http://www.tulsipeople.com TulsiPeople.com – An Organic India blog about organic farming, Tulsi (Holy Basil) and sustainability Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:00:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, showed that organic dairy and meat products in a mother's diet positively affect the nutritional quality of her breast milk-markedly increasing beneficial fatty acids. Specifically, a diet in which 90% or more of dairy and meat products are organic is correlated ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/study-organic-food-improves-mothers-breast-milk/ The organic food and beverage market has been predicted to surpass $86bn (€62bn) by 2009, with consumers increasingly turning 'organic' in search of health and safety in their food products. According to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Organic Foods & Beverages: A global business report published this month, health ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/health-awareness-drives-global-organic-market/ People who choose organic fruits and vegetables to avoid pesticides and other chemicals may have another reason to buy organic. A new study finds that organically grown tomatoes have higher levels of flavonoids, which may protect against cardiovascular disease. Ten-Year Comparison of the Influence of Organic and Conventional Crop Management Practices ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/another-benefit-is-seen-in-buying-organic-produce/ Farmers will be the first to feel the heat from global warming as they grapple with new and aggressive crop pests, summer heat stress and other sobering challenges that could strain family farms to the limit, warns David Wolfe, PhD, a professor of horticulture at Cornell University who specializes in ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/changing-climate-will-challenge-northeast-agriculture/ A U.S. study shows organic farming can yield three times as much food on farms in developing nations as does low-intensive methods on the same land. The findings of the University of Michigan study are said to refute the long-standing claim that organic farming methods cannot produce enough food to feed ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/study-organic-farming-can-benefit-developing-countries/ Organic tomatoes have significantly higher levels of flavonoids, compared to non-organic tomatoes, according to the results of a ten-year study carried out by researchers at the University of California. You can read about this study in a report coming out soon in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry.Flavanoids are a ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/organic-tomatoes-better-for-heart-and-blood-pressure/ Tibetan refugees plan to introduce organic farming in India with the help of an Italian NGO. "A pilot organic village will be set up in each of the 12 major agricultural settlements spread across India," said Ngodup Dorje, head of the agriculture and cooperative division of the Tibetan government-in-exile here. The model ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/tibetans-to-introduce-organic-farming/ Nepal recorded a whopping 40 percent rise this year in organic coffee production compared to last year, The Kathmandu Post reported on Sunday. The daily quoted Raghupati Chaudhary, acting chief of National Tea and Coffee Development Board, western regional office as saying that coffee production this year has soared to ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/organic-coffee-production-rises-by-40-pct-in-nepal-this-year/ Harrods of Knightsbridge, London’s premium departmental store, is looking to India for speciality teas like organic, green, clonal CTC and orthodox and single-estate to cater to upmarket customers. A team from Harrods was in the city to close deals with some of the leading names in the tea industry like ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/harrods-turns-to-india-for-premium-tea/ Various pollution-free organic produce now makes up 20 percent of edible agricultural products on China's markets, according to sources at the ongoing National Working Conference on Pollution-free and Green Food. Statistics from the meeting showed there are a total of 23,636 certified pollution-free agricultural products, 4,615 manufacturers producing 12,868 kinds ... http://www.tulsipeople.com/now-in-china-green-food/