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, …
Lilongwe — Over 50 000 women farmers from six districts of the country stand to be equipped with skills to help them withstand adverse effects of climate change once the five year US$ 13.3 million Gender Climate and Agriculture Support Programme (GCCASP) under NEPAD Agency rolls into operation. The GCCASP …
Livestock farmers risk losing between Sh34 billion to Sh68 billion due to drought and other effects of climate change, a study has revealed. The study released by the Kenya Market Trust showed that Kenya risks losing about 1.7 million cattle which is about 52 percent of the total cattle population …
Trichy: Members of Desiya Thenninthiya Nathigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam headed by its state president P Ayyakkannu staged a novel protest by lying in a crematorium alongside a burning pyre demanding to constitute Cauvery Management Board here on Tuesday. Around 10 members of the farmer’s association led by P Ayyakkannu arrived …
Most farmers in Kenya are struggling with useless chemicals or traditional methods like applying of tobacco dust on maize leaves to control the fall armyworm. A new study shows 48 per cent of farmers last season sprayed their maize, but most of the insecticides could not kill the worm. Farmers …
Efforts are intended to enable regions that currently don’t grow the crop due to weather factors to start cultivation to improve food security and raise income of the country’s farmers. The research is conducted under the project dubbed, “Marker assisted selection of useful cassava germplasm adapted to biotic and abiotic …
Cereals growers in North Rift region, the country's grain basket, are staring at heavy losses due to the re-emergence of the Fall armyworm. The worm invasion has increased production costs and also threatens farm yields. Several counties in the region are racing against time to contain the spread of the …
Jane Kisia, a farmer at Korowe village in Nyando, Kisumu county at her maize farm that has been largely invaded by the deadly fall army worms. (Collins Oduor, Standard) The fight against highly invasive fall armyworm is estimated to cost Sh1 billion, a joint meeting convened by the National Assembly …
The EU adopted this new fuel with rigour and pledged that by 2020, 10 per cent of all transport fuels in EU nations would be biodiesel. Barely a month ago the IMF released a glowing report on the state of Malaysian economy. According to them, “The Malaysian economy has shown …
Rs. 1,042 crore to be spent on it In an attempt to fight the recurrent drought situations in five districts in the State, the government has launched a Disaster Mitigation Project (DMP) with a budget of Rs. 1,042 crore. Minister for Agriculture Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, who launched the project here …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. And Others Vs Monsanto Technology LLC And Others dated 11/04/2018 regarding Monsanto's appeal for patents on its BT cotton seeds in India. Monsanto claims that the patent is a biotech invention containing the infusion of Bt …
After a record farm loan waiver the Yogi Adityanath government is facing a daunting task of disposing of complaints different departments had received in connection with the farm loan waiver scheme. Under the scheme, loans of more than 34 lakh farmers to the tune of about Rs 21,000 crore have …
James Wasike, a maize farmer in Simatwet, Trans Nzoia County has already prepared his farm ready for planting and recently bought ‘hybrid’ seeds from a hawker at nearby Moi’s Bridge town. He is happy he managed to buy a kilo at Sh10 less compared to the previous season. Three kilos …
The KUSUM scheme, with over Rs 50,000 crore government support to promote the use of solar power among farmers, is likely to get the Cabinet nod by this month end and will be rolled out in the first half this fiscal, a senior official said today. "The KUSUM (Kisan Urja …
Drought is an extreme and frequent event in the north-west region of Bangladesh and it adversely affects the livelihood of the farming community. Identifying the coping strategies that farmers use in the face of drought is crucial in order to understand how farmers minimize the effects of drought on their …
With increasing farm distress in the wake of falling farm prices in 2017, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) came out with an innovative scheme called Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (BBY), a price deficiency payment (PDP) scheme, to support farmers. It covered eight Kharif crops in 2017-18 and promised to …
Numerous challenges such as persistent hunger and malnutrition, climate change and environmental degradation, and ever-tightening constraints on resources mean that no less than a transformation of our agricultural and food systems is needed. A paradigm shift towards agroecology – a science, movement and practice that applies ecological principles to the …
The tenth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the various risks that the agricultural system is exposed to. The discussions in this volume range from the strategies that help build resilience to recover from challenges resulting from force majeure events, as well as …
During last 9 months, four farmers have lost their lives in Bharatpur district Rattled by yet another deb-ridden farmer committing suicide by consuming poison, the civil society groups in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district have jointly raised their voice and called upon the administration to take immediate corrective measures. Suraj Bhan’s suicide …
Nagpur: The pest attack has left the cotton growers in a poor state as the rates for their produce have dropped sharply. Cotton arrival is strong in market even by March end. Farmers had been holding on with a part of their crop hoping that the rates would improve by …
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation will receive Sh300 million to fight the deadly armyworm. Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe said the money will be spent on rapid assessment and research on chemicals to control the fall armyworm. He urged the county governments to allocate money for pesticides on …
