Energy

Farm electricity dues have soared to Rs 32,000 cr, state plans to shift farm consumers to solar power

Out of the total project cost of Rs 240 crore, the Centre and the state will bear Rs 50 crore and Rs 12 crore, respectively, said Bawankule.

Publication Date: 
04/10/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electricity, Maharashtra, Solar Energy, Solar Pumps, Farmers, Energy
Air Pollution

Govt agrees to farmers' demand of keeping tractors out of NGT list

Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday announced that the government has agreed to farmers' demand to keep tractors out of the list of banned ve

Publication Date: 
04/10/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Farmers, Agriculture, National Green Trbunal (NGT)
Air Pollution

Punjab: Defiant farmers say have no choice but to burn stubble

Most farmer outfits have announced that crop residue would be set on fire to clear the fields.

Publication Date: 
03/10/2018
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Punjab, Agriculture, Crops, Air Pollution, Farmers
Air Pollution

Govt to file review petition against NGT ban on diesel vehicles over 10 yrs

The meeting was held against the backdrop of farmers' protest organised by Bharatiya Kisan Union

Publication Date: 
03/10/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Farmers
Climate Change

Impacts of climate change on farming systems and livelihoods in the Near East and North Africa

This report draws out the major trends affecting agriculture, in the NENA region and the general implications for small-scale farmers before delving into an integrated analysis at the farming system level.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2018
FAO
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Agriculture, Africa, Farmers
Agriculture

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): combining agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems, traditional farming practices and cultural identity

For centuries, farmers, herders, fishers and foresters have developed diverse and locally adapted agricultural systems managed with time tested, ingenious techniques. These practices have resulted in a vital combination of social, cultural, ecological and economic services to humankind.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2018
FAO
Tags:
Agriculture, Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystems, Land Use, India, Global, Agricultural Systems, Farmers
Energy

Rajasthan farmers benefited from solar water pumps: study

ICSSR-funded BITS, Pilani project also found a significant decline in the consumption of fuel in the agriculture sector

Publication Date: 
28/09/2018
Mohammed Iqbal
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Solar Energy, Farmers, Solar Pumps, Renewable Energy, Energy
Agriculture

'50 X 2030' scheme to gather farming data through surveys

A $500 million data drive aims to improve the harvests of hundreds of millions of farmers worldwide as rising hunger levels threaten a global goal to end hunger by 2030, organizations involved in t

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Security, Global, Farmers, Africa, Asia, FAO
Agriculture

Political will helping shift Africa’s farming to large scale ventures, says new report

Rwanda, Ethiopia and Ghana are emerging as African models for pairing political will with government action to transform smallholder farms into businesses.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
East African (Kenya)
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, Climate Change, Land, Livestock, Horticulture, Africa, Politics
Agriculture

Loss of bird species hampers forecasting for Zimbabwe's farmers

As the summer planting season approaches in eastern Zimbabwe, small-scale farmers struggle with familiar questions: When will the rains come, and when should I sow my crops?

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Agriculture, Wildlife, Birds, Weather Predictions, Zimbabwe, Farmers, El Nino, Africa

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