Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Srikanta Samanta Vs State of West Bengal dated 13/11/2024. The matter related to a dumping ground located near the southern boundary wall of the Nabagram Hiralal Pau College, Konnagar, Hooghly which is posing a serious environmental …
Cotton leaf curl virus, a deadly pest, has badly hit the standing cotton crop across the country due to the use of uncertified and illegal BT cottonseeds, growers told Business Recorder on Thursday. The situation is very alarming and indicates likely occurrence of a huge cotton crisis in the country, …
World food production must increase by 70 percent by 2050, to nourish a human population then likely to be 9.1 billion, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation forecast Wednesday. "FAO is cautiously optimistic about the world's potential to feed itself by 2050," said FAO Assistant Director-General Hafez Ghanem. However, he …
Rahi Gaikwad VIDARBHA: Around one crore voters in the Vidarbha region are set to exercise their franchise on October 13 for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Six months will have elapsed since they last voted for this year
Cobwebs, usually associated with poor hygiene in residential or business environment, are being viewed as a boon if found in paddy fields. Besides eliminating crop pests, cobwebs trap vectors of pathogens that spread dreaded diseases in human beings and cattle. However, reckless spray of pesticides on crops does not allow …
This paper examines the effectiveness of damage control mechanisms to reduce crop losses from agricultural pests. It uses data from a sample of Cole crop (Cauliflower and Cabbage) growing households in the Bhaktapur district of Nepal to study the impact of pesticides on agriculture production. The results suggest that the …
Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that allows rice plants to fight off a fungal disease called blast, which may open the way for farmers to cultivate hardier plants. Using genetic sequencing, they were also able to separate the gene, Pi21, from a nearby gene that is associated with …
SAMBALPUR: While the farmers of western Orissa continue to reel under water stressed condition, the appearance of swarming caterpillars has given farmers sleepless nights. No sight of rain and humid conditions have compounded the problem with the caterpillars growing in number and concentration. While paddy fields have developed cracks for …
This report by Jon Padgham identifies and summarizes potential climate change impacts on agriculture in the developing world, examines causes of vulnerability, and suggests where investments are needed to better climate-proof agriculture. It concludes, inter alia, that: diversification of rural livelihoods through agricultural microenterprise development can reduce exposure to climate …
The move follows attack on mulberry farms ERODE: Sericulture Department has decided to tackle the mealy bug menace village-wise. According to sources in the Department, the decision was taken after Sericulture Commissioner Harmandar Singh convened a meeting at the Erode Collectorate on July 9. Following this, the officials decided to …
Worms feeding on the roots of areca trees and yellow leaf disease have come as a blow to the areca growers of the region. The loss incurred due to these two factors have worsened the condition of the growers. Frequent weather changes, fall in price of areca and various kinds …
AHMEDABAD: Fruit Bats and insectivorous bats are the common species in the city. The former need tall trees and shade to roost and the latter live in old forts, caves, and dark places where they can feast on insects. While the Fruit Bat helps in seed dispersal, insectivorous bats control …
Haryana Agricultural University scientists have expressed the possibility of insect and pest attacks on cotton crop in the prevailing weather conditions. Dr Hari Ram Rohilla, Head, Entomology Department of the university, said if relative humidity touched 70 per cent or above and the average temperature ranged between 25 and 30
ERODE: After papaya, it is now mulberry that has come under mealy bug attack. And the attack has left silkworm rearing units in a fix. According to sources, the bug has attacked crops on over 1,500 acres in parts of Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts. They say the bug eats …
Rapid rises in temperatures worldwide may overwhelm farmers' efforts to keep up, say experts who want funds to breed new crops and freeze heat-resistant strains bred over past centuries. A Stanford University study to be published on Friday estimates that African growing seasons for the continent's staple foods -- maize, …
US scientists are trying to develop wheat strains resistant to a fungus that has spread from Africa to Iran, and is likely to show up soon in India and Pakistan. The 'Ug99' fungus, also known as 'stem rust', is likely to spread world-wide, either through windblown spores or carried inadvertently …
Brazil is set to begin commercial planting of a soybean variety with a gene that makes it resistant to the devastating Asian rust fungus, which is beginning to develop tolerance to conventional fungicides. Local growers could markedly reduce production costs if the new variety, which was developed by the Fundacao …
AHMEDABAD: The prosopis juliflora better known as gando baval, which is claimed to have destroyed the Banni grassland in Kutch has been marked an invasive alien species on the occasion of International Biodiversity Day on Friday. The theme of biodiversity day this year, is Invasive Alien Species', defined as plants, …
Many governments are ignoring alien invasive species such as weeds or rats that may be causing $1.4 trillion damage a year to the world economy, the head of the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) said on Friday. "Time to get tough on alien species," UNEP head Achim Steiner wrote of insects, …
JORHAT, May 17: The Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, is organizing a national-level workshop on biological control of crop pests and weeds on May 29 and 30 at the University. This was informed by Dr A Basit, Principal Scientist, AICRP on bio-control and organizing secretary of the workshop. …
Farmers will have three weeks to apply for $50 million in land stewardship funding to help pay the cost of converting to organic production, said the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday. USDA said the special sign-up would run May 11-29 under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. It will be open …
