This report evaluates emission mitigation options to achieve net-zero carbon emissions through marginal abatement cost (MAC) curves for the existing plants in the fertiliser industry. MAC curves were developed for three major fertilisers produced in India, which account for 85 per cent of total fertiliser production—urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), and …
Many small tea growers in upper Assam are facing a crisis as the fertility of their land is gradually diminishing on account of widespread use of pesticides and other inorganic fertilizers. It needs to be mentioned that since the 70
Input subsidies need to be contemplated with caution, with a clear consideration of the costs and benefits compared with conventional best practice of addressing market failures directly and using social policies to address social objectives with respect to poverty and food insecurity.
A proposal for setting up a modern fertiliser unit to supplement the ageing units at the Namrup-based Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Ltd, the lone fertiliser unit of the region, is under active consideration. According to BVFCL sources, the Centre is likely to take a decision on this in the next …
The endemic of chronic renal failure (CRF) emerged in 2002 in the farming provinces of Sri Lanka. An estimate of dietary cadmium intake was between 15 and 28 microg/kg body weight per week. The mean urinary cadmium in patients diagnosed with stage 5 kidney failure was 7.6 microg/g creatinine and …
Bhubaneswar: Anticipating a fall in paddy production in the current Kharif season due to deficient rainfall, the Odisha government on Thursday decided to provide adequate seeds and fertilizers to farmers by September 15 for Rabi cultivation. A decision to this effect was taken at a review meeting presided over by …
Sale Of Urea In Kharif 2010 Season Up To July 31 Rose To 73.59 LT From 68.05 LT In Year-Ago Period THE newly-introduced nutrientbased subsidy (NBS) policy seems to have failed to change the consumption pattern with most farmers still preferring to use urea, the cheapest fertiliser. Consumption of urea …
Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday indicated that chief minister Ashok Chavan should crack the whip on those hoarding fertilisers to create an artificial shortage. Pawar said,
This new study confirms that children in Faridkot area have for long been exposed to a large number of heavy metals, including lead, barium, cadmium, manganese and uranium. It has the study has been conducted by Baba Farid Center for Special Children. <br> Our test results documented that hair and …
The teams of Agriculture Department are collecting samples of fertilisers by conducting surprise checks at various agricultural institutions with a view to ensuring that farmers get only quality and standard fertilisers, official sources said. Under the campaign, inspectors of the Agriculture Department collected samples from various places in Rajgarh district. …
S.H. Venkatramani The exclusive and focused cultivation of a single crop in any given geography has completely stymied genetic variety and biodiversity in our farms and fields. Apart from destroying natural biodiversity, singlecrop monoculture carries the high risk of extensive crops being routed by a single pest. TODAY, THERE is …
Samudra Gupta Kashyap Farmers in Assam, especially those in districts close to the state capital, have found a new and safer method of pest control. The State Bio-Control Laboratory (SBCL) of the state agriculture department has isolated two exotic species of farmer-friendly insect bio-agents and have begun sharing these with …
Govt To Revisit Nutrient-Based Subsidy Ahead Of One-Yr Schedule To Force Cos To Either Pass Benefit To Farmers Or Take Subsidy Cut Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI THE Centre could make changes to the new Nutrient-based Subsidy (NBS) for fertilisers, as part of a concerted move to prune its subsidy bill …
Spatial location of the farm households shapes farming practices and livelihoods of the farmers. Many socio-economic variables have strong spatial relations that would otherwise be missed by data aggregation at household level. Geographic Information System (GIS) provides display and analysis of socio-economic data that may be fundamental for many social …
