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Food Policy

Food subsidy bill likely to rise by Rs 6,000 cr in FY11

THE government will need to shell out Rs 6,000 crore more in food subsidy to support poor families under the proposed Food Security Act due to the revised estimate of the number of poor families in the country.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Subsidies, India, Food Security
Food Policy

A Bellyful Of Proposals

THE FLAGSHIP scheme of UPA II, the proposed National Food Security Act (NFSA), has become a policymaker

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Bhavdeep Kang
Tehelka (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Crops, Subsidies, Poverty, Bihar, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tehelka (New Delhi), Food Security, Bhavdeep Kang
Agriculture

Fadama farming as an environment friendly and viable enterprise in Ondo State, Nigeria

The study examined Fadama farming as a viable enterprise in Ondo State, Nigeria. It specifically examined the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, determined the profitability of Fadama farming and examined the resource-use efficiency of fadama farming in the study area.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
J. A. Afolabi
Journal of Human Ecology
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93
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Agriculture, Dryland Farming, Vegetables, Irrigation, Nigeria, Journal of Human Ecology, Food Security, J. A. Afolabi
Climate Change

Climate change implications for food security and natural resources management in Africa

The primary objective of this paper is to serve as a background document for the 26th Regional Conference for Africa. It synthesizes the work already ongoing in FAO and other key

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
FAO
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Ecosystems, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Africa, FAO, Rome, Food Security
Poverty

Status of food and welfare schemes in Madhya Pradesh: a report

Recent report on the status of food and welfare schemes that are being monitored by the Supreme Court of India under the Right to Food case (no. 196 of 2001). It shows what is missing, what is moving & what has to be done and where in various state welfare programs to ensure that people at margin enjoy their entitlements with dignity.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
State Advisor to the Commissioners of the Supreme Court
Tags:
Nutrition, Malnutrition, Drinking Water, Health, Women, Children, Immunisation, Child Health, Poverty, Education, Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh, Food Security, Madhya Pradesh, State Advisor to the Commissioners of the Supreme Court
Agriculture

Engendering agricultural research

This paper makes a case for gender equity in the agricultural R&D system. It reviews the evidence on exactly why it is important to pay attention to gender issues in agriculture and why it is necessary to recognize women

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
& et al, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Agnes Quisumbing, Julia Behrman
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Nutrition, Development, Women, India, Washington DC, Developing Countries, Food Security, International Food Policy Research Institute, & et al, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Agnes Quisumbing, Julia Behrman
Agriculture

Investing in soils

The world

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Nature Geoscience
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5
295
Tags:
Ecosystem Services, Land Use, Soil Resources, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Climate Change, Population, Nature Geoscience, Food Security
Biodiversity

Biodiversity and climate change: achieving the 2020 targets

This edition of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Tags:
Forests, Ecosystem Services, Land Resources, Himalaya, Corals, Deforestation, Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Women, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Invasive Alien Species, India, Global, Food Security, Canada, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Agriculture

Tripling crop yields in tropical Africa

Nearly one sixth of the global population is malnourished. The problem is particularly acute in tropical Africa, where constant or recurrent food shortages affect over 30% of the population

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Pedro A. Sanchez
Nature Geoscience
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5
299
Tags:
Soil Capability, Agriculture, Green Revolution, Agroforestry, Agricultural Inputs, Natural Fertilisers, Maize, Africa, Malawi, Nature Geoscience, Food Security, Pedro A. Sanchez
Poverty

Poor count

The United Progressive Alliance government has drafted a showpiece bill to guarantee food for each and every poor person in India. But the government is yet to define who is poor. After objections from within and outside the government, the Empowered Group of Ministers (egom) that drafted the National Food Security bill said it will consider changes.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Ankur Paliwal
Down to Earth
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23
0
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Nutrition, Consumption Patterns, Poverty, Food Security, Planning Commission

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