Weighing the pros and cons of GM mustard
Field trials of GM mustard are complete and an application from Delhi University's Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants is pending before the government. If approved, GM mustard will become the
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Beneficiaries of PMFBY, 16/07/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Beneficiaries of PMFBY, 16/07/2019. During 2018-19, about 561 lakh farmer applicants were covered at subsidized premium rates under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
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Climate change predicted to halve coffee-growing area that supports 120m people
More than 120 million of the world’s poorest depend on the coffee economy, a report says, and their livelihoods are already suffering from temperature rises Climate change is going to halve the area
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Building a new agricultural future: supporting agro-ecology for people and the planet
Climate change and the injustice of hunger require urgent attention, and investment in a model of agriculture that is truly sustainable. Agro-ecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and
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Mess in agriculture sector
Need to initiate corrective measures
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Agriculture scientists urged to explore new possibilities in research
Agricultural scientists should explore new possibilities in agriculture research and should learn problem handling in different ways. This was stated by Dr Zafar Altaf, Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Islamabad while addressing agricultural scientists at Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad.
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Groundwater resources and irrigated agriculture: making a beneficial relation more sustainable
Globally, irrigated agriculture is the largest abstractor and predominant consumer of groundwater resources. In many arid and drought-prone areas, unconstrained use is causing serious aquifer depletion
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GM mustard clears hurdle in India but more remain
A government panel has cleared commercial use of what would be India's first genetically modified (GM) food crop, but politicians still have to give final approvals amid wide-spread public opposition.
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No final decision taken on GM mustard, says Centre
Union environment ministry on Thursday denied reports that a go-ahead has been given to GM mustard’s commercialisation, saying that “no final decision has been taken as yet on the issue.” The ministry
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A Full Round Meal
Farmers find new ways to prosperity
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Genetically Modified Crops, 12/07/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Genetically Modified Crops, 12/07/2019. This Ministry has received some representations objecting to Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard, Brinjal crops etc. on grounds that
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Define your environment
The BJP’s thumping majority has led well-meaning strategic analysts in diverse fields of finance, labour, agriculture and diplomacy to writing in editorial pages, giving suggestions on policymaking to
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REDD+ and agriculture: a cross-sectoral approach to REDD+ and implications for the poor
The paper outlines the linkages between forests and agriculture, and the need for REDD+ to effectively address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation from the agriculture sector. It goes onto
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Ensuring safe water and sanitation for all: a solution through science, technology and innovation
Access to safe water and adequate sanitation is a basic human right. While progress has been made towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation (SDG 6), the trends
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Regional overview of food security and nutrition- Africa
<p>In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of undernourishment appears to have risen from 20.8 to 22.7 percent between 2015 and 2016, and the number of people undernourished rose from 200 to 224 million,
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Hit by climate change, Central American coffee growers get a taste for cocoa
SAN SALVADOR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Farmer Abelardo Ayala took a tough decision on his estate in San Juan Tepezontes, a traditional coffee-producing region of El Salvador: to swap his coffee trees
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Volatile coffee prices: covid-19 and market fundamentals
<p>Over the past three months, coffee prices have experienced multiple spikes and high volatility. This is in contrast to world market prices of major staple foods, which have remained relatively stable.
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Andhra farmer suicides: Jagan announces Rs 7 lakh compensation
Andhra Pradesh government will pay ex-gratia compensation of Rs 7 lakh each to families of 1,513 farmers who allegedly committed suicide due to crop loss or crop failure between 2014 and 2019, Chief Minister
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Rajasthan Budget: Focus on farm sector, no new tax
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday announced several new policies and initiatives, laying the ground for the remainder of his tenure. He tabled a populist Budget covering most sectors and
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Village commons: Landless Dalits of Punjab seek unfettered rights of cultivation
ON JUNE 8, 225 members of the gram sabha of Tolewal in Sangrur district’s Malerkotla tehsil passed a resolution to lease out 25 bigha (about 5.25 acres) of the village’s panchayat land reserved for cultivation