An Eye on Methane: the road to radical transparency takes stock of progress harnessing an imminent data revolution that can accelerate methane reduction on a global scale. Credible data has the potential to deliver the transparency needed for rapid climate action, but only if reconciled, integrated and put into the …
Nearly one sixth of the global population is malnourished. The problem is particularly acute in tropical Africa, where constant or recurrent food shortages affect over 30% of the population
Two of India's foremost agricultural scientists, whose names invariably come up whenever the phrase "green revolution" is uttered or written about - Dr. MS Swaminathan and Dr MV Rao-have not endorsed the application of Bt technology in brinjal so far Why? Dr. Swaminathan is well known as the "father of …
The barriers created by stunted agricultural growth for industrial development have constituted a recurrent theme in debates on Indian economic policy. This essay brings out these debates in terms of the disproportionality caused by the disparate rates of industrial and agricultural growth. It examines the continued relevance of the agriculture-industry …
The global crisis has exposed underlying structural imbalances built up over decades. Reorienting the macroeconomic structure in fairer, more balanced and inclusive channels of development will help sustain the recovery once fiscal stimulus policies have done their job. Redressing the multiple imbalances will enable the Asia-Pacific region to drive its …
The issue concerning genetically-modified crops is not that Bt brinjal was consigned to cold storage but the process that led to its approval being held in abeyance, says Arvind Panagariya THE priority our environment and forest ministry gave public consultation over scientific evidence in reaching a negative verdict on Bt …
The budget for the financial year 2010-11 aims to revive the agriculture sector that registered a negative growth last year due to drought and failed monsoon. Presenting the budget on February 26, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said agriculture was central to promoting inclusive growth, enhancing rural income and improving …
Union Budget 2010-11 has given a forward thrust to the neoliberal agenda in all the crucial sectors where "reforms" had been stalled. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressing the media after the Economic Survey 2009-10 was tabled in Parliament on February 25. THE strategy underlying Budget 2010-11 is eerily reminiscent of …
The global food price spikes of 2008 should not have come as a surprise. There were a number of long-term trends that were working towards the surge in food prices, which was fi nally occasioned by some proximate causes. While global prices have eased since then
A framework for adapting Indian agriculture to global climate change: a paper presented by Dr. P.K Agarwal, IARI, Delhi at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
BHUBANESWAR: Following the moratorium on Bt brinjal, the draconian clauses of the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill have invited sharp criticism from scientific community of Orissa and the surprising hurry with which the Centre is planning to pass it. While the earlier National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority (NBRA) …
CHENNAI: The alternative agriculture budget presented by the PMK has envisaged a second green revolution, according priority to increase production of millets, oilseeds and cereals cultivated mostly in arid regions. Party founder Ramadoss, who released the budget on Wednesday, stressed the need for a second green revolution saying the first …
Since 1966 - and as a consequence of the introduction of the Green Revolution model of water intensive, chemical farming - India has over-exploited her groundwater, creating a water famine.
LUCKNOW: Here's something for agriculture skeptics to chew on. If government data from Uttar Pradesh's agriculture department is to be believed, the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in the state is well on its way to becoming a "second green revolution". While 2009-10 figures are still being reviewed, 2008 figures …
Cabinet Split On Fertilizer Price Fears In a first step towards reining in a spiralling fertilizer subsidy bill that crossed Rs 100,000 crore in 2008-09, the cabinet bit the bullet on Thursday and decided to de-control prices of all fertilizers other than urea while fixing subsidy on these based on …
Africa missed out on the scientific breakthroughs that revolutionized agriculture in Asia. However, with locally developed and locally relevant technologies, a built-up human and institutional capacity, and supportive national policy and leadership, an African Green Revolution can be a reality.
