The 2023 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor, a flagship publication of AKADEMIYA2063 and the International Food Policy Research Institute, provides an overview of trade in agriculture in Africa, including analysis of short- and long-term trends and drivers behind Africa’s global trade, intra-African trade, and trade within Africa’s regional economic communities. The …
Global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products climbed 63 percent in 2008 to $3.2 billion, a report said on Wednesday. The Organic Cotton Market Report said some of the leading organic cotton retailers in the United States are Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Anvil Knitwear Inc, Nike Inc, …
PALAKKAD: The Bt cotton is being widely cultivated in the Attappadi area and initial estimates point out that it is spread over 500 acres. These facts were revealed in a study conducted by the Wild Life Protection Society of India, New Delhi, and Thanal, an organisation based in Thiruvananthapuram. Two …
Chandigarh: An Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) study released today cited significant shift to cotton crop coupled with unavailability of water, erratic power supply, unpaid debt and unavailability of micro-credit from banks as the main reasons for farmers
Karthik Madhavan ERODE: A report prepared by the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University on cotton crop failure in Perundurai and Gobichettipalayam has cited soil condition and nutrition management as the reasons. The report follows an inspection carried out on February 2 by four scientists of the university and five of the …
Bhubaneswar: Activists in favour of organic farming, in a letter to the chief minister, has alleged that non-organic Bt cotton in Kalahandi and Bolangir have witnessed poor yields this year. In letters addressed to chief minister, health minister and agriculture minister, the activists of Living Farms
The paper examines the impact of Intellectual Property Rights on the Indian seed industry. The data used in the study have been taken from the reputed published sources. The study brought out that as long as Indian farmer continues to be a grain producer and does not convert himself into …
Genetically modified crops are continuing to spread across the world, according to the leading annual survey of GM in agriculture, published yesterday. The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) said the global area of GM crops rose from 114m hectares in 2007 to 125m hectares in 2008, …
The technical programme for evaluation of the Bt cotton hybrids through ICAR trials during 2008-09 was formulated under the Chairmanship of the Assistant Director General (Commercial Crops), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi for the four events which have been approved for commercial cultivation by GEAC (Ministry of Environment …
This article is an interim outcome of an action research project being done on Water Governance under which an analysis of the sub-basin is being done to understand the dynamics of water allocation and regulation in practice. It studies inter-sectoral water allocation, planning and management in the last decade in …
The biotechnology industry has aggressively touted GM as a solution to hunger and the global food crisis. Their arguments have been accepted by many politicians. This report looks behind the spin and exposes the reasons why GM crops cannot, and are unlikely to ever, contribute to poverty reduction, global food …
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa has seen it all. The livestock allergy leading to serious health ailments, including deaths in Khaprakhol of Patnagarh sub-division in Balangir district where a herd of goats was affected by Bt cotton and other incidents in KBK districts and areas in Rayagada speak volumes about the effects of …
Date: 08-Jan-09 Country: US Author: Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY - Monsanto Co said Wednesday it filed for U.S. regulatory approval for what could be the world's first drought-tolerant corn, a product that agricultural companies around the globe are racing to roll out amid fears of global warming and the needs …
After prolonged negotiations, the protesting farmers reached an agreement with officials and then called off their rail roko stir at around 11 pm today. Besides elderly protesters, a number of young children were also seen in the agitation along with their family members. The DC was observed talking on phone …
Flawed grading prevents Vidarbha cotton farmers from getting the highest-ever support price On December 4, some 200 farmers arrived at the cotton procurement centre in Yavatmal tehsil of Maharashtra, with about 60 tonnes of cotton loaded in carts and tractor trolleys. They demanded the minimum support price (msp) of Rs …
Madhukar Jhunge of Nimgaon village in Wardha planted cotton on 1.6 ha of his 2.8 ha. The lalya attack halved his yield. To be able to celebrate Diwali, he sold 400 kg of cotton at Rs 2,600 per 100 kg in late October. His hopes of making up for the …
Shashikant Trivedi / Bhopal December 12, 2008, 0:47 IST Scientists also working on transgenic soya, potato. Come 2012 and Indian farmers will have their own transgenic cotton. They will not have to depend on seed companies for transgenic cotton seed and can be the consumers of their own cotton crop. …
Pakistan's cotton, textile, and apparel industries are key sectors of the nation's economy; their performance can contribute to either a rise or fall in poverty. These vital industries have faced a variety of challenges and opportunities in recent years, including world cotton price instability, liberalization of the multilateral clothing and …
In order to meet increasing demands of food due to rising population and income, food production in India and other south Asian countries need to be increased. Rain-fed agriculture in India, practiced on 94 million hectares (M ha), is considered a major source of production increase in future. This report …
This report describes the way co-inquirers are working together in the drylands of the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to produce social and ecological knowledge for sustainability and equity. Their collective and empowering experience is vividly captured in the videos which make up the Affirming Life and Diversity film …
