Tag: Sustainable agriculture

  • ‘Paruthi’, an organic cotton brand, aims to promote rain-fed cotton, grown in Madurai

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    By: A. SHRIKUMAR,  in The Hindu In many villages in Madurai district, cotton is more than just a crop. The cotton flower. Today, 400-odd farmers spin their own yarns and weave them in handlooms. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In 13 villages around Arasapatti near Tirumangalam in Madurai district, cotton is more than just a crop. It’s a symbol…

  • Agroecology – A Potentially World-Saving Concept

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    In his recent article “How to Feed the World” on the World Policy Blog,  Alvaro Rodriguez notes that our current industrial food system is failing to feed the world. Today roughly 15 percent of the world’s population, some 1 billion people, goes hungry. At the same time, fertilizer overuse remains a major cause of environmental…