Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Organic farming and water conservation conference concludes

Thandapani: Karsog Valley Farmers Group (KVFG), a cooperative of farmers and Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI), held a joint three-day conference here from May 22 to 24, to discuss ‘organic farming and water conservation techniques’.

Among the participants included vice-chancellor of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Dr KR Dhiman, and vice-chancellor of CSK HP Agriculture University Dr Tej Pratap. Special guest speakers on the topics were Dr Bharatendu Prakash (Director North India – OFAI), Shri Rajender Singh (Ramon Magasaysay Award Winner and leading activist in the area of water conservation), and Miguel Braganza (Secretary of PGS Organic India Council). In addition, the conference saw participation of two judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court – Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjay Karol. – in their personal capacity.Read Full Story

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