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 …
Nidhi Nath Srinivas NEW DELHI THE government may once again start selling wheat to the middle class. Nervous at the climbing grain prices, there is a proposal to pump in 30 lakh tonnes into the market through ration shops that would be meant just for the abovepoverty-line (APL) families. With …
Primary milling of rice, wheat and pulses is the most important activity in food grains. These grains are grown in almost all parts of India. Few decades ago, these food grains were processed at family level before cooking. Today, due to industrialization and global competitive market trend, it has emerged …
FOR most of its 271 years, an old lumber mill along the Rahway River in Cranford got its power from water spilling over the falls near its banks. The building is now used for office space, its old-fashioned waterwheel long ago displaced by electricity generated from a modern fossil fuel-burning …
This paper estimates and compares the paid-out cost of cultivation of wheat in India, the most state-protected crop, during the input subsidy regime of the 1970s and 1980s and after its abolition in the 1990s, when economic reforms were initiated. The study uses the valuable time series information collected as …
This paper discusses the various factors that have been identified as responsible for the current global crisis in the availability of food and for the rise in prices of cereals. It argues that the crisis is different from the ones in the 1960s and 1970s in that there is now …
Gargi Parsai Buoyed by the production of 78 million tonnes of wheat this rabi and a procurement of 222 lakh tonnes for the Public Distribution System, the government may intervene in the market with open sale of wheat to contain prices. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here that the …
Legislators from both sides in the National Assembly on Tuesday emphasised on developing agriculture sector through supporting small growers to prevent the present wheat crisis-like situation. They were unanimous for promoting the agri sector to avoid the possible food crisis being faced by the region, and proposed elimination of interest …
By C. Anand Reddy The year 2008-09 is set to be a watershed year with regard to production of wheat. While India has recorded the highest ever production and procurement levels, a report by the London-based International Grains Council said that global wheat production is expected to touch a record …
in the face of looming global food crisis, the Maharashtra government has decided to dispose of over 30,000 tonnes of imported red wheat saying that much of it is unfit for consumption. The state government was to disburse the wheat through the public distribution system before October 31, 2007. However, …
Caution India-Pakistan border at risk Swarms of locusts that were in Tajikistan in the last week of April, have moved into Afghanistan. Authorities say the outbreak was unprecedented and are examining the extent of infestation. The plague of locusts have worsened the situation in provinces of Badghis and Herat, which …
The business community has appreciated the federal budget 2008-09 and termed it as pro-agriculture and pro-manufacturers. However, it asked the government that all the raw materials, not being produced locally, should be declared duty free for at least one year to help reduce input cost and enhance the country's exports. …
So far, 22,37,892 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured on support price from farmers and Rs 1266.32 core has been paid to them. Farmers are being given Rs 100 bonus declared by the state government on the procurement of wheat at support price of Rs 1000 per quintal. Bulk …
So far, 22 lakh 37 thousand 892 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured on support price from farmers in Madhya Pradesh and Rs 1266 core 32 lakh has been paid to them. Farmers are being given Rs one hundred bonus declared by the state government on the procurement of …
The world will face high food prices "in the years to come", the UN food summit said yesterday, but failed to agree how the crisis could be eased. The summit, hosted by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, was called to tackle food price rises that have triggered riots in …
The Rajasthan Government on Tuesday allocated 1,052.93 metric tonnes of wheat for each month up to September this year for providing food security to the poorest sections of society in the urban and rural areas of the State under the Annapoorna Yojana. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ghanshyam Tiwari said …
As a result of showers accompanied by strong winds in this district last night, 12,000 tonne wheat, worth about Rs 12 crore, kept in agriculture produce mandi premises has got wet. Official sources said 75,000 tonne wheat was produced in this district last year. About 12,000 tonne wheat was kept …
Early last year, the bush storyteller Murray Hartin penned a 14-stanza poem in three hours flat. Rain From Nowhere is about a farmer on the brink of ruin who receives an empathetic letter from his father. A celebration of resilience and hope, it is as moving a piece of Australian …
The study reveals that materialism is on the rise in rural Punjab as most farmers have adopted new housing patterns coupled with all the facilities previously found in urban areas only. The availability of more durable goods with majority of the farmers indicates a clear shift towards material possession. Areas …
Field experiment was conducted at the Student's Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during rabi 2005-06 to evaluate the feasibility of different weed management options in bed planted wheat. Amongst different weed control methods integration of one interculture with post emergence application of clodinafop 40 g ha-1 …
