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 …
From a state that barely made its presence felt on India’s wheat procurement map till recently, Madhya Pradesh has taken giant strides, forcing everyone to notice the turnaround. Hardly a month into this procurement season, the state has revised its estimates by nearly a million metric tonnes, buoyed by the …
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Akhilesh has directed officials to ensure direct purchase of wheat from farmers and keep middle-men at bay. "The wheat should be purchased directly from farmers and middle-men should be kept at bay from the process. Besides, farmers should be given payments within a week," he said while …
New Delhi Madhya Pradesh is set for a comprehensive policy for promotion of organic method of farming through restoration of deteriorating soil health. The central Indian state's agriculture sector, which has been growing at an annual rate of 9% over the last three years and is expected to touch the …
Parliamentary committee is likely to go for universalising distribution of grains to cover wider range of population The much-awaited Food Security Bill, which is being vetted by Parliamentary Standing Committee, may see some changes before being cleared. “The committee may go for universalising the distribution of grains to cover wider …
Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave a bonanza of development works worth Rs. 46 crore at a block-level Antyodaya Mela at Nasrullahganj in Sehore district today. On the occasion, funds to the tune of Rs. 32 crore 94 lakh 50 thousand under various schemes were given away to 21 …
Field trials are under way in England of a genetically modified (GM) wheat that strikes fear into aphids and attracts a deadly predator to devour them, providing an alternative to the insecticides now used to control the crop pest. The wheat emits a pheromone which aphids release when they are …
The Statistical Book 2011 of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals that Pakistan is way behind in wheat, rice, sugarcane and pulses production, both globally and regionally. According to experts, water shortage, absence of high yield verities of seeds, and lack of research and development are the …
Also woos Saudi Arabia with new petroleum diplomacy, while trying to soothe a vexed US, in an interesting coordination effort between external and other ministries India is finally plunging into the oil politics of the Gulf and West Asia. It sent a team of senior officials from the commerce ministry …
Agriculture experts are expecting a much better yield of wheat this year, thanks to the favourable climate but the cool weather in the month of March has also been a concern as it could delay the harvest as the grains need bright sunny days and warmer nights to ripen. “Last …
Implementation of the National Food Security Bill will entail a subsidy of a whopping Rs 1.12 lakh crore, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister KV Thomas informed the Rajya Sabha today. Food subsidy as per 1993-94 poverty line and 2000 population census is Rs 88,976 crore and as per the 2011 …
The mega exercise of wheat procurement from farmers on support price will get underway from March 15 in Madhya Pradesh. Till May 20, about 65 lakh metric tonne of wheat will be purchased from farmers in 67 days at the rate of about one lakh metric tonne per day. Under …
New Delhi A report on ‘State of Indian Agriculture 2011-12’, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, has called for reforms to ensure that the sector grows in tandem with the overall GDP of the country. The report says that “achieving an 8-9% rate of growth in the overall GDP …
Inflation concerns emerged on Thursday as global food prices rose for a second straight month in February, the United Nation’s food index showed. World food prices were up one percent month on month in February, driven by gains in cereals, vegetable oils and sugar, but were still some 10 per …
Agriculture has the potential to mitigate emission of GHGs by adopting low carbon technologies. Comprehensive estimates of GHGs emission from different agricultural operations including production, processing, post-harvest management and marketing are required for evaluating the economic potential of different low carbon technologies in Indian agriculture. This report has presented the …
FAO forecast that 2012 world wheat production will be the second highest on record at 690 million tonnes and also announced that international food prices rose one percent in February — the second increase in two months. FAO’s quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation report forecast a 2012 wheat crop …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution deals with the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Eighth Report (15th Lok Sabha) on the subject, “Food Subsidy and Its Utilisation” pertaining to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public …
The preparations for procuring wheat on support price from farmers in the State have entered the final stage. Procurement will begin simultaneously in the entire State from March 15. Besides online advance registration of farmers for wheat procurement, another important feature in this connection is the process of informing farmers …
The eastern region of the country, which occasionally hits the headlines for starvation deaths, has turned into a food surplus zone thanks to a special programme launched last year to boost productivity in the area. The government said on Friday that "bringing green revolution in eastern India programme (BGREI)", launched …
European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield and pest-resistant crops. The European Union has approved only one GMO grain for cultivation - Monsanto's insect-resistant MON810 maize (corn). …
New Delhi India’s wheat output may exceed the record estimate of 88.31 million tonne in the crop year through June, providing necessary support to the government as it prepares to raise subsidised sales of grain to the poor under the food security Act, according to agriculture minister Sharad Pawar. Sporadic …
