Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to discharge of wastewater by the municipality of Belpahar on the applicants land. The affidavit filed by the District Magistrate, Jharsuguda, May 14, …
In many developing countries, agricultural policies and programs are often designed in a way to promote productivity growth with modern inputs and technologies, and with limited reference to the nutrition gains that gain be made through production diversification. Test whether grassroots programs can relax behavioral constraints inhibiting the adoption of …
Mr Peddireddy demanded the farmers to unite to save seed independence. Vijayawada: Farmers, agriculture workers and tenant farmers associations on Monday jointly organised a protest at Lenin Centre against PepsiCo for moving court against potato farmers. The leaders condemned the demand of PepsiCo that nine potato farmers from Gujarat pay …
With protests coming from all ends of the political spectrum, the Gujarat government has decided to back four potato farmers in their fight against PepsiCo’s ₹4.2 crore lawsuit against them for allegedly infringing its rights by growing the potato used in Lays chips. State will join A senior official told …
Food and beverages giant PepsiCo on Friday offered to settle lawsuits against nine Gujarat-based farmers whom it had filed suits over the issue of growing and selling a particular variety of potato. During a hearing in the commercial court here on Friday, PepsiCo said either the farmers should give an …
PepsiCo India Holdings, the Indian subsidiary of US food and beverages giant, on Friday offered out of court settlement to the four farmers of Sabarkantha district against whom it has slapped lawsuits, demanding Rs 1.05 crore from each of them as “damages” for allegedly growing and selling a potato variety …
Sophie Kemuma, a commercial dairy farmer in Kaptembwa area in Nakuru County in northwest Kenya describes the current dry spell as a totally different and unique situation for her. "I have never bought water for the cows in the last eight years but this time I am forced to because …
Under the scorching sun in Kenya’s Turkana located about 700 km from Nairobi, a group of women have slowly been leading a green revolution amid a biting drought that has affected both animals and civilians. The 10 women are determined to change the region’s hunger narrative that has been told …
The company is saying that the demand of wood has come down due to closure of some industries. Khammam: Eucalyptus and subabul Rythula Parirakshna Samithi have condemned the statement of ITC chief operating officer V. Kulakarni that the company has been working for the welfare of eucalyptus and subabul farmers. …
More than 2,000 voters, mostly farmers and their family members, in at least four villages, have boycotted polling in protest against non-payment of crop insurance for the year 2017-18. When polling commenced at 6 a.m. on Thursday, people in seven villages in Thiruvadanai Assembly segment of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency …
Sophie Kemuma, a commercial dairy farmer in Kaptembwa area in Nakuru County in northwest Kenya describes the current dry spell as a totally different and unique situation for her. "I have never bought water for the cows in the last eight years but this time I am forced to because …
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday reassured the nation that the government will not reverse the land reform program implemented two decades ago. However, he said the government will compensate the former white commercial farmers for improvements on the land in line with the country's constitution. He spoke as his …
The farming community of Sutherland in the Karoo is begging for help as they watch the lives of farmworkers, farmers and shopkeepers fall apart because of a prolonged six-year drought. "Our situation is grim," said Hester Obermeyer, a member of the region's drought-relief committee. "Farmers plan for one, two years …
As preparation begins for the 2019 farming season, officials of the National Agricultural Seed Council ( NASC) on Thursday to the streets of Abuja on an awareness campaign on the importance of using improved seeds this year. NASC has continued to cry for the use of quality seeds in the …
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has advised farmers and community members to take precautionary control measures to ensure early detection and effective control of Fall Armyworm (FAW) outbreak. This follows the detection of larvae of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) in the Western Cape, near the Clanwilliam area. The …
Kaduna — About 60,000 farmers and People Living with Disabilities, PWD, in Kaduna State are to benefit from the federal government's agro-processing and support value chain projects The national Coordinator of the agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support , APPEALS, Dr. Yahaya Aminu disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders' …
Farmers in the North West Himalayan region generally practise rainfed agriculture and have very limited scope for irrigation. Water scarcity is a major constraint for crop production in these areas. This problem exacerbates further during the Rabi season where vagaries of winter rain result in complete crop failure. This study …
Namibia's Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and the University of Namibia are running trials on conservation agriculture techniques to improve environmental and sustainability of farming, a government official said here on Tuesday. The experiment is being conducted at the Mashare Irrigation Development Center in the north-eastern part of the …
The goal was to acquire some 5 million hectares of farmland, with the intention to compensate farmers for their land. Five million hectares is some 500 000 square metres, or around 1.5 times the size of Lesotho. The initial plan quickly unravelled. Donors and government failed to reach consensus, accusing …
Making sure that important weather and climate information reaches everyone is critical for local development – as demonstrated by a WISER (Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa) project in Western Kenya. From its rain-soaked hills to the sweeping Masai Mara, Western Kenya has a vast and varied landscape. But …
Zimbabwe is moving forward with a process to compensate former farm owners whose land was taken from them because they were white during the country’s fast-track land reform program (FTLRP). “The registration process and the list of farmers should be completed by the end of April 2019, after which the …
