Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …
The PG Economics, Ltd. released new study highlighting the continued social, environmental and economic benefits of the global adoption of biotechnology in agriculture. The PG Economics’ “GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2016” examine the continued widespread adoption of global crop biotechnology, and the significant positive socio-economic and environmental …
A study of three villages in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, reveals that there is an alarming decline in female agricultural wage labour, resulting in de-feminisation, devastating poverty and outmigration of young boys and men in the Terai region. De-agrarianisation in combination with the revived patriarchal “good woman” ideology explains the …
Dangers of climate change very real: Suresh Prabhu Reviving water bodies and rivers should be India’s biggest priority, as the threat of water crisis looms large due to climate change, said Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation. “Climate change is real and it has been …
MUMBAI: Maharashtra's main sowing season has begun, but farmers have been able to get less credit from banks than they did last year. Crop loans have dropped by Rs1,426 crore in April-May this year compared to last year. This despite a loan waiver declared in 2017, which was aimed at …
This edition of the 'State of Indian Agriculture' provides a comprehensive analysis of the recent performance of the agriculture and allied sectors in India and also analyze the major emerging challenges. The Report brings out development strategies being adopted by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and all …
Agronomist proposes genetic introgression to mitigate the after-effects of Green Revolution The Green Revolution played a major role in improving the agricultural economy of India as a newly independent nation back in the 1950s. Apart from the politics and schemes that played behind the revolution, K.P. Prabhakaran Nair, as a …
Vijayawada: Stating that AP is going to become the seed hub of the country, agriculture minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy observed that producing the global standard quality seed will be high on the agenda of the proposed mega seed park in Kurnool. He said that farmers, scientists, private organisations and NGOs …
To boost agricultural production and productivity in Sudan, the Bank approved the US $42 million in concessional grants from the African Development Fund to support the National Agriculture Investment Plan. Mohamed Zaghloul, Executive Director representing Egypt and Djibouti, said, “The Bank’s support to the development of key agricultural value chains …
BANDA : A village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has adopted indigenous techniques to conserve water. Inhabitants of Jakhni village have tweaked the drainage system to prevent wastage of even the used water. Pipes and drains that are connected to every household in the village for domestic use are being …
A team comprising of researchers from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI) in Tanzania, in collaboration with Basque Institute for Research and Development in Agriculture (NEIKER) in Spain are evaluating and developing cassava cultivars adaptable to the climate change-induced stresses. …
Ibadan — Breeding African cassava cultivars for improvements such as pest and disease resistance could impair their yield potential, a study suggests. According to UN Food and Agriculture Organization, cassava is a major staple food for over one billion people in 105 countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa and other tropical and …
Kampala — Government must improve public spending on agriculture, implement policies and regulations, build and strengthen the current institutions if the country is to realise its agricultural output potential, a new World Bank report has recommended. The report titled "Closing the potential performance divide in Ugandan agriculture" says weak public …
Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of employment, overwhelmingly on small farms; occupies half of all land area, and provides half of all exports and one-quarter of GDP in Uganda. It is considered a leading sector for future economic growth and economic inclusion in the current National Development Plan. Yet despite …
Several countries are developing nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) in the livestock sector. Compared to research on emission factors, much less attention has been paid to understanding systems for collecting activity data on change in livestock management practices and animal performance. This paper presents a framework for synthetic assessment of …
In Kenya, food consumption is outpacing food production. According to a new Institute for Security Studies report, annual agricultural production will need to increase by an estimated 75% from 2015 levels in order to meet consumption in 2030. Kenya’s agricultural sector, the eighth largest in Africa by volume, has struggled …
Scheme taken up at a cost of Rs. 50 cr. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday made a slew of announcements, including extension of subsidy to 1,000 solar power pumpsets at 90% subsidy, aimed at giving a boost to the agriculture sector. Making a suo motu statement in the …
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Soil Partnership on Wednesday launched a new program to help boost soil productivity by 30 percent in 47 African countries. The two agencies said the Afrisoils program also aims to reduce soil degradation by 25 percent in the next ten …
In an effort to boost agri-business and enhance food security in Africa, the African Development Bank Board has approved a USD 15 million equity investment in Africa Food Security Fund (AFSF), to support enterprises in agri-business SMEs and enhance food security in Africa AFSF is a second-generation fund targeting a …
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership launched today a new programme to boost soil productivity and reduce soil degradation for greater food and nutrition security in Africa. The Afrisoils programme aims to increase soil productivity in 47 African countries by 30 percent, and …
Agriculture is stepping up in the fight against climate change with help from the private sector. A new report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that investing in climate-resilient agriculture can attract sizeable contributions from the private sector. The Business Advantage – Mobilizing Private Sector Led Climate …
