Africa agriculture trade monitor 2023
The 2023 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor, a flagship publication of AKADEMIYA2063 and the International Food Policy Research Institute, provides an overview of trade in agriculture in Africa, including
Cotton
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60% cotton crop lost, Punjab offers Rs 600-cr relief package
Faced with 60 per cent loss to cotton crop in the Malwa region, the Punjab Government has okayed a Rs 600-crore compensation package for the affected farmers. The report of a special girdawri ordered
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13 farmers die in single day, Telangana rattled
Hyderabad: Thirteen harried farmers had their lives ended across five districts of the Telangana on Sunday, probably the largest number in a single day. While the Telangana government has been claiming
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Whitefly devours cotton crop on PAU campus, humbles experts
Vice-Chancellor had earlier blamed farmers for ignoring their advice Cotton crop grown on research fields on the campus of Punjab Agricultural University has come under the attack of whitefly. The development
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The 2014 US farm bill and its effects on the world market for cotton
Under the 2014 US Farm Bill, US cotton producers will receive significant subsidies which will have trade-distorting effects irrespective of future cotton prices. At a futures market cotton price of US$
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State to decide on textile policy after Sept 11Nikhil Deshmukh
KOLHAPUR: The state government has decided to take a final call on the proposed textile policy after September 11. The policy is expected to attract investments worth Rs 80,000 crore. The investment will
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Environment ministry holds GEAC meeting on GM field trials
After more than a year, the Prakash Javadekar led Environment Ministry today finally called a meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to decide on field trials for a number of Genetically
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Whitefly eats up 40% cotton crop in Fazilka
About 40 per cent of the standing cotton crop has been affected by the whitefly attack in Fazilka making it one of the worst-hit districts of the state. Official sources said out of the total 2.5 lakh
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400 farmers ended lives in 2015: Karnataka CM
From January 1 to August 31, 2015, Karnataka has seen 400 farmer suicides, a seven-fold jump from last year. Addressing a day-long meeting of regional commissioners, deputy commissioners of districts
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Use pesticides to save cotton crop from whitefly attack, farmers told
Punjab Agriculture Department on Tuesday asked the State’s farmers to use pesticides to control damage to the standing cotton crop that has been hit by whitefly attack. “Due to unseasonal rains this
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Economic empowerment of African women through equitable participation in agricultural value chains
The African Development Bank has launched a report that seeks to empower women to take the lead in agribusiness and agriculture value chains thus participating in Africa’s economic growth process. The