In a bid to eradicate pesticides from farming in India, the Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) has started a nationwide campaign – India For Safe Food (AFSF) – calling for putting an end to genetically modified (GM) crops and use of pesticides and fertiliser
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