CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
India will present its case on its new food security legislation at the 40th ministerial conference of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome next week. Some WTO member-countries had questioned whether India’s stockholding to support 67 per cent of its population with subsidised food grains will distort international trade …
Even before it is put into execution, UPA-II’s big-ticket scheme, the Food Security Bill, seems to be facing hurdles from within. The Congress-led government in Maharashtra has told the Centre that it is already facing a severe financial crunch and is capable of footing only 10% of the Rs-600 crore …
A portion of the standing paddy crop in Bhaktapur has been destroyed by “neck blast” and “bacterial leaf blight” diseases. According to a preliminary finding, paddy on 361 hectares out of the 4,252 hectares of rice fields in the district has been lost. The infection has been detected in 16 …
While demanding food for all under National Food Security Act, Tripura has insisted to distribute other essential commodities including edible oil and pulses through Public Distribution System (PDS). Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bhanu Lal Saha reiterated the demand of universalisation of food at the Food Ministers’ conference in New …
They need less water, no fertilizer and hardly any care or attention. Climate change has spawned debate as well as initiatives such as planting saplings, cultivating kitchen gardens, household energy conservation and so on. At the grassroots level, a few farmers are doing their bit to preserve traditional and local …
The storm that lashed the region last evening has taken a toll on the paddy crop in Amritsar and neighbouring districts with reports of lodging of crop received from several places. Gurnam Singh, a farmer from Umarpura village, is shattered. Talking to The Tribune, he said his entire paddy cropm …
There are only two kinds of genetically modified agricultural products permitted for commercial production in China - cotton and papaya, a news report said. Agricultural authorities have granted certificates of safety to four types of GM produce - cotton, rice, corn and papaya, of which only cotton and papaya have …
RAJSHAHI : The devastating flood has furthermore triggered the extent of sorrows and sufferings of the poor and distressed people in char areas of Chapainawabgonj and Rajshahi districts, reports BSS. Besides Aush and aman paddy, many people cultivated vegetables, spice and pulse crops with the hope of catching the early …
Scientists of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) here said 71 varieties of different crops including rice and legumes developed by them have been contributing a lot to the country's agriculture. The salinity tolerant and submergence rice varieties developed by BINA have been a great hope for thousands of farmers …
Scientists of Korea and Bangladesh are working jointly under a project to develop modern farm machinery and research capacity along with a cold-tolerant rice variety, said a press release issued by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) yesterday. The BRRI has already been provided with a number of facilities for …
Food shortage has taken its toll in Bajura after the Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) depots in the district ran out of provisions. The NFC depots at Martadi, the district headquarters, and Kolti ran low on rice two months ago, stemming the food scarcity throughout. Chief of the District Agriculture Development …
There is a need to identify crop-specific areas where processing and marketing facilities could be provided to farmers to improve the latter's financial condition, said Dr Gurbachan Singh, Chairman, Agriculture Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB). He was in town today to address the "Young Farmers Conclave" organised by the Rashtriya Kisan …
Flood is a well-known phenomenon in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta (MRD). Although people have experienced the impact of floods for years, some adapt well, but others are vulnerable to floods. Resilience to floods is a useful concept to study the capacity of rural households to cope with, adapt to, …
This study estimates the weather sensitivity of rice yield in India, using disaggregated (district) level information on rice and high resolution daily weather data over the period 1969-2007. Compared to existing India specific studies on rice which consider only the effects of nighttime (minimum) temperature, the present study takes into …
The authors analyze the relationship between food security and trade, focusing on food importers’ exposure to sudden market failures from relying on a narrow range of international suppliers. They compute a bilateral import penetration index (BIPI), which gauges the degree to which a country depends on another for food imports. …
Less painful now, but future uncertain The United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) ambitious National Food Security Bill might soon become reality. After getting approval from the Lok Sabha, the Bill is headed for the Upper House of Parliament for approval. The big debate is on the financial implications as and when …
A new type of high-yielding breed of Aman rice has been unveiled in Bangladesh. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said Bangladesh was the first country to release seeds of the zinc-rich BRRI-62. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has invented this breed, she said at Monday's press briefing. "It is not genetically …
The agriculture scientists of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have developed a Basmati rice variety (HUBR 10-9), which recorded 60% higher yield than TarawadiBasmati, 20% higher than PusaBasmati and 12% higher than Pusa 1121. The 66th meeting of the Central Varietal Release Committee held at New Delhi recommended HUBR 10-9 (Malaviya …
Flash floods and heavy monsoon rains have battered Laos, killing at least 20 people, washing away roads and damaging crops, a U.N. official said on Wednesday. Rains along with typhoons that grazed Laos in June and July have affected about 116,000 people in seven of 17 provinces, leaving many without …
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Dr Najarul Islam has said that the Food Security Ordinance 2013 to be implemented in the State soon, will cover a population of 2.52 crore of 52 lakh families. Addressing an awareness meeting organised by the Nalbari District Congress Committee at the Nalbari Natya …
