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 …
There is a new website to cater to rice farmers in Vietnam. The site, http://www.caylua.vn, deals with themes such as rice production, rice biology, farming techniques, irrigation, nutrition management, epidemics control, harvest and post-harvest technology, seedling nursery technology and rice products. The new site was developed with technical help from …
Measures to test GM crops for safety leave a lot to be desired In comments bearing direct relevance for India, Prince Charles, heir to British throne, launched a scathing attack on gm crops, calling them the
FOUR with six zeroes looks tidy as a figure, but it gives us an uneasy feeling when the World Bank says that four million people in the country have been pushed back further below the poverty line, due to abnormal rise in food price. The WB on August 26 said …
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) yesterday announced plans to boost rice production in districts hard hit by recent floods or conflict and by the soaring cost of many basic foods in Sri Lanka. Under the US$500,000 project, families in the four districts of north-central and eastern Sri …
The Malda zilla parishad sabhadhipati has questioned the manner in which the district administration is distributing relief among the flood victims in the affected blocks of Harishchandrapur, Ratua and Manikchak. The Congress sabhadhipati, Sabina Yasmeen, who visited Harishchandrapur last evening, said the relief distributed to the affected people was inadequate.
Special Correspondent Lifting of export ban on Pusa-1121 variety of rice Grateful: Farmers presenting a bag of paddy to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to express their gratitude for his efforts in lifting the export ban on Pusa-1121 variety of rice (which they have now named as Hooda brand) …
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to provide US$ 500,000 to increase rice production in conflict and flood affected districts of Sri Lanka. In a press release yesterday, the FAO said it has approved the funding for the project "Input supply to vulnerable populations under Initiative …
The harvesting of organic paddy cultivated by the Vadakkencherry Padashekhara Samithi was performed here on Thursday. The Vadakkencherry Padashekhara Samithi consisting of 40 farmers had grown paddy in a 75 acre area. This was the second harvest festival being held here. Last year organic paddy cultivation was experimented in the …
Farmers of Shingkhar gewog in Zhemgang are in a state of shock after landslides in the past week washed away about seven acres of cultivated paddy fields in their gewog. The first incident occurred in Thajong on August 26. A farmer lost about an acre of cultivated paddy fields. Three …
BHUBANESWAR: A plan outlay of Rs 75.46 crore for increased productivity of rice in 15 districts and pulses in 10 districts under the National Food Security Mission has been prepared by the State Government. The State-level advisory committee of the mission headed by Agriculture Minister S.N. Naik recently discussed the …
The ability for heavy metals removal by C. odorata and V. zizanioides grown on contaminated soil and synthetic contaminated soil in experimental pots was investigated. Both contaminated and uncontaminated soils, for preparing the synthetic contaminated soil in this study, were obtained from Mae Sot district, Tak province.
Rice makes up 20 percent of the typical Haitian's diet, and that percentage is growing. In 1981 Haiti imported 18,000 tons of rice. Now the country imports close to 400,000 tons annually. Less than a quarter is homegrown. "T
This study provides insights on ground water market in minor rain fed tank irrigation milieu and also examines the conjunctive use with focus on water productivity and groundwater extraction in tank irrigation system. The study was taken up in three minor irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu state. All are rain …
At present, throughout the world, there exists significant concern about the effects of climatic changes, as climate is one of the main determinants of agricultural production and it might cause variability in agricultural production. In India climate change is expected to make an impact in agriculture, resulting in lower yields …
Studies have revealed high arsenic levels in rice and rice products such as rice bran and rice crackers. A study published in April 2008 in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reported high levels of arsenic in baby rice sold in supermarkets in the UK. The samples of …
KORAPUT: Residents of cut-off villages here are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If they don't avail rice under Rs 2-a-kg scheme they can't run their family if they avail rice they can't take the quota home in the absence of transport facilities. According to reports, about …
UPDATE 2-India sees record rice buys, export hopes brighten By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - India will buy record quantities of rice from its farmers after a good harvest, a top government official said, raising hopes it will join the ranks of top global producers easing export …
