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Organic farming: 3 youths show the wayStaff reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 6 – Use of inorganic fertilizers, inorganic pesticides etc increase the inorganic contents in the agricultural produces exposing people to various health hazards.
To promote organic way of cultivation, three young men- Pankaj Kalita, Ranjan Sharma and Hiranya Joyoti Das together have launched Organic Innovation and have shown the way through cultivation of Stevia, a plant which has many health benefits.
“Stevia has many positive characteristics like – it is calorie free, a good antioxidant, good for diabetics, suitable for losing weight and maintaining healthy skin and safe for children too. It has been internationally accepted and even safer than available artificial sweetening agent,” said Pankaj adding that their group is ready to share expertise with interested farmers and would even market their produces.
It needs to be mentioned here that use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides has seen increase of diabetic patients and other ailments like high blood pressure, aches and pains, stomach problem, cancer, early aging etc.
“Organic cultivation can be converted in to a viable business,” said Pankaj.
Organic Innovation has joined with Sunrise Agriland Development and Research Pvt. Ltd to encourage Stevia cultivation organically in different parts of Assam.
Now-a-day’s in Diet Pepsi, Diet chocolate and in many confectionery items, drinks etc., Stevia is being used. Demand of Stevia is going up in both in domestic and international market, claimed Organic Innovation.
Senior scientist Dr Amal Roy said the need of the hour was to generate awareness about organic cultivation. “It is time we embraced organic farming to develop a healthy eco-friendly environment in our country. Farmers of New Zealand are benefiting from organic farming economically and socially and maintaining harmony in total environment profile. Assam should emulate New Zealand,” said Dr Roy.
Professor and Head Dr OP Gupta of Assam Ayurvedic College Hospital said that inorganic substance gives birth to deadly diseases in our system. Director of Sunrise Agriland Development and Research Pvt. Ltd Dr Atul Gupta said Stevia cultivation had a hopeful future.
For More Information on Stevia Cultivation
Pankaj kalita: 09854093470, 09085578408
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| By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Aug 4: “Use of inorganic fertilizers and inorganic pesticides increases the inorganic content in agricultural products which when consumed by human beings, gives rise to new diseases. In India, the incidence of diabetics, high blood pressure, ache and pains, stomach problem, cancer and early ageing is increasing at an alarming rate. This is where organic farming assumes importance,” said Dr OP Gupta, Professor and Head of the Assam Ayurvedic College and Hospital at a press conference in Guwahati today. Three youths – Pankaj Kalita, Ranjan Sharma and Hiranya Jyoti Das had started Organic Innovation to develop awareness among farmers on organic farming. Organic Innovation even extended help to the farmers for marketing their products. Organic Innovation then joined hands with Sunrise Agriland Development and Research Pvt. Ltd. started Stevia cultivation in different parts of Assam. “Stevia is calorie free, a good antioxidant, good for diabetics, suitable for losing weight, maintaining healthy skin and safe for children also. It has also been internationally accepted as safer than the available artificial sweetening agent,” said Mr Universe Mahadeb Deka, who uses the organic products marketed by Organic Innovation. Senior scientist Dr Amal Roy said, “In the Northeast, people are not too aware about organic products and their benefits. Hence the increasing number of diseases. I hope that people understand and start organic farming to develop an eco-friendly enviornment in the country.” |
Product launching program at Guwahati Press Club
Mr. Mahadev Deka (Mr.
Universe 2009 held in Florida) will launch the products and give advice about healthy living.
All the people who are interested in dealership/ distributor, various places of Assam
and North East are invited to attend the
program. Person who want to learn about organic healthy living can also participate.
All are welcome.
For More Information on Stevia Cultivation
Pankaj kalita: 09854093470, 09085578408
All are welcome.
For More Information on Stevia Cultivation
Pankaj kalita: 09854093470, 09085578408
On 15 July 2012 Training Program on Stevia & Organic Cultivation
Stevia cultivation training program
Organic Innovation is organizing a Stevia (natural sugar plant)
and Organic
Cultivation Training Program on 15th July 2012.You can have complete guide to growing,
harvesting, and marketing stevia
leaves .Valuable information is compiled from growers, research trials,
and the
author’s own experience. Includes stevia leaf buyers, sellers, and other
resources. Attendy could be individuals, Co-operates and
rural
farmers. Session includes market strategic, availability, future of
medicinal
plant,trading and export opportunities various knowledgeable information
available for entrepreneur.
OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING PROGRAM:-
1.The complete information about commercial cultivation of medicinal plants and Stevia cultivation.
2.Before starting cultivation what parameters has to be taken?
