ASHA & XIM-B to organise a workshop on “markets that empower farmers (and consumers)”
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE PROCEEDINGS REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP, INCLUDING LINKS TO PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEOS, HERE. It is widely acknowledged by civil... Read More
Citizens protest ICAR offer of India’s gene banks to MNCs
CITIZENS’ LETTER TO DR SWAPAN KUMAR DATTA To: May 24, 2012 Dr Swapan Kumar Datta, DDG-Crop Science, Indian Council For Agricultural Research,... Read More
Adopt farmer-centric, community based models while shifting subsidies from chemical to organic fertilizers: ASHA tells Pawar
Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) congratulated Mr Sharad Pawar, Union Agriculture Minister for his statement in the Parliament on shifting... Read More
May 15-17, 2012: Capacity Building workshop on Eco-Farming, Chattisgarh
ASHA STATE-LEVEL ECOLOGICAL FARMING TRAINING WORKSHOP: CHATTISGARH Hosted by MSKPP, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh May 15th to 17th, 2012 MAY 15TH 2012 10.30... Read More
May 11-13, 2012: Natural Farming & Environment Festival, Bathinda
Carnival of Traditional Food-Nature-Health-Organic Farming and Environment Natural Farming and Environment Festival 11, 12 and 13 May 2012 at Teachers Home, Bathinda... Read More
MONSANTO SEED WITHDRAWN FROM GUJARAT GOVT PROJECT: BKS & ASHA welcome Gujarat Govt’s decision
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, 26th April 2012: The Gujarat government’s cabinet decision yesterday to withdraw controversial American MNC Monsanto’s proprietary seed from ongoing government... Read More
Project Sunshine needs to be suspended immediately
A rapid appraisal of Project Sunshine in Gujarat, organised by ASHA, came up with its report recently. The main conclusions of the... Read More
ASHA deeply disappointed with agri-related Budget proposals for 2012-13
ASHA believes that Indian Agriculture can be revived and farm livelihoods improved if the government guarantees income security for all rural households,... Read More
Debt-Free, Poison-Free, Integrated, Self-Reliant, Empowering Agriculture: Farmers’ Jury in Bhubaneswar comes up with its verdict
We want and ask for Debt-Free, Poison-Free, Integrated, Self-Reliant, Empowering Agriculture. We dream of building a Naya Aasmaan (a New Sky), Nayee... Read More
Project Golden Rays (Hybrid Maize promotion project in Rajasthan): Fact Finding by ASHA
WHO’S BENEFITING FROM PROPRIETARY HYBRID MAIZE PROMOTION IN RAJASTHAN, ASK CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS & FARMERS’ LEADERS Another controversial seed-based project favoring... Read More