Loud demand from agri orgns for NBPGR Director Bansal to be removed
November 3, 2012 To: Mr Sharad Pawar, Minister for Agriculture, Government of India. Dear Shri Sharad Pawar, Sub: Demanding removal... Read More
Aug. 27th & 28th 2012: Brainstorming on Open Source Seed Systems
A brainstorming session on Open Source Seed Systems is being organised by ASHA, hosted by Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, with the involvement... 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
MONSANTO SEED WITHDRAWN FROM GUJARAT GOVT PROJECT: BKS & ASHA welcome Gujarat Govt’s decision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
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
“HYBRID RICE IN ODISHA: WHAT’S IN IT FOR SMALLHOLDERS?”
Criticising the Union Government’s “one-size-fits-all” approach to Green Revolution in Eastern India, which emphasizes the promotion of wheat and rice, and that... Read More
Feb. 24, 26, 28th, 2012: ORISSA: Community Seed Fair
Update from ORRISSA: An annual bio-diversity festival in the name of ‘Community Seed Fair’ is celebrated by the indigenous adivasi farmers of... Read More
Feb. 19-21, 2012: Mumbai Seed Festival
You can sign the Seed Declaration from the Seed Festival here: http://www.change.org/petitions/the-people-and-the-government-of-india-safeguard-agro-biodiversity-for-health-of-people-and-agro-ecosystems-3 You can also read Rajni Bakshi’s piece on this here:... Read More
Feb. 6th-19th, 2012: Seed Caravan of ‘Save Our Rice’
Save our Rice Campaign Seed Caravan – 6th February to 19th February – Kasaragod to Thrissur Detailed Programme Date and... Read More