3.Include field level primary processing /value addition activities.
4.Converting your business into small scale industries ?
5.On what parameters/standard Medicinal cultivation done?
6.Marketing aspects & services?
7.Profit percentage from single buyer and how much it is effective?
8.Guarantee of Buy back guarantor?
9.Certified plant saplings and seeds, surety of certification and standardization of material?
10.How can you choose any medicinal plants according to your place climate, Land soil and water availability?
11.List of Government certified & approved Herbal plants?
12.Climatically conditions, environmental improvement and soil improvement.
13.Employment to unemployed people?
14.Promotions of Herbal plants according to Government Schemes?
15.Medicinal farming through organic preparation?
16.Cultivation of Medicinal plants with minimum water level?
17.Safety about climatic diseases in Medicinal Herbs?
18.How to prepare nursery of Medicinal plants?
19.Subsidy from Central and State Government?
20.Formalities for Organic Certification?
21. Bankable projects and bank loan?
VISIT INCLUDES DURING TRAINING SESSION
1.Vermicompost processing unit.
2.Stevia Farm Visit
TRAINING DETAIL:-Training Duration:- 1 day
Training Time:- 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Training Place:- Guwahati
Training Type:- Residential Training
Contact for Registration:-Mr. Hiranya Jyoti Das
Mob: 09854093470, 09085578408
Mob +91-9864093456
Mob +91-9864093456
Limited Seat Hurry Date : 15 July 2012
4th World Stevia Organisation Conference 2012
The 4th World Stevia Organisation Conference was held in the heart of Paris in May 24, 2012 at Hotel Millennium.
A special session “Best Stevia Product/Extract of the Year” was organized during Stevia Tasteful 2012.
WSO Stevia Tasteful awards were discerned in two categories:
Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Extract Category
Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category
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| Millennium Hotel Paris Opéra 12 Boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris |
It
was a huge success. This forth edition was interactive, rich and
opened a new window to Stevia Applications and uses in Food &
Beverage Industries.
The Science of Stevia: Recent Advances & Marketing
Many subjects were presented by speakers and scientific committee highlighted the recent researches on Stevia:
The Impact of Stevia on Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome was presented by Marvin Edeas,
Chairman of International Antioxidants Society (ISANH), France. He also
underlined the antioxidant activities of Stevia and Stevia Extracts on
various models.
In this line, Yaroslav Schevchenko, University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany shown the influence of different Stevia Products on Antioxidants Activity of Green Tea Extracts. He presented the Best Combinaison of Stevia with Green Tea.
Concerning Metabolic Syndrome, WSO invited a PhD Student, Barbara Bugaj, University of Agriculture, Faculty Food Technology, Cracow, Poland and support her researches to present her studies about the Effect of Stevia Rebaudiana on Selected Biochemical Parameters in Experimential Rats.
The Miracle of Stevia and its all proprieties was presented by Jim May, CEO of Wisdom Natural Brands, USA. Mr May provided his vision and perspectives for stevia in the next years.
The technical aspects of the Eco-Extraction of Vegetal Matrices and mainly Stevia were presented by Giancarlo Cravotto, from University of Turin, Italy.
The conclusion of this session is that Stevia will play a strategic role to prevent many chronical diseases.
Latest Regulation Approval
Mrs Nicole Coutrelis, Lawyer at Coutrelis & Associés, Paris, France updated all European Regulation about Stevia & Stevia Extracts, and especially about their different status, their conditions of use and also how to indicate Steviol glycosides on the label.
Food & Beverages Formulation
The aim of this session was to discuss about the impact of formulation on Stevia taste and after-taste.
It is why WSO committee invited academics and industrials to present their innovations in this area:
To introduce this session, Gabriella Morini, from University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo – Bra, Italy discussed about the Myth or Reality of the Sweet Taste Receptor. The perspectives to activate and modulate these receptors were discussed.
WSO invited two leading industrials in Stevia World to present their innovations in term of formulation:
Steviol Glycosides for Successful Tasteful Product Formulations by Emilie Verloo, Tereos – PureCircle Solutions, Lille, France
Stevia – Fructose combination for sugar-like sweetness profile of reduced sugar naturally sweetened formulations by Fernando Shved, Galam Group, Israel
Stevia Tasteful Awards 2012A special session “Best Stevia Product/Extract of the Year” was organized during Stevia Tasteful 2012.
The tasting procedure is, on the one hand, based on the sensory analysis
such as the general taste of the product, the aroma, appearance,
flavor, mouth feel or any other organoleptic criteria. On the other
hand, it takes into account other parameters which are important to the
customer such as clear information on the ingredients, the packaging, is it easy to prepare, directions for use...
