Thursday, July 12, 2007

Promoting Organic in Lucknow

"In a significant initiative to discuss, share and promote assimilated approach towards sustainable agricultural practices, using information on latest research and technologies, Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research (UPCAR), Lucknow, in association with National Centre for Organic Farming, Ghaziabad, is all set to organise a national seminar on “Organic Agriculture: Hope of Posterity” in Lucknow.

“In view of the rapidly changing global climatic conditions resulting from abundant use of chemicals and synthetics, the importance of adopting strategies to provide nutritious food to the masses but also to save the fast depleting natural resources for the posterity, cannot be emphasised more,” said Chandrika Prasad, director general, Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research (UPCAR)."


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