As climate change intensifies, it is imperative for policymakers to address the escalating loss and damage it inflicts on vulnerable communities in developing countries. In India's Maharashtra state, these impacts are forcing rural families into life-altering decisions and migrations to work in sugarcane fields, where exploitative practices by contractors, including …
You can't grow biofuel without cutting down trees, right? Not so, says Marcos Buckeridge, who tells Jan Rocha how Brazil can supply the world with green ethanol.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will focus on renewable fuels during his visit to Beijing this week, hoping to team up with China to develop bio-fuels, the Caijing Magazine has reported. Lula arrived in Beijing on Monday and will pay a state visit for three days. "We will …
A sugarcane cultivator from Wadem-Sanguem is irked over unknown disease that has affected his farm, resulting in total damage to his sugarcane plantation.Speaking to Herald, Francisco Cardozo said that he has been having sleepless nights due to sudden damage to his sugarcane plantation, which is spread over 10,000 sq mtrs …
Organic India on Sunday launched surgarcane juice in the form of syurp. The syrup has been fortified with a number of herbs that guard against harmful chemicals found in conventional sugar while maintaining its nutritional qualities. Briefing newsmen, Corporate Communications manager Vandita Joan Samuel said the syrup contained whole herbs …
Various indigenous strains of Saccharomyces isolated from datepalm sap were evaluated for alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme activity, ethanol production and alcohol tolerance limits and compared with standard culture of S. cerevisiae. Alcoholic contents in juice samples fermented with different yeast strains varied considerably as determined by GLC. Yeast cultures showed varied …
Farmers cultivating sugarcane are facing multiple problems. Water is one of the major constraints and it is affecting the productivity and profi tability of sugarcane growers and millers. The problem is going to further deteriorate due to variability of rainfall infl uenced by climate change. So, unless sugarcane farmers are …
A motorcycle that can run solely on sugar cane ethanol, gasoline or a mixture of both has gone on sale in Brazil, where biofuel cars already dominate the roads, burning cheaper home-grown energy. Named the "Mix", the bike is a modified version of Honda's CG, a small motorcycle popular with …
Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore April 17, 2009, 0:08 IST Following in the footsteps of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, sugar mills in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have stopped cane crushing in less than seven months of the current sugar season (October 2008-September 2009). The reason: lower production of sugarcane …
President Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) Muhammad Zaka Ashraf has said the government is making all out efforts to bring about green revolution in the country. Addressing a press conference in Mandi Bahauddin, he said President Asif Ali Zardari has directed decrease in interest rate on agri loans from 14 …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 14, 2009, 0:08 IST Low output and import duty waiver on refined sugar cause rates to rise. Despite continued government efforts, sugar prices have touched a three-year high, reflecting the demand-supply mismatch in the commodity. Ex-factory prices in Uttar Pradesh, the country
One of the most destructive developments in agriculture over the past two decades has been the boom in soya production in the southern cone of Latin America. The corporations that led that boom are now moving aggressively into sugar cane, focusing on large tracts of land in southern countries where …
If scientists at Palampur are to be believed, sugar daddies of India are not eager to have organic alternatives to sugar in the market Dharamsala, March 22 All that is safe and good for the USA need not be good for India. While the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) …
Chandigarh: Due to better returns from paddy, wheat farmers prefer these crops Sugarcane production as well as area under the crop has reduced drastically in the state of Haryana this year. As compared to a production of 886 lakh quintals in the 2007-08 season, the current season (2008-09) is expected …
Access to land for biofuel cultivation is often negotiated with rural communities. Ensuring that sufficient consultation and discussion are carried out and that agreements are respected is a big challenge. This case study from Mozambique illustrates some of the difficulties.
Principal Secretary (Additional Energy Source) Sudhir Kumar said on Sunday that UP topped the country in energy generation by sugar mills. Addressing the valedictory function of Science Expo, held at the Regional Science Centre, as the chief guest, Kumar said solar and wind energy were going to be extremely important …
A fungus grown on bagasse can save bamboo from another fungus EVEN as several fungal species act as significant plant pathogens, many have been found beneficial in controlling plant diseases. Take for example the fungus Trichoderma. This fungus is a common biological control agent and is useful in controlling diseases, …
Anil Yadav | Lucknow Sugar will not be that sweet this year as its production is likely to fall because cane-growers are diverting cane from sugar mills to khandsari units in the wake of their pending cane dues. With such largescale diversion of cane crops, the Sugarcane and Cane Development …
NEW DELHI: With no firmed up figure available yet on the estimated shortfall in sugarcane output this season and sugar prices shooting up, the Ministry of Food is moving to seek the permission of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for importing raw sugar. The Ministry plans to take
Organic farming is a system of farm management to create an eco-system which can achieve sustainable productivity without the use of artificial external inputs such as chemo-synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. The potential of organic farming in generating socially and environmentally beneficial effects are impressive. However, it is essential to assess …
