Short affidavit on behalf of the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated January 22, 2025. The application was registered suo motu by the NGT on the basis of a news item titled "Toxic kilns pollution Aravallis; wildlife and locals suffer" appearing …
Agriculture Minister says a very few of them are related to farming Though 10 farmers have committed suicide in various parts of Chhattisgarh in the last two weeks, the State claims that a very few of these suicides were related to farming. According to Chhattisgarh Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, an umbrella …
A glimpse of the price movement of some of the key farm commodities in recent years suggests that while one-off factors like demonetisation may have temporarily dampened the prices at the wholesale level, in a remonetised system, it’s the same old issues that continue to haunt farmers. A glimpse of …
BHOPAL: In an agrarian state like Madhya Pradesh, more than 26 lakh farmers have taken farm loans worth Rs 13,000 crore from co-operative banks, say bank sources while the latest national crime record bureau (NCRB) claims that 11,000 farmers have committed suicide in the state in the last nine years. …
Amritsar: Drawing a parallel with the demands of farmers of Punjab with those in Madhya Pradesh (MP), the peasant bodies in Majha region have urged the government to fulfil their demands of farm loan waiver before their anger spills on roads that could lead to the repeat of the unfortunate …
BHOPAL: In a bid to pacify the agitating farmers, the Madhya Pradesh government announced on Wednesday to set up State Agriculture Cost and Marketing Commission (ACMC) to fix the minimum support price of the agriculture produce in order to ensure profit to the peasants. In an emergency meeting of state …
Nashik: Noted economist H M Desarda expressed full support to the ongoing farmers' agitation, saying that the demand for complete loan waver is justified. Desarda, a former member of the Maharashtra State Planning Commission, is in the city to attend a meeting of the central committee of farmers to be …
Thousands of farmers in drought-hit western Madhya Pradesh have been protesting for over a week demanding that authorities increase the minimum price for their crops and waive their bank loans. Bhopal: The death of five farmers during a protest on Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur was caused by police firing, …
Madhya Pradesh Home Minsiter Bhupendra Singh initially denied claims that the farmer deaths were because of police firing. He said that anti-social elements have infiltrated the farmers protest and fired at the crowd. Backtracking on his earlier claim, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Thursday for the first time …
Farmers in two of the largest states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, which are presently ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, have resorted to agitation over a wide-range of issues concerning their livelihood. India received a normal rainfall in 2016 – three per cent less than the 100-year average – …
The Federal Government spent more than N9.5 billion for the distribution of farm inputs to farmers during the dry season farming, an official of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said. Ohiare Jatto, the Director, Farm Input Support Services Department in the ministry, said this while speaking …
Enhancing the productivity of agriculture is vital for Sub-Saharan Africa's economic future and is one of the most important tools to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity in the region. How governments elect to spend public resources has significant development impact in this regard. Choosing to catalyze a shift …
Stylized facts drive research agendas and policy debates. Yet robust stylized facts are hard to come by, and when available, often outdated. In a special issue of Food Policy, 12 papers revisit conventional wisdom on African agriculture and its farmers' livelihoods using nationally representative surveys from the Living Standards Measurement …
Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) 2017, the third report in the EBA series, offers insights into how laws and regulations affect private sector development for agribusinesses, including producer organizations and other agricultural entrepreneurs. Globally comparable data and scored indicators encourage regulations that ensure safety and quality of agricultural inputs, …
This study provides evidence of substantial increases in atmospheric ammonia (NH3) concentrations (14 year) over several of the worlds major agricultural regions, using recently available retrievals from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite. The main sources of atmospheric NH3 are farming and animal husbandry involving reactive nitrogen …
The goal of this study is to clarify research needs and identify effective practices for enhancing soil health. This was done by a synopsis of soil literature that specifically tests practices designed to maintain or enhance elements of soil health. Using an expert panel of soil scientists and practitioners, we …
This report on the State of Indian Agriculture 2015-16 seeks to present a comprehensive analysis of the recent growth and performance of the agriculture and allied sectors and also to analyze the major emerging challenges. The multi-pronged strategy for agricultural development now comprises focussing on agricultural growth through sustainable use …
Feeding the burgeoning world population will require significant improvements in agricultural productivity, above all in Africa, and mechanization and appropriate mechanization strategies have a large role to play, according to a report from FAO. The opportunity must be guided in a way that meets smallholder farmers' needs and that does …
More than 200 million people living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa make their living from agriculture. Most are exposed to weather shocks, especially drought, that can decimate their incomes, destroy their assets, and plunge them into a poverty trap from which it is difficult to emerge. Their lack of …
Race against time in drought-ravaged Southern Africa to ensure 23 million people receive farming support. At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services. With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 …
Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants presents updated and new analyses of land, labor, and total productivity trends in African agriculture. It brings together analyses of a unique mix of data sources and evaluations of public policies and development projects to recommend ways to increase agricultural productivity in …
