India suffers a food loss of about Rs. 1.53 trillion (USD 18.5 billion) every year as per the latest large-scale study conducted by NABCONs during 2020 to 2022. Reducing post-harvest losses (PHL) is much
This study aims to investigate adaptation requirements and their cost implications in the context of coastal agriculture in Bangladesh. The particular objectives of the study are: To investigate the operation
More taluks on risk of joining the bandwagon due to dryness The district administration has sent a proposal to the government urging it to announce four taluks drought hit. Crops have withered completely in Arsikere, Channarayapatna and Holenarsipur taluks, while 75 per cent of crops have dried due to lack of moisture content in Halebeedu hobli in Belur taluk.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of Canadian crops such as canola and corn in U.S. biofuels on Thursday, a move that lifted Canadian canola prices and may help the U.S. meet its
KARACHI: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking urgent donor support to help farmers in Sindh hit by rain and floods that were worse than 2010’s devastating flooding. Heavy monsoon rains
Agriculture plays an important role in the process of economic development of less developed countries like India. Besides providing food to nation, agriculture releases labour, provides saving, contributes
JAIPUR: In its new approach to land acquisition and rehabilitation, the state government is framing a new policy to avoid any strife with farmers. The policy is said to be on the lines of Land Acquisition
There is a need to safeguard every water body, every channel, drain and nullah, and every catchment area Even as I was writing this, my city, Delhi, was drowning. It had been raining since early morning and four hours of rainfall brought the city to a standstill. The Meteorological Department recorded 60 mm of rainfall in just about six hours, 90 mm in 24 hours, and with this the city made up its deficit of rainfall of the season. In other words, in just about 24 hours, Delhi and its surrounding areas got half as much rain as they would in the entire month of September.
The Punjab Government today ordered a special girdawari to assess the damage to the cotton, paddy and fodder crops, and that also to the houses, due to the recent rain and floods. Principal Secretary to
Land acquisition overseas for farming could soon become a reality. The agriculture ministry plans to announce a policy that will allow farmers to buy land in continents like South America and Africa to farm for all sorts of crops.
The Bill provides for acquisition of 5% of multi-crop land in a district as a 'last resort', with the rider that an equal area of wasteland within the district will have to be developed. Earlier, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh had opposed acquisition of multi-crop land for industrial purposes.