In
order to guarantee a fully objective judgment, all the scores given by
the different jury members are added up and averaged to a final
percentage. This is not simple blind tasting but an overall assessment of the quality of the product presented including the ingredients used.
Among Jury Members:
Tea
& Coffee Tasters, Oenologists, Gastronomic Experts, Cookers, Food
& Beverage Experts, and Stevia Tasteful 2012 attendees ….
Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Extract Category
- Sweetleaf 100% Natural Stevia Sweetnear, by Sweetlaf was awarded for the Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Extract Category with three leaves
Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category
- Deliciously with Stevia Extracts – Berries Dark, by Cavalier was awarded for the Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category with three leaves
- Dessert Chocolate Fondant, by Cavalier was awarded for the Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category with three leaves
- Sweet Drops Chocolate, by Sweetlaf was awarded for the Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category with three leaves
- Villars Stevia Chocolat, by Villars Maitres Chocolat was awarded for the Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category with three leaves
- SucreLight Blanc –50% less calories, by Sucrunion was awarded with two leaves
- SucreLight Roux –50% less calories, by Sucrunion was awarded with two leaves
- SucreVia with 0 calorie, , by Sucrunion was awarded for the Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category with one leave
- nIce Tea, by Biodrinks was awarded for the Stevia Tasteful Award 2012 - Finish Product Category with one leave.
Organic Innovation : Collect your Stevia
Moises Santiago Bertoni (1857-1929), a Swiss botanist, was the first European to discover the sweet leaf plant, after he and his wife settled in Paraguay, doing scientific research in 1899. He and his wife’s name became the scientific name for the species Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni. His wife, who shared in the discovery, was Eugenia Rossetti Rebaud. Bertoni discovered that the Paraguayan Guarani natives had been using the sweet leaves in their yerba mate teas and in their medicinal teas for hundreds of years.
In 1931, two unnamed French chemists isolated the glycosides that contain the sweetness in the Stevia leaves and named them Stevioside and Rebaudioside. These two compounds are 250-300 times sweeter than sucrose from sugar and are heat stable, pH stable, and non-fermentable.
Begining of the Spread of Stevia:
In 1971, Morita Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., of Japan, was the first in the world to commercialize the Stevia sweetener. Since then, Morita has developed their own “Rebaudio” (rebaudioside) variety. Morita controls the whole process from cultivation of the Stevia plants to extraction and refinement of the rebaudiside glycosides. The Japanese have been using Stevia for over 30 years with no adverse effects. Stevia is used in Japan to sweeten Coca-Cola, other soft drinks, teas and food. Japan is the largest consumer of Stevia in the world.
Brazil approved Stevia Rebaudiana products in 1980. China began using Stevia in 1984. China is the world’s largest exporter of Stevioside. Stevia has been used in powder and extract form in the United States (U.S.), since 1995.
Stevia and Antioxidants
Stevia is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help your body fight off the damage caused by free radicals (and limiting free radical aging). Stevia, as with all plants, contains a number of antioxidants. This puts stevia (assuming it is safe) way ahead of other sweeteners which contain no such beneficial antioxidants.2007 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reported that the Stevia plant may be useful as a potential source of natural antioxidants.
One such study, published in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of Animal Psychology and Animal Nutrition, comments on its antimicrobial and antifungal properties
In 2006 the World Health Organization declared that stevia is safe.
2008, the FDA issued a “no objection” letter to Rebiana being used as a food additive. Rebiana and other stevia extracts that meet the criteria of extraction mentioned in the FDA documents.
The FDA approved two versions of a new zero-calorie sweetener developed by the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo.
Cargill, which is marketing the sweetener Truvia from Coca-Cola, received notification from the FDA that it had no objection to the product, calling it “generally recognized as safe.”
PepsiCo said it also had received a similar letter and the same “generally recognized as safe” designation for its sweetener, PureVia.
Both products use rebiana, an extract from the stevia plant.
Health Benefits
The Stevia plants are rich in nutrients. These include: protein, calcium, phosphorous, sodium, magnesium, zinc, rutin, vitamin A, vitamin C, and others, but has no caloric value.
In 2000, The British journal of Pharmacology prinrted a Chinese study from Taipei Medical College and affiliated Taipai Wan Fang Hospital on a double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness and tolerablity of oral Stevioside in human hypertension. The report showed no significant adverse effect and no deterioration of quality of life. The study concluded that oral Stevioside is an “effective alternaive or supplementary therapy for hypertension”.
