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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Whitefly deals third blow to farmers in Malwa
After losses in paddy and wheat, cotton harvest goes for a toss Kaka Singh, a cotton grower at Thuthianwali village, near Mansa, is a shattered man. The reason: Damage to his cotton crop. He had
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Whitefly attack: Farmers uproot cotton crop in Sirsa, Fatehabad
Cotton crop in the state is under serious threat as the attack of whitefly that hit the crop after the onset of rain has assumed alarming proportions. Unable to control the pests even after the use
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Whitefly attack worries cotton farmers in Sirsa
Cotton farmers in the district are a worried lot as whiteflies have attacked their crop early this year. The district contributes more than one third to the total production of cotton in Haryana. Though
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White fly attack: Bhiwani farmers worried over losses to cotton crop
Like the previous year, cotton farmers in the district are spending anxious moments following the attack of white fly on their crop. They have already suffered losses to their rabi crops owing to unseasonal
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Australia cuts farm commodity forecasts due to El Nino
Australia has slashed forecast production levels for wheat, cotton and other agricultural commodities in 2015-16 as the El Nino weather phenomenon grips the country and dries out farmland. Meteorologists
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Political economy of agricultural distress and farmers suicides in Maharashtra
The present paper attempts to evaluate the economic conditions of the farm households of Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region. The district has reported an increasing number of suicides during the period
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Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw knocks on PMO door for movement on GM crops issue
While the Narendra Modi government has moved swiftly on a range of environmental issues— approving long-delayed projects, arguably clearing the backlog inherited from the UPA and bringing in processes
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Voices and views: why biotech?
Voices and Views: Why Biotech? is a collection of personal essays on individuals from all over the world who have followed the development of biotechnology and are convinced that it has a significant role
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GM crops: global socio-economic and environmental impacts 1996-2013
This study presents the findings of research into the global socio-economic and environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) crops in the eighteen years since they were first commercially planted
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Biotech cotton in India 2002 to 2014: adoption, impact, progress and future
The document measures the success of biotech cotton by featuring a comprehensive overview of the adoption, impact, progress and future of biotech cotton in the country. It presents a synopsis of the 13