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We began our day with a meeting with organic farming, NGO frontline workers engaged in promotion of organic farming, leaders of organic farmers’ groups etc. This was in MYRADA campus in HD Kote. Around 50 persons attended this meeting. More...

The individuals in all the meetings and events that we had attended so far had donated Rs. 61,155/- - this includes even lots of coin-donations that we received as well as donations in thousands occasionally. We have had very poor tribal women farmers open their little purses unhesitatingly to donate their fives or tens. More...

10.30 am to 03.00 pm : Public meeting in Jubilee Function Hall, Jangaon: Special focus on issues related to Agriculture in Telangana

We reached Mananthavady at 2.45 am this morning after a long drive on a ghat road full of slow-moving traffic and of course, in our tired, not-in-a-good-condition bus. Our trip from Nilambur turned out to be a seven and a half hours’ trip where we thought it would be a four hours’ trip. And, our day began with a few people falling prey to a virus going around in the bus. More...

CHILDREN IN KERALA SHOW THAT THEY ARE CONSCIOUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL & FARMERS’ ISSUES; LONG, WINDING RALLIES MARK THE DAY After a cozy stay at an organic farmer’s house, we woke up to a misty morning and a cup of black tea. We quickly settled down after breakfast and made our way to Edappal, Mallapuram district. More...

9 am to 11.30 am : Meeting with farmers in MYRADA, H D Kote 12.45 pm to 1.45 pm : Rally in... Read More

Mananthavady, Wyanad ( Contact No. Pradeesh, Thanal – 9961891330) 10.00 am to 12.30 pm: Meeting at Mananthavady, Chief Guest – Dr V... Read More

**Edappal, Malappuram Dist** (Sri Ashokan, Nalla Bakshana Prasthanam – 9747737331, Prof Maqbool, Jaiva Karshaka Samithi – 9496283183) 10.00 am – Welcome jatha... Read More

Delhi/Palakkad, October 30, 2010: The pan-Indian 71-day bus tour called Kisan Swaraj Yatra entered Kerala today on its 29th day to a warm welcome by the Kerala Government. Speaking on behalf of the state government of Kerala, Mr Mullakkara Ratnakaran, Minister for Agriculture, said that all the issues being raised by the Yatra are issues of concern for the state government too and that they are addressing these concerns in the state. The Minister promised to join the Yatra when it ends at Rajghat on December 11th 2010, after covering 20 states. The Yatra was welcomed by a large group of citizens in Palakkad here today, where the local MLA, Mr Diwakaran raised his concern around the disappearance of honeybees and the huge environmental imbalances that we are creating. More...

Today, the Yatra entered Kerala from Palakkad. The whole day was packed with events and we would have reached out to nearly two thousand people in one day directly. More...