CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
The government on Thursday raised minimum support prices (MSPs) of primary kharif crops for the 2012-13 crop marketing year by up to 53 per cent, leading to concern this could further raise food inflation. “The government has accepted the suggestion made by the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP), …
Rice stocked in the godowns of Jharkhand State Food Corporation have been rotting since the launch of MGNREGS seven years ago. Official documents accessed by The Indian Express reveal that as on June 6, 1,037 metric tonnes of rice stacked in more than 10,000 sacks were found rotting in two …
From identification of fewer than targeted families to not lifting adequate ration supplies from godowns to non-submission of utilisation certificates, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found several anomalies in the Public Distribution System and functioning of the Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs …
New Delhi The food ministry has opposed the agriculture ministry's proposal to hike the support price of paddy by over 15% to Rs 1,250 per quintal for 2012-13, saying the move would result in increase in food subsidy bill. The minimum support price (MSP) of paddy of common and 'A' …
Jalandhar: Though paddy cannot be sown in fields before June 10 as per the conditions of the Punjab Preservation of Sub Soil Water Act 2009, but ‘direct seeding methodology’ began in the state (10 days in advance to paddy cultivation through its nursery) on Thursday. Like traditional sowing of paddy, …
This article deals with how Chuktia Bhunjia tribe of Orissa negotiates with their ecosystem to ensure that agricultural production and livelihood are sustainable. This study shows that the reasons behind continuation of traditional agriculture are the life experience with the traditional methods and cultural acceptance that not only make them …
The Green Revolution was India’s first industrial agricultural revolution that replaced the traditional farming system completely. But the adverse consequences of Green Revolution in the form of stagnation in production aggravated the problems of the farmers in the era of post-Green Revolution in 1980s and 1990s. The late 1990s witnessed …
Agartala: A Bangladeshi agro-food processing group, Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally (PRAN), will invest Taka 10 crore (around Rs 6.80 core) to set up an agro-food processing unit in Tripura. PRAN has been permitted by Bangladesh Revenue Board to invest 10 crore Bangladeshi Taka in the state, Chairman of Tripura …
Says educated youth can be attracted to create skilled jobs Introducing modern technology and bringing in educated youth in the primary agriculture sector will help Kerala produce its annual requirement of four million tonnes of rice from the one million hectares of land under paddy in the State, M.S. Swaminathan, …
Bhubaneswar: Appreciating Odisha's supply chain management under public distribution system, the Centre on Saturday assured the state government that FCI would procure 50,000 metric tons of surplus rice from godowns next month. The assurance was given by Union food and public distribution secretary B C Gupta who reviewed the PDS …
Although recent and projected increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide can alter plant phenological development, these changes have not been quantified in terms of floral outcrossing rates or gene transfer. Could differential phenological development in response to rising CO2 between genetically modified crops and wild, weedy relatives increase the spread of …
Bhubaneswar: Alleging tardy procurement of surplus rice by FCI from Odisha, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday sought prime minister's intervention for moving at least one lakh MT rice from the state every month. Despite request by the state and my food minister's meeting with union food minister, FCI has …
The Sri Lankan government is to provide the fertilizer subsidy currently granted to paddy cultivation to supplementary crop cultivations as well. Wild Life and Agrarian Services Minister S.M. Chandrasena has said the Rs. 350 fertilizer subsidy granted to paddy cultivations would be granted to supplementary crop cultivations from today (21). …
New Delhi Punjab, the grain bowl of India, is in danger of losing the coveted tag as depleting groundwater levels force the state to seriously consider reducing the planting of water-intensive paddy crop in the medium-to-long term to avoid a disaster. After a recent meeting with Punjab chief minister Parkash …
NONGSTOIN: People of Mawthadraishan Block in West Khasi Hills district have opposed the district administration’s decision to issue ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) to set up cook mine factory at Madan Riewblei. A public meeting was held recently here where people voiced their opposition to the administration’s decision. The meeting, convened …
New Delhi With the grain stocks held with Food Corporation of India (FCI) and other state government owned agencies crossing a record level, the food ministry has proposed additional allocation of grain to BPL and APL families for dealing with storage crunch. Under the proposal sent to finance ministry, the …
The United Nation Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) has projected the economy of Pakistan to grow by 4 per cent during the year 2012. According to a report launched by ESCAP on Thursday, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Pakistan is projected to grow by 4 …
Rice and wheat, being the staple food, play a crucial role in the food security of India. Increase in temperature, atmospheric greenhouse gases, and soil degradation and competition for land and water resources will have multiple impacts on the rice–wheat cropping system of northwest India.
The government procurement price for paddy is nearly the highest globally; it makes little sense for CACP to recommend a further 16 per cent rise The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has recommended a 16 per cent increase in the procurement price for paddy, and more than double …
Speaking about the need to increase food production to feed the growing population, India’s representative from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Dr Peter Kenmore, on Monday said that this has to be done in a sustainable manner and by crop intensification. He was delivering the National Bank …
