FAO/WFP say Indonesia faces record food deficit
Indonesia will face a record food deficit as a result of reduced harvests, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) report. A recent FAO/WFP mission to the
Indonesia will face a record food deficit as a result of reduced harvests, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) report. A recent FAO/WFP mission to the
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government is gearing up to introduce a comprehensive bill to protect the country's biological wealth, traditional knowledge, plant varities and farmers' rights in the coming
Families of cotton farmers, who committed suicide because of indebtedness, feel the Chandrababu Naidu government has failed them. They came here last week to seek redress from the tribunal
The Pakistani government will seek to contest jointly with the Indian government the grant of a patent on Basmati rice to an American firm, authorities said. Disclosing this, a senior officer at the
The government is likely to announce a compensation package for the damage caused to the cotton crop in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan during the current kharif season. The loss has been estimated to
Organic farming tea especially in the Darjeeling gardens is fast gaining ground. Apart from clinching better export deals in the European market, such kind of farming has helped in the retention of
Hemp is back in Canada. Since the 1930s, both the US and Canada have strictly forbidden farmers to grow the plant, a relative of marijuana. But now, Canada has broken the taboo. In the next few
With a view to providing protection to cows and stop cow slaughter and smuggling of the animal, the Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to implement effectively and strictly the Cow Slaughter
Farm experts are in favour of changing the existing cropping pattern in Punjab. The adoption of rice-wheat rotation has resulted in a heavy withdrawal of plant food nutrients from the soil, which has
The Pakistani Government will seek to contest jointly with the Indian Government the grant of a patent on basmati rice to an American firm, authorities said.Disclosing this, a senior officer at the
Angry farmers blocked roads and pelted stones to enforce the statewide bandh they had called to protest against debt-induced suicides by colleagues. Police officials said at least 1,800 farmers were
The government has earmarked Rs 7 crore during the current financial year for improving production, productivity and purity of cotton. The project to improve cotton production and quality will be
Rain has eased a drought in parts of northern and northeastern China, bringing welcome relief to winter wheat crops and aiding spring planting, officials said on Thursday. Rain in April has brought
The government is preparing a draft act to treat Darjeeling tea as a geographic indicator to prevent other countries from patenting it or claiming to sell the premium tea variety, a commerce ministry
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has recommended the closure of the Delhi government's ambitious poultry project because of huge
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes when Opposition members demanded that the Joint House Committee (JHC), set up to look into the issue of the suicide by farmers in
The Legislative Assembly today extended the tenure of the joint house committee set up to inquire into the suicide of farmers in the state following crop failure to May 11 amidst walkout by Kannada
A new means of identifying genetic modifications to food will be marketed for the first time in the UK, the Leatherhead Food Research Association, which developed the test, has
The Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) here is trying to develop resistant varieties of indigenous cotton which is hardy as compared to the American ones. This would help
The Punjab farmer is facing the burden of debts, Mr Sukhpal Singh Khera, vice-president of the Youth Congress, Punjab, said yesterday. Unable to make their two ends meet, eight farmers in Chottian