Agriculture 
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Managing water in agriculture for food production and other ecosystem services
Agricultural systems as well as other ecosystems generate ecosystem services, i.e., societal benefits from ecological processes. These services include, for example, nutrient reduction that leads to water quality improvements in some wetlands and climatic regulation through recycling of precipitation in rain forests.
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- Apr 2010
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- Agricultural Water Management Vol: 97 Issue: 4 pp: 512-519
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Satisfying future water demands for agriculture
The global demand for water in agriculture will increase over time with increasing population, rising incomes, and changes in dietary preferences. Increasing demands for water by industrial and urban users, and water for the environment will intensify competition. At the same time, water scarcity is increasing in several important agricultural areas.
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- Apr 2010
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- Agricultural Water Management Vol: 97 Issue: 4 pp: 502-511
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Investing in water for food, ecosystems, and livelihoods: An overview of the comprehensive assessment of water management
The authors of the recently completed Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture (CA) concluded that there are sufficient water resources to produce food for a growing population but that trends in consumption, production and environmental patterns, if continued, will lead to water crises in many parts of the world.
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- Apr 2010
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- Agricultural Water Management Vol: 97 Issue: 4 pp: 495-501
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State food security mission launched in Haldwani
Haldwani: The Government, given the present status of agro-economy of the State, has launched State food security mission to attain self-efficiency in food grains setting a roadmap for the next two years.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Monsanto ‘admission' has business motives?
Priscilla Jebaraj
NEW DELHI: Biotech crop giant Monsanto seemed to admit failure with Bt cotton last week, but a government analysis says it looks more like a smart business strategy.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Crude spill hit crops in Sivasagar
At least 6.5 hectares of paddy and other crops have been affected in Sivasagar district due to leakage of pipelines.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Five-day programme organised on techniques to ensure seed quality
TIRUCHI: The Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute (AEC and RI), Kumulur of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University organised a five-day national training programme on pre and post harvest management techniques for seed quality assurance recently.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Global warming needs global action
Ahmedabad: The world has to unite to combat global warming and not just talk about mitigating it, said noted Gandhian Narayan Desai. He was inaugurating the threeday international conference on global warming at Gujarat Vidyapith on Thursday.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Government to spend Rs 1000 cr
BHUBANESWAR: Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout today said in the Assembly that the State Government had decided to spend Rs 1,000 crore during the next several years to convert highlands into fertile land to deal with the situation arising out of crop loss and erratic monsoon.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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Bt brinjal panel may side with Ramesh
EVEN as the last word is yet to be spoken on Bt brinjal, the issue has fallen under the scrutiny of a parliamentary panel. As most of the committee members appear to be taking an anti-Bt brinjal stand, environment minister Jairam Ramesh may find an ally in his battle against the commercial release of the genetically modified
vegetable.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
- Source:
- Economic Times (New Delhi)
