Tag: Agriculture
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‘Natural wisdom can save agriculture’
The man who launched zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) in India, 69-year-old Subhash Palekar from Belora village in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, has taken up the cause of spreading the concept as a viable and healthy alternative in agriculture. Palekar, who was awarded the Padma Shri, shed the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides and switched …
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September 1, 2018 -
Keeping them short
The changes that helped grow more food led to excessive use of fertilisers but new research could provide a way around the problem.
August 22, 2018 -
Women participation in agriculture is highest in Nepal
Nepal records the highest participation of women in agriculture while Singapore and Brunei record nil.
July 11, 2018 -
Ecology and Agriculture
One thing is sure; the earth is more cultivated and developed now than ever before; there is more farming but fewer forests, swamps are drying up and cities are springing up on an unprecedented scale.We have become a burden to our planet. Resources are becoming scarce and soon nature will no longer be able to …
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July 3, 2018 -
Striving to double agricultural income by 2022: PM Modi to farmers
The PM interacted with farmers from nearly 600 districts from across the country through video link.
June 20, 2018 -
Child labour in agriculture rising: FAO
Observing the World Day Against Child Labour, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has stated that child labour in agriculture was rising in recent years, driven in part by an increase in conflicts and climate-induced disasters. Of the 152 million child labourers in the world, the vast majority – 108 million – are engaged …
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June 14, 2018 -
WB offers to sponsor Punjab projects for long-term solutions
The World Bank (WB) on Wednesday offered to sponsor the Punjab government’s projects for finding comprehensive long-term solutions in critical areas like agriculture, water and power. Punjab was the only state that was talking about an integrated solutions-based approach to the problems relating to water, agriculture and power, said WB’s country director India, Junaid Ahmad, …
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June 7, 2018 -
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BATTLING HUNGER
Doing the math in the countdown to zero hunger for the Asia- Pacific region, Kundhavi Kadiresan presents the challenge facing the Asia-Pacific region.
May 10, 2018 -
‘India a sourcing hub for food importers’
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, member of an influential political family from Punjab, has given a new dimension to the Indian food processing industry by expediting the construction of mega food parks in the country to prevent unnecessary wastage of agriculture produce. Primarily a textile designer, politics runs in her blood. She was born into a family …
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April 21, 2018 -
Himachal Pradesh’s love for ‘desi’ cow and natural farming
The government has kept provision of half subsidy on purchase of ‘desi’ cows in the budget and has initiated a special project on Zero Budget Natural Farming.
April 20, 2018 -
CM Patnaik sows seeds during auspicious Akhaya Trituya
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conducted his annual routine of symbolically commencing agricultural operations on the auspicious occassion of Akhaya Trutiya on Wednesday by holding a plough and sowing seeds at Nakchi here. Though he has done this every year, it was for the first time in 18 years that he did so outside the coastal …
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April 19, 2018 -
India’s agriculture sector needs a ‘big boost’, says Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday highlighted the urgent need to give a “big boost” to the agriculture sector.
April 18, 2018 -
Farmer in Focus~I
The long-term dynamics of development and historical experience of other countries indicate that as an economy grows the share of agriculture in GDP and employment goes down. As far back as 1918, B R Ambedkar had warned of the dire consequences if people were not taken out of agriculture. But even after a century since …
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April 5, 2018 -
Over 21,000 farmers avail DBT under MIDH
As many as 21,065 farmers against a target of 20,000 beneficiaries have availed Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) in Haryana, which reflects state’s best performance at national level. This was informed in the 27th meeting of State level Executive Committee of Haryana State Horticulture Development Agency held under …
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April 3, 2018 -
WB State to create ‘water budget’ to track block-wise estimate of water requirement
The state government is creating a ‘water budget’ to provide a block-wise estimate of the requirement of water for agriculture and industry. Experts of IIT Kharagpur will help the government in setting up the water budget through satellite imaging that will ascertain the amount of groundwater and underground water at any place. “A comprehensive study …
March 25, 2018 -
Agri varsity’s Krishi Mela on ‘doubling farmers’ income by 2022′
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar is organising a 2-day Krishi Mela (Kharif) on 27 and 28 March at its premises on the theme of ‘Doubling the income of farmers by 2022′. Varsity’s Vice-Chancellor KP Singh said that besides farmers, seeds, fertilizers, insecticides, agricultural machines and equipment manufacturing companies would participate in the …
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March 20, 2018