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Implement Swaminathan report, demand farmers
Farmers under the banner of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) today protested with green beacons atop their vehicles. The protesters parked their vehicles at the Mini-Secretariat for more than an hour, but
Farmers under the banner of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) today protested with green beacons atop their vehicles. The protesters parked their vehicles at the Mini-Secretariat for more than an hour, but
Stock farmers and irrigation farmers are among the hardest hit by the drought. The Provincial disaster declaration will be used as a further motivation to request drought relief funding from the National
Since 2016, Uganda has endured an almost back-to-back drought that has left farmers and pastoralists alike helpless as their crops and animals withered and died due to lack of water and pasture. The
Pretoria — Animal farmers are among the worst affected by the current drought, says the Western Cape Provincial Government. In a statement on Wednesday, the MEC of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde,
The government is looking to increase the number of black commercial farmers to ensure ownership and control of the agricultural value chain by previously disadvantaged groups. Agriculture, Forestry
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia's unemployment rate increased to 34 percent of the working population last year from 28.1 percent in 2014, the last time a labour force survey was conducted, the Namibia Statistics
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa has no more than 15 percent of land that can be used for crop production due to low rainfall and poor soil, agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana said on Wednesday.
An Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) study conducted by the World Bank has ranked Zimbabwe's seed sector as number 15 out of the 62 countries measured. The report measures and monitors key
More than 1,350 hectares of maize farms in the Central Region have been destroyed by army worms. Mr Gershon Wodzrah, Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) disclosed this at
Do Zimbabwean smallholder farmers know that they are sitting on a potential $60 million earnings per annum from beef exports? That money can be realised through adding value to livestock production.
This was said Wednesday in Luanda by Zambian Agriculture minister, Dora Siliya, while speaking to Angop at International Airport shortly before leaving Luanda at the end of her three-day visit to Angola.
A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury will discuss the issue of genetically modified (GM) crops with multinational seed firms and activists. The Parliamentary Standing Committee
<p>Impacts of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment on rice were assessed by carrying out an experiment with four dates of planting (1 June and 15 June, 1 and 15 July) during 2014 under
<p>Heavy rainfall and hailstorm events occurred in major wheat-growing areas of India during February and March 2015 causing large-scale damages to the crop. An attempt was made to assess the impact of
Dakar, 23-24 May 2017 (IDEP) - As part of IDEP's policy dialogue series, a high-level roundtable on green industry, gathering Senegalese leaders, experts in industry, environment, energy, agriculture finance,
Since 2016, Uganda has endured an almost back-to-back drought that has left farmers and pastoralists alike helpless as their crops and animals withered and died due to lack of water and pasture. The
Bengaluru: With 30 years devoted for conservation of forests in Karnataka, electrical engineer-turned-wildlife biologist Sanjay Gubbi needs no introduction. Recently, he was honoured with the prestigious
An expert group headed by NITI Aayog adviser Dr T Haque, constituted by the Punjab Government to look into the waiver of farm loans, is likely to submit its interim report before June 15. The state
Efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade Africa’s agriculture sector is yielding good results with about 5.6 million people benefiting from the Bank’s interventions in the past year.
“Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa” is the theme for the 52nd annual meeting of the African Development Bank meeting in Ahmedabad, India. The event kicks off today and will bring together