Nitish draws roadmap for organic farming: not green but a rainbow revolution for Bihar Nitish draws roadmap for organic farming: not green but a rainbow revolution for Bihar Patna: during his inaugural speech at a three-day International ‘Conference on Organic Agriculture with Focus on Horticulture Crops’ in Patna, Nitish Kumar claimed that Bihar was about to enter a phase of a ‘rainbow revolution’. By this he meant that his government will help farmers take the path of organic farming for sustainable agriculture and prosperity. The highlights of his speech were as follows: As... 

Bihar’s own Green Revolution: to be driven by organic farming and brand ‘Jai B’? Patna: according to reports, in a three-day international convention on `Organic Bihar’, the Bihar government will launch the organic agricultural products brand of Bihar – ‘Jai B’ on June 22. Matters are not however confined to branding. Bihar is now developing its own agricultural vision and roadmap, which unlike the first Green Revolution, confined mostly to west-northern states of the country, will follow the path of organic farming. Apart from affecting health and environment,... 

Global scientists to assist Bihar with organic farming: international seminar on 22-24th June Patna: according to a news agency report, the Bihar government will host a seminar of agricultural scientists from a number of countries on the theme of organic farming. To be held on 22-24 June, this meet will focus on the specific climate/soil/socio-economic context of Bihar. According to Principal Secretary Agriculture A K Sinha ‘The government has decided to invite experts from France, England, Cuba and some European nations for international seminar in June at Patna’. It is expected that...