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Battling climate change and transforming agri-food Systems: Asia–Pacific rural development and food security forum 2022 highlights and takeaways
This publication provides key highlights and takeaways from the Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2022 on four main areas: sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food systems; financing
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Greening of China’s agriculture: a synthesis
This report reviews current agricultural policies in China and their role in support of China’s broader environmental goals. The policies reflect an expansion of agricultural policy objectives to better
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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: an evaluation
This Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing deals with the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty Ninth
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World food and agriculture: statistical yearbook 2022
This publication offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural
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Malawi economic monitor: planning beyond the next harvest, advancing economic stability and agricultural commercialization
The combined effects of adverse weather, acute foreign exchange shortages, disruptions to electricity, and the high rate of inflation, mean Malawi continues to face an economic slowdown, according to
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The future of food and agriculture: drivers and triggers for transformation
The world’s ability to nourish its burgeoning population is under threat and without broader socioeconomic and environmental change, sustainable agrifood systems will be impossible to achieve, according
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Gender implications of agricultural commercialization in Africa: evidence from farm households in Ethiopia and Nigeria
Agricultural commercialization is often pursued as an important driver of agricultural transformation in low-income countries. However, the implications it can have on gendered outcomes are less understood.
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Private sector promotion of climate-smart technologies: experimental evidence from Nigeria
Sustainable intensification is predicated on climate-smart agricultural input adoption. Test strategies for promoting the adoption of climate-smart agricultural inputs in Nigeria with a private sector
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Handbook of statistics on Indian states
<p>Availability of adequate and comparable data at one place for different States on various dimensions – economic, social and demographic – can aid in conducting relevant research on sub-national
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Punjab and Haryana directed by SC to file reports on steps to resolve Ghaggar flooding, 15/11/2022
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Nagar Panchayat Moonak & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 15/11/2022.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Ghaggar-river-floods-SC_Order_15-Nov-2022.pdf"
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding overflooding of Ghaggar basin, 09/11/2022
<p>Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Nagar Panchayat Moonak & Others Vs The State of Punjab & Others dated 09/11/2022.</p> <p>The matter related to the overflooding of Ghaggar basin
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Landscape of climate finance for agriculture, forestry, other land uses, and fisheries
Over the last decade, the agriculture, forestry, other land uses, and fisheries (AFOLU) sectors were responsible for 13-21% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (IPCC, 2022, IPCC AR6 WGIII, Chapter
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2022: leveraging automation in agriculture for transforming agrifood systems.
<p>Automation can make agricultural production more resilient and productive, improve product quality, increase resource-use efficiency, promote decent employment, and enhance environmental sustainability, according to this report by the FAO</p>
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Efficient agricultural water use and management in paddy fields in Zambia: national outlook
The report identifies the irrigation potentials, gaps and needs that exist at national level for paddy rice production. The analysis carried out in the outlook will form a basis for enhancing water resources
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Goa Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation (Amendment) Act, 2022
The Government of Goa vide gazette notification dated 06th October, 2022 has issued the Goa Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation (Amendment) Act, 2022. The amendment
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GM crops: global socio-economic and environmental impacts 1996-2020
Genetically modified (GM) crops have increased global food, feed and fibre production by nearly 1 billion tonnes (1996-2020), whilst helping farmers who grow these crops to reduce the environmental footprint
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Pesticide atlas 2022: facts and figures about toxic chemicals in agriculture
The European Union is one of the world’s biggest markets for pesticides with almost a quarter of all pesticides sold in the EU. It is also the top exporting region, increasingly selling to countries of
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2022 annual trends and outlook report: agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa
The 2022 Annual Trends and Outlook Report generates evidence to guide the ongoing transformation of African food systems through well-concerted and targeted policy interventions in the agrifood processing
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Bangladesh country climate and development report
The World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) are new core diagnostic reports that integrate climate change and development considerations. They will help countries prioritize