Putting in place developments by agriculture expert Dr. A. Thimmaiah, together with international advisers one of whom is environmental activist Vandana Shiva, which country has pledged to become 100% organic, the first?
Agriculture in Bhutan several areas the shifting cultivation is being replaced by the orchard cultivation. Academics expect this will increase the cultivation of cash crops. In 2013 the government announced that Bhutan will become the first country in the world with 100 percent organic farming and started a program for qualification. This program is being supported by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Agriculture in Bhutan Agriculture in Bhutan has a dominant role in the Bhutan's economy. In 2000, agriculture accounted for 35.9% of GDP of the nation. The share of the agricultural sector in GDP declined from approximately 55% in
Vandana Shiva engineering, industrial agriculture and sustainable alternatives; and the documentary "The World According to Monsanto", a film made by the French independent journalist Marie-Monique Robin. Shiva appeared in a documentary film about the Dalai Lama, entitled "Dalai Lama Renaissance". In 2010, Shiva was interviewed in a documentary about honeybees and colony collapse disorder, entitled "Queen of the Sun". She appears in the French movie "Demain". Vandana Shiva Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, and alter-globalization author. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, has authored more than twenty books. She is one of the