisan Swaraj, is a national network... Read More
ACTIVISTS SLAM TAMIL NADU GOVT’S LACK OF ACTION ON PESTICIDE POISONINGS: “CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO LIFE BEING VIOLATED BY WILFUL CONTINUATION OF DEADLY PESTICIDES”
Chennai, December 7th 2017: A fact finding team that investigated the recent spate of pesticide poisonings in Perambalur and Ariyalur districts of... Read More
INDIAN FARMERS’ LIVES COME CHEAP FOR GOVERNMENTS & INDUSTRY FACT-FINDING REPORT ON PESTICIDE POISONINGS IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
The full fact finding report can be downloaded here: http://indiaforsafefood.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pesticidepoisoning-yavatmal-FFT-report-oct12-2017.pdf The above is the report of a fact finding team that tried... Read More
REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN THE NAME OF PREVENTING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO FARMERS AND AGRICULTURE!
REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN THE NAME OF PREVENTING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO FARMERS AND AGRICULTURE! NEW RULES SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN... Read More
More than 50 organic farming entities write to FSSAI on its draft regulations on organic foods
To: May 30th 2017 The Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, 03rd Floor, Food and Drug Administration... Read More
Drought in Anantapur: Fact Finding Report by ASHA, Rythu Swarajya Vedika, AP Rythu Sangam and Human Rights Forum
FACT FINDING REPORT OF DROUGHT IN ANANTAPUR & THE STATE OF CITIZENS’ ENTITLEMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF DROUGHT You can download a... Read More
June 9th-11th, 2017: Chennai Seed Festival
Chennai Seed Festival leaflet
May 19th-20th, 2017: Skillshare on SCI/SRI in Millets/Pulses
A SkillShare workshop on System of Crop Intensification/System of Root Intensification, especially as pertaining to Kharif crops like Millets and Pulses is... Read More
Stop the merger of Dow and DuPont: ASHA writes to Competition Commission of India
April 11th 2017 To: The Secretary, Competition Commission of India, 18-20, 7th Floor, Hindustan Times House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001 Email: secy@cci.gov.in ... Read More
ASHA engages with FSSAI on Organic Foods regulation by the food safety authority
ASHA’s letter to FSSAI Chairperson Shri Ashish Bahuguna on the 7th of February in a personal meeting, on the inexplicable haste of... Read More