The livestock sector is transforming rapidly in response to shifts in the global economy and changing societal expectations.

The draft Food Security Bill that seeks to give legal right to every Below Poverty Line family in India to get 25 kgs of wheat or rice per month at the rate of Rs 3 per kg. The central government shall allocate required quantity of wheat and/or rice from the central pool to state governments under Targeted PDS for distribution to identified BPL families through the Fair Price Shops.

Organic Agriculture has a significant role to play in addressing two of the world

This is the first volume on the proceedings of the national conference on

A number of fundamental questions can now be asked about livestock biotechnologies in developing countries: To what extent are they being used today in developing countries? What are the reasons for their success (or failure) in developing countries? What emerging challenges can be addressed through their application?

The purpose of this paper is to: challenge some of the misplaced notions of food security challenges posed by the country; by examining how far water becomes a constraint in achieving food security in different regions; analyze the potential future impacts of problems on nation