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, …
Cameroon says its northern border with Nigeria and Chad and most of the Lake Chad basin face a food crisis because of desertification and the Boko Haram conflict that stopped farmers from doing their work. Thousands of school children selected from all local primary and secondary schools planted trees on …
Farming in western Kenya is challenging, to put it mildly. Although farmers can cycle two full crops in a single year, extremely poor soils and expensive traditional fertilizers, such as triple superphosphate (TSP), keep yields low. But results of a new University of Illinois study offer Kenyan farmers hope in …
A total of 33,948 farming households have been affected by fall armyworms in Dedza, raising fears there may be a reduction in maize production during this farming season, Agriculture officials have confirmed. Speaking in an interview with the Malawi News Agency ,Crops Officer at Dedza Agriculture Office, John Malunga said …
Over 500 acres of maize and 14 of cassava in Akumoi parish Pingire sub-county in Serere district have been affected by a strange disease. The most hit villages include; Akumoi, Nyorobe and Okolonga among others. Speaking to Etop radio, Stella Akoromit and Richard Otala some of the affected farmers said …
The Federal Government has designed a new insurance policy for farmers worth $500 million to encourage more investment in agriculture in the country through mitigating the risks like drought, herders’ attack, price shock and the like. The new insurance cover initiative is a collaborative product of the National Insurance Commission …
RANCHI: Chief minister Raghubar Das on Sunday pledged to offer a helping hand to Jharkhand's minor forest producers by selling a bulk of their yearly produce through the newly constituted Mukhayamantri Udyami Board. Das attended a two day training program of the state's village level forest management committees organized by …
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Rice and Wheat Production in Nigeria, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has traced the root cause of the clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the country to the adverse effects of climate change. According to Baagudu, who is also the governor of Kebbi State, the …
Government has urged tobacco farmers to seek other sources of energy when curing their crops in order to preserve Zimbabwe's forests. The country loses at least 330 000 hectares of forests annually due to various activities, including agriculture, domestic firewood and land clearance. Zimbabwe has more than 100 000 tobacco …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of M. T. Thomas & Others Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Thiruvananthapuram dated 05/02/2018 regarding spoiling of agriculture due to the attack of wild animals. The petitions have been filed by the agriculturalists who own or occupy lands in …
1. Healthcare The Centre today announced the world's largest government-funded health care programme aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. Allocating Rs 52,000 crore to the health sector, Finance minster Arun …
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget on Thursday announced a special scheme to subsidise machinery required by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to deal with crop residue in the belief that this would help curb stubble burning, a factor in pollution in the National Capital Region. But agriculture and …
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley acknowledged the rising level of air pollution in Delhi-NCR on Thursday and announced a scheme to support the governments of Delhi and neighbouring states in tackling high levels of air pollution. "Air pollution in the Delhi NCR region has been a cause of concern. A …
Budget 2018:In other words, expect a surge in inflation and a bankrupting of government since, if the crops are not procured, farmers are to be compensated for this—for most crops, post-harvest prices are always significantly lower than MSPs. Budget 2018: Given the large levels of farm distress due to price …
Farmers in India are exposed to large agriculture risks due to vagaries of nature. One of the most effective mechanisms to mitigate agricultural risks is to have a robust insurance system. Although crop insurance has been in the country since 1972, yet it has been beset with several problems such …
This brief describes the implementation of index-based flood insurance (IBFI) in countries with large smallhold farming communities to insure farmers against flood losses. The brief outlines the objectives of the IBFI scheme in Bihar, India and identifies key challenges and recommendations.
The ninth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the need and the scope to develop additional economic activities in the agrarian rural economy. Such farm-linked activities, where developed in the hands of farmers and farming communities, benefit by enhancing the core farm income …
The ninth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the need and the scope to develop additional economic activities in the agrarian rural economy. Such farm-linked activities, where developed in the hands of farmers and farming communities, benefit by enhancing the core farm income …
The twelfth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) is discusses the status, role and approach desired from Science and Technology interventions. Various sciences include research and undertake development activities to support agriculture. This is necessary not only from perspective of food security but also …
Windhoek — The Dordabis Farmers' Association and Namibian Agricultural Union's (NAU) project to assist farmers in the south of the country during the drought instituted last year, is likely to be extended this year in view of the weak rain prospects. The effort is aimed at helping farmers feed their …
NEW DELHI: Flagging poor returns to farmers due to low minimum support price (MSP) and inadequate market interventions, farm activists on Tuesday demanded setting up a permanent statutory commission on farmers' income and asked the government to take measures to ensure remunerative prices to cultivators and make the farming climate …
