Peasants battle cry for land in Punjab
An Investigation into police and landlord repression of land struggle by dalit peasants in villages of Sangrur District of Indian Punjab.
An Investigation into police and landlord repression of land struggle by dalit peasants in villages of Sangrur District of Indian Punjab.
SIKILO, Senegal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Walking through his dry millet field, Alioune Djaby, chief of Sikilo village, waits for a sign that rainfall is coming. Normally, he would look for clouds
A farming technique practised for centuries by villagers in West Africa, which converts nutrient-poor rainforest soil into fertile farmland, could be the answer to mitigating climate change and revolutionising
The CSIR-run laboratories will come up with some key consumer products over the next two years. These would include arsenic-free rice and anti-malarial drug. The Council of Scientific and Industrial
The government has decided to extend the 25% import duty on wheat for another three months, mainly due to sufficient domestic stock available in the country. A notification by the Central Board of Excise
Agricultural officers to carry out inspections at pesticide outlets The government is embarking on a programme to control the use of chemical pesticides by farmers and introduce certification for safe-to-eat
Better matching of land use with its sustainable potential is a “no-regrets” strategy for sustainably increasing agricultural production on existing land, targeting restoration efforts to where they are
In Mozambique, at least 1.5 million people are in need of help because of an El Niño-induced drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said. The UN humanitarian
The Prolonged dry season has raised food insecurity fears among farmers in Rwinkwavu and Murundi sectors in Kayonza District. Jean Damascene Zigirinshuti, a resident of Nkoko cell, Rwinkwavu Sector,
Forest and farm producer organizations are key players in meeting the world's growing demand for food and forest products, improving the lives of rural communities, and achieving the Sustainable Development
Bioenergy produced from crops does not threaten food supplies, researchers funded by the U.S. government, World Bank and others said in a report on Tuesday, dealing a potential blow to critics of the country's
The Haryana government will implement climate-resilient methods to minimise the effects of climatic variation on crop production. On Tuesday, it approved a Rs.25-crore project for scaling up climate-resilient
The rural economy in Bangladesh has powerfully advanced economic growth and substantially reduced poverty, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh
The cooperation between India and the European Union will facilitate policy dialogue and bring best practices as well as business solutions for clean energy projects, particularly in the farm sector.
Global investors have spent more than $90 billion buying agricultural lands the size of Finland in deals criticized by rights groups for displacing small farmers, according to research published on Tuesday.
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/land_acq.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 200px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />The global farmland grab is far from over
Launching on 14 June 2016, the Montpellier Panel briefing paper ‘Set for success: Climate-proofing the Malabo declaration’ explores the climate change-related targets set out by the Malabo Declaration,
Launching on 14 June 2016, the Montpellier Panel briefing paper ‘Set for success: Climate-proofing the Malabo declaration’ explores the climate change-related targets set out by the Malabo Declaration,
Haven't Resolved Conflict Between Humans, Animals Five states have responded so far to the environment ministry's advisory of 2014 which had sought proposals from all state governments regarding wild
Rampant illegal mining on the Manawar-Tawi river in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district has destroyed more than 200 kanals of agricultural land. Residents of the Jaba Hanjuna area of Nowshera Pain