Dynamism of the cooperative sector in Haryana is unmistakable. Most of the cooperative organizations in the state are continuously growing.  The Haryana state cooperative supply and marketing federation (HAFED) , for example, has notched up  a net profit of nearly 41 crore on a turnover of 5,489 crore during 2010. Hafed will have a turnover of 6,000 crore during 20-12. It is this organization that mainly supplies inputs like fertilizer, pesticides and seeds to farmers. Being the largest food ...

The diversified farmer cooperative that sells fuel under the Cenex brand made more money than ever in 2011, helped by dramatically higher profits from refining crude oil. CHS, based in Inver Grove Heights, on Monday reported earnings of $961.4 million for its fiscal year that ended Aug. 31, up from $502 million in 2010. Revenue for 2011 was $36.9 billion, also a record. The company, which has oil refineries in Montana and Kansas, sells fuel at 1,400 Cenex independent retailers and has other ...

By Manipadma Jena SRINAGAR , Sep 28 (IPS) - Gazalla Amin’s office on the outskirts of this city, capital of Jammu & Kashmir state, is redolent with the fragrance of lavender wafting up from heaps of the dried flowers in a corner bowl. There is nothing fancy or feminine about the fragrance in her office. In her late forties, Amin, a medical doctor by training, has broken into Kashmir's male-dominated farming sector.

By Dr.M.L.Khurana Climate change today is one of the most serious problems facing humanity, effects of which long-term, global and even life threatening. The problem is not only environmental but it is encompassing social and economic issues within, which need to be addressed without delay.