Since the discovery of large offshore oil and gas reserves in 2014, Senegal has set its hopes on fossil fuel export revenue to help fund its plans to become an emerging economy by 2035. Senegal is actively seeking investors to help develop its offshore oil and gas reserves – both …
THE government will take a call on the new rice export policy only after September when the new season begins and the stock position is known. The food and commerce ministries are also in favour of the move as the impact of monsoon on the rice crop will be known …
There should be enough recognition for industries that do their production according to eco-friendly standards. So far no method has been implemented to recognize and reward these industries, he said. Government involvement is essential in this type of implementation. That would encourage eco-friendly Small and Medium Enterprises productions, until they …
Many current global policies propose that farmers can get out of poverty by being (better) linked to markets. Government and NGO programmes thus often promote cheap agricultural input supplies, and support farmers to sell their products through
Honey production is frequently promoted as a pro-poor income generation activity as it is accessible to many members of a rural community, has low start-up costs and requires little land or labour. But while apiculture (beekeeping) presents an opportunity for many African farmers, the potential to create a significant livelihood …
Once, the women of Muddana Guddi, a village in Raichur district, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, suffered from drought and poverty. With no alternatives except cursing their own troubles, they used to migrate to neighbouring states for work. Now, they are earning their own livelihoods by running a …
Over the past three decades, there has been a rapid expansion of processed food exports in developing countries, replacing traditional agriculture exports such as coffee and tea. However, this development and its policy implications have received little attention in the literature. This paper aims to redress this oversight by providing …
This latest ISAAA publication provides comprehensive and up-to-date status of field trials and commercialization of biotech crops in India in 2008. It summarizes the national and farm-level impact during last seven years of commercialization of Bt cotton in India. This publication provides a comprehensive and up-to-date status of the field …
India is an increasingly influential player in the global pharmaceutical market. Key parts of the drug regulatory system are controlled by the states, each of which applies its own standards for enforcement, not always consistent with others. A pilot study was conducted in two major cities in India, Delhi and …
Soil salinity and falling global prices push farmers to agriculture An increasing number of shrimp farmers in Bangladesh are going back to paddy farming. They don
Rejection of a record 40 groundnut kernel consignments due to high aflatoxin levels has become a cause for concern for exporters and several thousand farmers across Gujarat SS PIRALLING AFLATOXIN levels S in groundnuts are giving nightmares S to exporters in Gujarat, which ac counts for over 50 per cent …
On the back of huge export volumes for its compact car A-Star, designed specially for the European markets, auto major Maruti Suzuki is targeting to increase its export sales to grow at more than 85 per cent to 1,30,000 units during the current fiscal. The company is targeting to export …
Kalpesh Damor & Siddharth Kalhans / Ahmadabad/ Lucknow May 6, 2009, 0:53 IST Reasons: Pest attack, adverse climate, global recession Mango ouput may fall by almost 20 per cent since the crop suffered damages this year. Initial estimates by the agriculture ministry suggest that crop output may be lower by …
Blaming a drastic slump in exports, the German government on Wednesday predicted a 6 percent contraction in its economy this year, and warned that other countries in the euro zone may not be able to stay competitive as the downturn drags on. Germany
Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata April 22, 2009, 0:44 IST Global tea shortage has risen to unprecedented levels. The deficit is being pegged at 80-100 million kg for the three major producing countries
