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 …
American wheat farmers and a food safety advocacy group filed a lawsuit Thursday against biotech seed developer Monsanto Co, accusing the company of failing to protect the U.S. wheat market from contamination by its unauthorized wheat. The petition, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, …
The implementation of the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) has resulted in an increase in food grain production by 42 million tonne as against the target of 20 million tonne set for the Eleventh Plan. Agriculture and Food Processing Industries minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday informed members of parliamentary Consultative …
AHMEDABAD: "If the Government of Gujarat keeps allotting land arbitrarily to industries, 62% of the state's land will be acquired by industrial corridors and corporates in just 15 years. Where will you grow crops then? The farmers of Gujarat will have to pay heavily for this," said environmental activist Mahesh …
India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) infl ation, which serves as the main policy indicator has shown some decelerating trend since 2010-11, but continues to rule high well above the comfort zone of 4.0-4.5% a year.
Cambridge-based scientists claim to have developed a new type of 'superwheat' which could boost productivity by 30 per cent. Scientists at The National Institute of Agricultural Botany in UK have combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern variety to produce a new strain. In early trials, the resulting …
The scientists transferred some of the resilience of the ancient ancestor of wheat into modern varieties British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%. The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern …
Law ministry asked if ordinance can protect entitlement envisaged in food bill The UPA government will write to chief ministers soon, urging them to be ready with enhanced grain storage facilities. The decision to build the political tempo for the national food security scheme comes a day after the budget …
Nobel laureate upset at disruption of Parliament by Opposition Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is upset that disruption of Parliament has held up passage of important legislation including the UPA’s flagship National Food Security Bill. He feels that if the Bill is not passed — even if without amendments — several …
The Centre on Friday revised its foodgrains production estimate upwards by 5.22 million tonnes for 2012-13 over earlier expectation on account of higher output of rice, wheat and coarse cereals. The total foodgrains output is now estimated at 255.36 million tonnes with wheat production pegged at 93.62 million tonnes and …
"Climate change is projected to reduce timely sown irrigated wheat production by about 6% in 2020. In case of late sown wheat, the projected levels are to the extent of 18%," Pawar said in the Rajya Sabha. Climate change is likely to bring down the production of key foodgrain crops …
The Punjab Government is considering reducing taxes on both wheat and basmati in certain thrust areas to make diversification a reality in the state besides giving a fillip to the food processing industry. Sources said the Food Processing Department had made a proposal for doing away with a majority of …
Recent crop harvesting practices use mechanical harvesters in the rice and wheat farm system in India. These practices leave behind large quantities of crop residue in the field. However, there is no suitable method available for managing the crop residues. Crop residues / biomass burning are cheap and easiest method …
Scientists from China and the United States have mapped a key genetic code for bread wheat, a discovery that will help improve the crop's productivity and ability to withstand extreme conditions. The sequencing and drafting of the A genome, one of the three basic genomes of wheat, was published on …
With the revised National Food Security Bill set to be introduced in Parliament, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has warned the government's move to distribute highly subsidised foodgrains to two-thirds of the population as a legal entitlement that would create a serious crisis of ‘food management’in the …
Likely in Parliament this week; FoodMin draft accepted without changes; CCEA defers decision on levy sugar The Union Cabinet today cleared the revised and much-discussed National Food Security Bill (NFSB), paving the way for its introduction in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament. If enacted, this would provide a legal …
American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan’s wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide. A bi-national team of scientists sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) met scientists in Faisalabad to evaluate wheat varieties for disease-resistance. In order to determine which wheat varieties …
Te bill seeks to abolish distinction between below poverty line and above poverty line families; proposes common category with uniform legal entitlement The Cabinet today cleared the Food Security Bill which has incorporated the amendments to the previous bill as suggested by the standing committee of Parliament on food. Meanwhile, …
American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan's wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide. A bi-national team of scientists, sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), met in Faisalabad last week to evaluate wheat varieties for disease-resistance. In order to determine which wheat …
The Haryana Government bought tebucanazol from a multi-national company at 34-38 per cent more cost than the prevailing market rates at the time the deal was inked to buy the fungicide for the treatment of loose smut, flag smut and Karnal bunt diseases in wheat seeds. Documents available with The …
The Madhya Pradesh government had announced a bonus of Rs 150 over and above the MSP Owing to arrival of the new wheat crop in western states, prices of the commodity have started falling. In Madhya Pradesh, set to be the largest wheat producer in a year, prices have fallen …
