Developing and maintaining a secure and equitable water future underpins prosperity and peace for all. The relationship also works in the opposite direction, as poverty and inequality, social tensions,
Approximately 30 000 families in rural areas of Northern Afghanistan have received 1 500 tonnes of wheat seeds and fertilizers for the spring planting by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) on Wednesday said it has successfully developed the world's first hybrid onion that promises to increase yields up to 20 per cent. The high-yielding
New Zealand agriculture officials said on Friday they were investigating a possible case of a pig disease never before found in the South Pacific country. The inquiry was sparked by the
Philippine poultry producers on Friday asked the Department of Agriculture to impose ban on all poultry products for the next six months. In the light of these food safety concern. The Philippine
A group of farmers, vets and rural businessmen failed to force a full public inquiry into last year's epidemic of foot and mouth disease. Their lawyers said they would appeal against the high court
Krishi Beema Yojana, national crop insurance scheme, would be introduced in Jammu and Kashmir from April. The scheme would insure small and marginal farmers against losses due to natural calamities,
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) on Wednesday said it has successfully developed the world's first hybrid onion that promises to increase yields up to 20 per cent. The high-yielding
The Chilarai Krishi Bikash Samiti has stated the State Institute of Rural Development(SIRD) Assam has recently started the SGSY special projects on mushroom cultivation, establishment of farmers
House and Senate negotiators writing a compromise bill to boost U.S. crop subsidies by $5 billion a year may wrap up work early next week despite a tower of disagreements, aides said.
The paradox of starvation amidst plentiful foodgrain supplies does case a shadow over the food subsidy question. It is nobody's case that such subsidies per se are bad, but in as much as they fail to
