Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated 05.11.2024 dated 16/12/2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "The Last Feral Horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated November …
This paper identifies best practices and lessons learned in countries around the world, regarding effective and efficient government policies and actions to promote production and export of organic agriculture products. The primary use of the report is as input to the CBTF project
The Sharma household at Chaina village in Faridkot is buzzing with activity. Charanjeet Kaur is busy ensuring that she does not run out of gram flour, jaggery, green chillies, garlic and neem leaves. No she is not preparing for a lavish lunch. This is a "magic potion' for her two-hectare …
If India wants total food security, farming must be remunerative. Developing channels for farmers to sell wherever they get the best price is key ANJANI SINHA RECENTLY, THE government allocated Rs 48.82 billion for the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) to raise the production of rice, wheat and pulses during …
A journalist recently called me to check if I thought that India had the same food-consumer product record as China. He wanted to know if we face the problems that are plaguing Chinese exports of late: tainted pet food, toxic toothpaste, lead-paint in toys, chemicals in textiles. It got me …
there has been a long-standing debate on whether organic agriculture can ensure global food security. Even some advocates of organic are not sure about this. A recent study claims organic farming can produce as much food as chemicals-based farming does. The study says organic methods of food production can contribute …
A research team at the University of Minnesota in USA found antibiotics in plants. The root of the problem was in the soil: manure from animals that were administered antibiotics. The plants tested included tomato, lettuce and potato. Given this, says the research team led by Satish Gupta, a shift …
Agriculture and food systems play an important role in fossil fuel consumption and climate change because of their significant energy use and because of agriculture
A growing farm sector, better rural infrastructure and connectivity, skill development, adequate power supply and easy availability of credit would help in the creation of more employment opportunities in the rural non-farm sector and, in turn, enhance the income of farm households. In view of the above, there is a …
The rate at which indigenous Rice varieties are getting depleted is extremely alarming. It is becoming increasingly clear that to maintain biodiversity in farmers
Organic agriculture is practised in more than 120 countries. Over 31 million hectares in 633,891 farms are certified organic Oceania has about 40 per cent of the world's organic land. Europe has 23 per cent, and Latin America 9 per cent. But Oceania has less than one per cent share …
Global warming represents a major threat for food security, especially in tropical countries. It is expected that global warming will worsen the drought and the irregularity of rainfall in many countries. Mitigating the emissions of greenhouse gases is therefore an important challenge that can significantly contribute to improving food security. …
