EU's sugar policy not best for environment - report
The EU's price support system for its sugar producers has helped maintain particularly intensive farming methods with high environmental risks, a report commissioned by EU agriculture chiefs said.
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Discrediting agriculture
The target for credit flow to agriculture in the Tenth Plan (2002-2007) is Rs 736570 crore. However, since the targets for the Ninth Plan (1997-2002) weren't meet, there is no automative reason why
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CM wants contingency plan drawn up on crop patterns
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu instructed the district collectors to prepare contingency plans to suggest suitable crops to farmers in view of the recent rains throughout the
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Paradoxes of Indian agriculture
After Independence, India has made excellent strides in food production. Despite remarkable achievements, much remains to be done with regard to food security. Non lifting of the entire quota of
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EU ban on GM food to end this week
The EU decision to end the ban on GM food this week after four long years is likely to renew the debate over labelling and strict monitoring here. Import of unlabelled GM soyabean oil, which
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WFO to provide food to the poor
The World Food Organization will provide wheat, ghee and pluses to poor people of different areas in Sindh(Pakistan). This was said by the director, World Food Organisation, David Filcher, while
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Tobacco control laws aid farmers
Contrary to tobacco industry's argument that the crop's production was a significant source of employment , recent study by a Indo-Canadian NGO showed that strong tobacco control legislation would
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One lakh hectares turning saline every year : Report
Droughts, cyclones, insufficient rains, debt traps, decreasing yield despite high investment - farmers in Gujarat have suffered on all these counts in last few years. But there is still more bad news
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Grow natural, sell global
Tommy Vadakkumchery and fellow farmers in Kerala were at a loss when their crop started failing for no apparent reason. But when earthworms and spiders fertility indicators disappeared from the
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Farming mistakes of mankind
Chemical fertilizers have been responsible for dangerously increasing macro-nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous and potash) and creating deficiency of micro-nutrients (zinc, iron, magnesium, etc.) in
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Mystery of the missing rice
More than 42260 metric tons of rice worth Rs 33.34 crore, procured from mills and stored in district godowns, were found missing by the office of the Accountant-General of West Bengal. This was
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Global food insecurity
Much has been said during 2002 about a new global effort to accelerate sustainable development. At the Financing for Development conference and at the World Summit on sustainable Development, two
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Villagers protest against felling of apple trees
While in Srinagar, the parties are busy disagreeing over their plans of governance, the soldiers in north Kashmir have allegedly in north Kashmir have allegedly axed 160 apple trees two days after a
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Tikait holds panchayat
Bharatiya Kisan Union supremo Mahendra Singh Tikait announced that the farmers movement across western Uttar Pradesh would be revived soon to protest against the anti-farmer policies of the state
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Organic Food industry grew up in a decade
At a trade show here recently, it was apparent how the $10 billion organic foods industry has come of age in barely a decade. Many of the now-dominant companies struggled to gain acceptance among
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Rs 63,750 crore worth foodgrains go waste every year
The country is losing foodgrains worth Rs 63,750 crore every year due to lack of storage facilities, said Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Regional Manager B S Ramamurthy. Speaking at the world
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Wars of roses
Prima facie, the outlook for India's floricultural exports may not appear encouraging, but this is a field where the country can register a significant global presence. The big question is if it
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Drought hit ryots in Nizamabad get no aid
Even as the Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh was declared drought affected two months ago, farmers have not been provided with any assistance so far. Barring funds released for drinking water
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Agro-forestry to help farmers : Scientist
Scientist Dr. RK Samaiyya, Agriculture Research Centre said that there were enough fallow land in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh and it would be in the interest of the farmers to obtain
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Punjab: the politics of power
Punjab is facing the tyranny of the elements, clumsiness in the Centre's policies and the misdirected forthrightness of the Chief Minister, who has decided to stop free power to farmers. Conceding