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March 21, 2013
Legal recognition urged for women farmers in India
Oxfam India has urged the speedy passage of a Bill that had been introduced in the Parliament by MS Swaminathan, which is for the empowerment of women farmers by enabling transfer of land titles to their names. Oxfam India believes that this will help women get water, seed and land […]
March 21, 2013
Fairtrade Foundation report damns treatment of smallholder farmers, urges David Cameron to action in G8
A new Fairtrade Foundation report alleges that the international business has been treating smallholder farmers unfairly, despite extreme dependence on the same. Read more here. Fairtrade Foundation, as a part of Fairtrade Fortnight have launched a campaign to urge world leaders to act on the fact that smallholder farmers produce […]
March 21, 2013
Revolutionary rice farming in India
A poor farmer from the Indian state of Bihar has left scientists and experts bewildered after producing 22.4 tonnes of rice from one hectare of land, breaking the previous world record of 19.4 tonnes of rice, set by Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping, the ‘father of rice’. This farmer, named […]
March 21, 2013
How radio shows for farmers in Bangladesh boost crop yields
A remote rural area in Bangladesh is benefitting from a local radio programme which disseminates the best practices for farmers. Run by local farmers, the radio show helps people in Barind, which has an exceptionally high population density, to adopt best practices in agriculture to boost yield. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
Mozambican farmers fearful of land grabs
Farmer unions in Mozambique are extremely concerned about the fact that the government is leasing land out to foreign agribusinesses, thereby displacing thousands of millions of people who lack official deeds of the land they lived and depended on. According to the UNAC, official figures claim that there is a […]
March 21, 2013
Powering up smallholder farmers to make food fair: A five point agenda
This report has been prepared by the Fairtrade Foundation and brings to light the plight of smallholder farmers in the world, who produce up to 70 per cent of the world’s food, yet comprise 50 per cent of the world’s hungry. This report breaks down the initiatives needed into 5 […]
March 21, 2013
Making the Grade: Smallholder Farmers, Emerging Standards, and Development Assistance Programs in Africa. A Research Program Synthesis
This is a multi-year report by the World Bank, University of Guelph, and a group of African researchers focuses on the access of smallholder farmers to markets, aid, and other services so as to boost their production in compliance with emerging standards of food. Read more here, and read the […]
March 21, 2013
Over 90,000 smallholder farmers to benefit from AGRA’s US$5 million project
AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) and the government of Ethiopia have come together to launch a US$5 million fund which will help farmers boost production of crops like maize, teff, barley and wheat. As many as 90,000 smallholder farmers will benefit from this. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
Africa: Researchers empower through cassava
Researchers from the Support for Agricultural Research and Development for Strategic Crops (SARD-SC) have kicked off a plan wherein activities to improve the productivity of cassava by at least 20 per cent, so as to increase farmer incomes is to be undertaken. Four countries will be main beneficiaries – DR […]
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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