Food insecurity in vibrant Gujarat
Fr. Cedric Prakash Arecent visit by Supreme Court-appointed Justice Wadhwa Committee to Gujarat highlighted the state of food insecurity among the poor and marginalized of this
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Food shortage is a bigger problem
Dealing with the prospect of food shortages in the next 40 years is a bigger problem than climate change, Australian academic Julian Cribb said on Monday. An adjunct professor at University of Technology in Sydney, Mr. Cribbs outlined his concerns to the country
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Talamari villagers cross over to Andhra Pradesh for food
Satish Shile, Oct 12, DHNS, Talamari (Raichur district): Talamari and Kukatanur, flood-hit villages on the banks of the River Tungabhadra, are just five kilometres apart and are in two different states. But in terms of flood relief works carried out by the respective governments (Talamari is in Karnataka, while Kukatanur is in Andhra Pradesh), the two could well be miles apart.
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Focus on food for the future
Jacques Diouf Riding on the momentum generated by the recent food crisis to focus on longer term challenges, some 300 top international experts will meet at FAO in Rome on October 12 and 13 to figure out how to make sure we have enough to eat 40 years from now.
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Hunger is looming large over globe, warns UN
United Nations: With over 1 billion people going to bed hungry, the United Nations has warned that the hunger index is rising and appealed to governments and civil societies to
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Food grain crunch hits state
Sept. 23: The deficient rainfall has turned 50 lakh acres of fertile fields in the state into brownish barren swathes of land. With the southwest monsoon coming to a close by the month-end, there is no relief possible now and food grain production is likely to be just half of what it was in 2008, with a consequent surge in prices.
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Food Security Act detrimental to Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has said that the implementation of the proposed National Food Security Act, without any modifications will turn out to be detrimental for a food deficit state like Kerala. He was speaking at the inauguration of the national seminar on the proposed National Food Security Act organised by the State Government here on Saturday.
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Agriculture facing global crisis, claims UN
RASHME SEHGAL