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) in 2006, performed a thorough evaluation of the recent studies of Stevioside and Steviols on animals and humans and concluded that Stevioside and Rebaudioside A are not toxic and that no evidence of carcinogenic activity was found. The W.H.O. also noted that Stevioside has a pharmacological effect in patients with hypertension (lowers elevated blood pressure) and with the Type 2 diabetes (helps stabilize blood sugar levels).
As of 2008, the governments of Australia, New Zealand and Canada have
approved the use of Stevia as a sweetener and food additive.The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Joint Expert Committee on Food additives (J.E.C.F.A), in 2008,concluded that Stevia steviol glycosides are safe for human consumption.
Stevia is also cultivated in Korea, Taiwan, China, and Israel.
In Atlanta, Georgia, Coca-Cola researchers Indra Prakash, John F. Clos and Grant E. DuBois studied clear glass containers of cola and lemon-lime sodas containing the two major naturally sweet components in Stevia, Stevioside and Rebaudioside A. The beverages were exposed to sunlight for one week to test the stability of the components. The scientist found no significant photodegration in either component of Stevia.
Even though Stevia may soon replace sugar in soft drinks, this does not make soft drinks any healthier. Why? Most, if not all, soft drinks contain phosphorous. Some soft drinks not only contain phosphorous but also excessive amounts of caffein. Both caffein and phosphorous strip calcium from your bones and may result in kidney stones (because the body cannot reabsorb the stripped calcium) and eventually causes osteoporosis (brittle bones) which leads to bone fractures. Better to drink water, tea or fruit juice.
Stevia is the only REAL natural sweetner that offers health benefits
besides its sweetness. It has been proven safe world wide. Even though
Europe has not as yet accepted Stevia as GRAS, more and more countries
around the world are seeing the benefits of using Stevia as a sweetener
and food additive. England, especially, has an obesity problem as big as
the U.S., and could reduce the obesity rate in half just by using
Stevia. The United States (U.S.) can do the same. Using Stevia is a
matter of national defense in preventing an ever growing obese
population. We need a healthy populace to defend the nation. Use Stevia
as your only sugar substitute.
You can collect your Stevia in any form Dry leaves,
Extract, Stevia plant from
Organic innovation
H.no-8, Survey, Brindaban Path, Guwahati-28
Assam
Email: organicinnovation@rediffmail.com
For More Information on Stevia Cultivation
Pankaj kalita: 09854093470, 09085578408
For More Information on Stevia Cultivation
Pankaj kalita: 09854093470, 09085578408
Cure for diabetes : Stevia In Assam
Stevia does not give direct antidiabetic effects but its
use as a sweetener reduces the intake of sugars in patients. Stevia brings down
the blood sugar levels, increase insulin resistance and discourage the
absorption of glucose in the blood without any side effects. The glycemic index
of stevia is zero because it is not converted into glucose in the body. Stevia
has been used in the treatment of diabetes in South America from centuries and
in Germany and Japan from over two decades. The Hypoglycemic action is probably
produced due to the presence of the steviosides. Steviol glycosides can not be
metabolized by the body and are excreted out in the urine besides getting
accrued in the body. Stevia foster the pancreas and helps it to restore regular
pancreatic function, which is helpful for the diabetic condition.
According to survey, there is a 35.2% fall in blood sugar levels after 6 to 8 hours of the ingestion of a stevia leaf extract. However, stevia does not lower the blood glucose levels in normal condition. Drinking the tea made with its extract or crushed raw Stevia leaves daily may help to cure hyperglycemia. Diabetes is generally accompanied by edema, slow healing and high blood pressure. Stevia assists in all such indications because it has antiseptic qualities and diuretic effect.
According to survey, there is a 35.2% fall in blood sugar levels after 6 to 8 hours of the ingestion of a stevia leaf extract. However, stevia does not lower the blood glucose levels in normal condition. Drinking the tea made with its extract or crushed raw Stevia leaves daily may help to cure hyperglycemia. Diabetes is generally accompanied by edema, slow healing and high blood pressure. Stevia assists in all such indications because it has antiseptic qualities and diuretic effect.
The sweet-tasting herb stevia is quickly gaining
popularity as a naturopathic treatment for type II diabetes and related
conditions. The World Health Organization has advised consumers that, while
evidence of stevia's effectiveness is limited, several small-scale animal
studies have apparently confirmed its ability to enhance insulin production and
insulin sensitivity. Because major governing bodies identify stevia as safe and
nontoxic, it become an important component of natural diabetes management.
For More Information on Stevia Cultivation
Pankaj kalita: 09854093470, 09085578408
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