Will lay emphasis on increasing production of oilseeds Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to implement the national policy on biofuels unveiled by the Centre in May this year. The desert State will lay emphasis on increasing production of oilseeds and establish a Centre for Excellence in …
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) aims at supporting sustainable production in agriculture sector by way of: providing financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of unforeseen events; stabilizing the income of farmers to ensure their continuance in farming; encouraging farmers to adopt innovative and modern agricultural practices; …
How safe is it to grow genetically modified, or GM, mustard on Indian farms? An answer to that requires a deep understanding of conflicting scientific views. How capable is the government in scientifically assessing the safety of GM mustard and other GM food crops on behalf of the citizens based …
Farmer unions, including BKS, today demanded that the Environment Ministry cancel the meeting of the regulatory body GEAC scheduled for February 5 to discuss the much-debated genetically modified (GM) mustard seed. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC)had met once last month to hear views of the technology developer Deepak Pental, …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the government on a plea asking it to initiate contempt against three members of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for proceeding with numerous field trials of GM mustard. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur sought response after counsel …
India's chief scientific adviser has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to decide the fate of the country's first genetically modified (GM) food crop, mustard, and a recent meeting suggests authorities may support commercialisation. While the path to a commercial launch is fraught with political opposition, allowing GM crops is critical …
A vast majority of farmers in the country are aware of the minimum support price (MSP) for various agricultural crops, such as rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds, announced by the government annually, a study by Niti Aayog has stated. Eighty-one percent of the cultivators are aware of MSP …
Assurance of quality energy is the most important input for development. Though India is the fifth largest producer of electricity globally, it remains a power-deficit state. It is poorly endowed with traditional fuel resources such as hydrocarbons, but blessed reasonably with renewable energy sources. Every step in harnessing them will …
Global food prices will continue to decline over the next decade as a result of a combination of strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand says this new report released by OECD-FAO. Strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand should contribute to …
KOLHAPUR: With just over five lakh marginal farmers in the district, Kolhapur has stood second in the state behind Satara. According the agricultural census completed in 2010-11, the details of which were released recently, Satara district is at the top with 6,74,344 marginal farmers. In all, the district has over …
Total area impacted across India pegged at 18.9 mn hectares In what could come as bad news for millions of farmers across India, the Australian Weather Bureau (AWB) has said there is triple the normal chance of the El Niño — an extreme weather phenomenon associated with lack of rain …
Based on forecasts of global population growth, food security will remain an important economic development issue over the next several decades. Real food prices have risen in recent years after decades of decline, bringing the issue of food security even further into the public spotlight. However, there is no global …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mooted a more broad-based and inclusive approach for a ‘second green revolution’ aimed at augmenting grain production in a sustainable manner. Pitching for greater use of research, Modi gave the slogan ‘Lab-to-Land’, saying that farmers should be able to enhance production to increase their …
This twentieth edition of the Agricultural Outlook published jointly by OECD and FAO provides market projections to 2023 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish across 41 countries and 12 regions: OECD member countries (European Union as a region), key non-OECD agricultural producers (such as India, China, Brazil, Russian Federation …
NEW DELHI: Drought-like conditions are intensifying as the monsoon hasn't moved an inch for 10 days now, leaving oilseeds, pulses and paddy fields parched and posing the threat of food inflation and weak rural demand in the first year of the Narendra Modi government. Prices of vegetables and onions are …
COIMBATORE: The El Nino phenomenon, which adversely affects the monsoon, is likely to have an impact on the oilseeds production in the country. "India's dependence on imports for edible oil requirement is growing and in case oilseed crop is affected because of poor monsoon, the imports will surge," a senior …
Weather conditions in various countries and political tensions in the Black Sea region have made food markets more volatile, FAO reports in the new Food Outlook. In its first major forecast for 2014, FAO puts cereal production at 2 458 million tonnes (including milled rice), down some 2.4 percent from …
ONLY a severe El Nino can materially impact India’s monsoon rains and hit grain production, historical patterns suggest. Most observers, however, believe the expected El Nino won’t be a grim one. El Nino is a weather phenomenon where surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean rise above average for several months, …
Parts of M.P., Rajasthan hit by rain, hailstorm The Centre will provide an assistance of Rs. 352 crore to farmers for replanting horticulture crops that were hit by untimely rain and hailstorm earlier this month in parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan. The fund release was sanctioned by …
The Federation of Agriculture-based Non-governmental Organisations has appealed to the contestants for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls to ensure protection of agricultural lands to ensure the food security of the country and livelihood of farmers. In a memorandum sent to all recognised political parties, P. Narayanan and V. Jawahar Arumugam, …
Following three years of research, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) has identified core genes which would help in development of new varieties of wheat, rice and vegetables which would withstand climatic variations. These varieties, identified from the four lakh accessions held with NBPGR or the national gene bank, …
