January 06, 2011   7:17:42 PM. Kestur Vasuki. Bangalore. After sending groups of farmers to China and Israel, the BJP Government in Karnataka is all set to send organic farmers to Cuba to learn organic farming techniques. The Government is sending 1,000 organic farmer couples to Cuba in March. This week-long trip is not an excursion for the farmers but all learning about Cuba’s success in organic farming. The Government, which is expected to spend around two lakh rupees per couple on this trip, promises to be a learning experience for the State’s organic farmers in Cuba.">January 06, 2011   7:17:42 PM. Kestur Vasuki. Bangalore. After sending groups of farmers to China and Israel, the BJP Government in Karnataka is all set to send organic farmers to Cuba to learn organic farming techniques. The Government is sending 1,000 organic farmer couples to Cuba in March. This week-long trip is not an excursion for the farmers but all learning about Cuba’s success in organic farming. The Government, which is expected to spend around two lakh rupees per couple on this trip, promises to be a learning experience for the State’s organic farmers in Cuba.">

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January 06, 2011   7:17:42 PM. Kestur Vasuki. Bangalore. After sending groups of farmers to China and Israel, the BJP Government in Karnataka is all set to send organic farmers to Cuba to learn organic farming techniques. The Government is sending 1,000 organic farmer couples to Cuba in March.

This week-long trip is not an excursion for the farmers but all learning about Cuba’s success in organic farming. The Government, which is expected to spend around two lakh rupees per couple on this trip, promises to be a learning experience for the State’s organic farmers in Cuba. The trip is to get a peek into the organic farming revolution in Cuba.

The trip is organised by the Karnataka Organic Farming Mission, an organisation floated with a Rs 100-crore budget by the State Government.

Talking to The Pioneer, chairman of the Organic Farming Mission AS Anand said the mission was keen to bring to the organic farmers knowledge and experience of Cuba in sustaining an economy through organic farming. He also said he was in touch with the Cuban Ambassador to India, Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos to make arrangements for the delegation.

He said, “I am happy to announce that the Karnataka Organic Farming Mission is sending 1,000 organic farmer couples from Karnataka to Cuba to study the Cuban organic farming success. We have already discussed the issue with the Cuban Ambassador and he is making all arrangements for the visit of our farmers. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is very keen that the organic farming is given full support in the State.

He is also keen that organic farmers learn the Cuban experience. We are sending three teams to the Cuban villages.”

Karnataka has over 1,18,000 hectares of land under organic farming, with over 90,000 farmers involved. The BJP Government, as per its election promise, for the first time in the country has set up the Organic Farming Mission to encourage organic farming in the State. Karnataka had sent over 800 farmers to China in 2008- 2009 and around 190 farmers to Israel in 2009-10.

Source: www.dailypioneer.com/308588/Karnataka-farmers-to-get-Cuban-organic-farmi...

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