Oct 28th 2010-Kisan Swaraj Yatra
6.30 am : Planting of saplings by the Yatris at “Kudumbam” farm 10.00 am : Yatra reaches Salem and visits several villages affected by industrial... Read More
WHAT WE DO?
Condimentum Ipsum Vestibulum
What is Food Fortification?
Caption
We are a large group of people who powered movement fighting for a green and peaceful future for your land, forest, oceans, foods, climate and pass the green earth to our children. Each one of us can make small changes in our lives, but together we can change the world.
October 26th 2010: Yatra enters the state of Pondicherry & urges the CM to declare a GM-Free state; Interacts with farmers and consumers of Tiruvannamalai who resolve to save farmers’ resources
After an evening meeting with Chennai’ites the earlier day and a sumptuous millets-based dinner the earlier night, we started early on October 26th to reach Tiruvannamalai by 11 am for an interactive session with scores of farmers. For the first time in this Yatra, an overwhelming majority of farmers in any meeting said that they would like to continue in farming. More...
October 25th 2010: We reach Chennai just on time, after setting off in Bangalore at 6 am
We set off for Chennai early this morning at 6 am. Though there were no breakdowns of the bus (thankfully! For now, the replaced tyres seem to be holding up), progress was very slow. For one thing, we did not get to pay the road taxes as soon as we entered Tamil Nadu on the Hosur Road. By now, it looks like these RTO checkposts at the border are designed to be invisible so that vehicles that go in unawares could be caught later and penalized. More...
Oct 27th 2010 – Kisan Swaraj Yatra
8 am : Breakfast meeting of Yatris with the Governor of Puducherry 11.30 am : At Sirkazhi, meeting with farmers 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm... Read More
Oct 26 of Kisan Swaraj Yatra 2010
10:30 am : Public meet in Tiruvannamalai Later short stop at Villupuram 4:00 pm : Meeting with CM Pondicherry 5:00 pm : Public meet at... Read More
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 pm : Public... Read More
The only way to make this happen is to make action!
Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nislet.