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Sikkim pushes microgreens farming for urban income, youth startups
04-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a strategic effort to boost urban agriculture and create new livelihood opportunities, the Sikkim agriculture department has launched an initiative to promote the cultivation of microgreens across the state, especially in urban regions like Gangtok where land availability is limited.
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SIFCO begins construction of integrated food processing units in Sikkim
20-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
IFFCO’s Organic Joint Venture, SIFCO (Sikkim IFFCO Organics Ltd.) has started its construction work at Rangpo, Sikkim.
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Sikkim IFFCO Organics signs MoU with US, Croatian firms to promote Biodynamic farming
10-Nov-2019 - 0 Comments.
IFFCO’s organic arm Sikkim IFFCO Organics Ltd. today signed two MoUs with US and Croatian companies to promote Biodynamic Farming and Demeter Certification in Sikkim, the area of operation of Sikkim IFFCO. Blossoms Biodynamics from California, USA and CENTAR DR. RUDOLFA STEINERA.
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Sikkim: A Totally Organic Farming State in India
28-Feb-2017 - 0 Comments.
Organic farming is a crop production system which excludes the cultivation of genetically modified crops & the use of chemicals viz. fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and livestock feed additives.
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India to set up Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim
01-Mar-2016 - 0 Comments.
In order to promote organic farming in the country, Indian Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh has announced the establishment of National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) at Gangtok, Sikkim.
