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August 2, 2012
Agriculture in India – Low or no reward?
Farming in India may be more ‘open’ to all elements of climate than any other sector, but does not have access to open market. Most of the States in India prohibit sale of farm produce outside the government-mandated marketplace forcing underpriced sales and involvement of corrupt middlemen. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
The India-Israel mission
Political leader of BJP, a leading political party in India launched a programme called Vision Israel, Mission Vidarbha, for the farmers of Vidarbha, Maharashtra, where farmers continue to commit suicide. Israel being geographically small still exports a considerable amount of produce, and its agricultural innovations have led it to become […]
August 2, 2012
Africa: Five ways to get rid of pests without using fertilizers
Pests can be harmful to the crops that small holders and other farmers grow, and yet using fertilizers is risky due to the quality of the same available in developing countries, ultimately affecting the health of citizens. Nourishing the Planet has come out with five crop management methods that control pests […]
August 2, 2012
Bangladesh: Adaptation priorities in agriculture
Sixty per cent of Bangladeshi population is associated with agriculture. They are mostly extremely poor and yet, most vulnerable to changes in agricultural conditions and climatic conditions (it has been called ‘extreme’ risk oriented in the 30 countries surveyed by a British firm). It is thus that agro-technology intervention to […]
August 2, 2012
Africa: Agriculture needs CAADP’s help
According to UN Secretary –General and Executive of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdoulie Janneh, the commitment of development partners for enhance agricultural practices in Africa has not had significant outcome yet. Janneh said that to develop, agriculture in Africa would need to be more market-oriented, integrated, and competitive, […]
August 2, 2012
India: Where are all the farmhands?
Indian agriculture has a new problem added to its official list – there is a dire shortage of farm hands. A farmer who earlier used to employ some 20 farm hands has now got to do with just one permanent farm hand. In fact the condition is so bad that […]
August 2, 2012
BT Cotton better for Indian farmers
Farmers cultivating Bt cotton on smaller fields in southern and central parts of India have witnessed a rise in their yields, and accordingly an increase in their profits as well as standard of living compared to those who did not adopt the usage of BT cotton seeds. The study is […]
August 2, 2012
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2012
This is a UN report that gives an overview of the world’s fisheries and aquaculture, along with selected issues in the same. It also provides highlights of special studies in the field. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
Scaling up in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Nutrition
There is apparently a clear and growing body of evidence by IFAD, World Bank and IFPRI that states that there is a clear correlation between the developing countries with the largest reduction in poverty rates and incidence of undernourishment and those with the most rapid agricultural growth. Read the related […]
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Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
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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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