Posts Tagged ‘farmers’

Erragadda bands up against Bt Brinjal

On 19th January we held a public engagement activity at the Erragadda Rythu Bazaar. This is one of the biggest vegetable markets in Hyderabad and buyers and vendors flock this market in large numbers everyday.

Bt Brinjal faces stiff opposition

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ShareYesterday was a day of many firsts for the sustainable agriculture team and Greenpeace India as a whole. For the first time we had a proper public hearing, where a survey of stake holders were conducted and a public hearing organised. Around 500 people participated in the public hearing and what we should remember is [...]

Wardha, Maharashtra, 9 Nov 2009: Hundreds of famers from different districts of Vidharbha and other stakeholders of Agriculture came together at Sewagram Ashram, Wardha and demanded that the benefits of Central Government fertilizer subsidy should be extended to organic fertilizers. They were speaking at a Jansunvai organized by Kissan Adhikar Abhiyan and Greenpeace India.