News & Updates

• • September 18, 2018

  • Veterinarians and traditional animal health care

  • We invite you to read what others have to say about our work http://www.agroinsight.com/blog/?p=2678

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• • July 12, 2018

  • Good Food journey takes a break in Pune

  • The good food journey which began one wet rainy morning in Khargarh in 2016, took a break in Pune  on a hot summer day this May . Travellers on this journey were representatives from different regions in Maharashtra – farmers , hawkers , women who ran canteens , consumers, concerned citizens  interested in  food debates … Continue reading “Good Food journey takes a break in Pune”

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• • December 27, 2017

  • Seema Kulkarni joins the Board of Anthra

  • We are happy to have Seema Kulkarni join the Board of Anthra . Seema  is a researcher and presently  a Senior Fellow at SOPPECOM, Pune. She has over 27 years of experience as a project leader in several projects with reference to gender, water, sanitation, land and livelihoods and has also been the convenor of … Continue reading “Seema Kulkarni joins the Board of Anthra”

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• • November 28, 2017

  • Role of Livestock in Sustainable Agriculture

  •  This conference  was organised as a pre conference to the  19th Organic World Congress which took place in New Delhi, India in early November. The conference was held at the campus of  the National Centre for Organic Farming in Ghaziabad  which is close to New Delhi . The pre conference began with a workshop on … Continue reading “Role of Livestock in Sustainable Agriculture”

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• • July 14, 2017

  • Livestock Landscapes

  • Read about different Livestock Landscapes in this issue of the Seminar  http://india-seminar.com

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• • February 6, 2017

  • Dr. Mamta Dhawan joins the Board of Anthra

  • Dr. Mamta Dhawan has recently joined the Governing Board of Anthra . Mamta is a veterinarian who additonally holds a Bachelors in Education . She has considerable experience in  the field of animal health, policy and advocacy and livelihoods based on Livestock . A very warm welcome to Mamta.

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• • December 1, 2016

  • 2nd International Seminar on Veterinary Ayurveda (Mrugayurveda)

  • The unrestricted use and misuse of chemicals in veterinary medicine is gradually being recognized as being harmful to both human and animal health. It is quite well known that the uncontrolled and excessive use of antibiotics in animal health has led to problems such as multidrug resistance thereby forcing policy makers, health professionals, veterinarians and … Continue reading “2nd International Seminar on Veterinary Ayurveda (Mrugayurveda)”

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• • November 28, 2016

  • Pre conference on Livestock at the OWC 2017. First announcement.

  • The first announcement for the 3rd IFOAM Animal Husbandry Conference and pre conference on Livestock is out. The conference offers researchers, farmers advisors and development professionals an opportunity to exchange information and experiences on managing organic livestock. The conference is linked to the 19th Organic World Congress (OWC), to be held in India from 9 … Continue reading “Pre conference on Livestock at the OWC 2017. First announcement.”

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• • November 28, 2016

  • Good food from Ratnagiri

  • Farmers from Osmanabad and hawkers and vendors from Mumbai gathered in Ratnagiri district as part of the rural urban exchange project being coordinated by Anthra in partnership with YUVA, SSP and partners in Karjat and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra. The urban poor have a right to good nutritious food! In an attempt to find ways … Continue reading “Good food from Ratnagiri”

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• • July 31, 2015

  • Horses of the Deccan

  • While people talk about the Bhimtadi, the steed of the Maratha warriors which today is almost extinct, there is another breed of horse found in the Deccan plateau far less spoken about and far less visible. The sturdy horse of the Dhangar women. This breed of horse has traditionally been used as a pack animal … Continue reading “Horses of the Deccan”

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