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Large-scale farming of flash-flood tolerant varieties of Aman crop can produce an additional six million tonnes paddy annually to make the country completely self-reliant in food production and a rice exporting nation.

Over his 45 years, Siddique Ur-Rahman, a Bangladeshi rice farmer, has watched as his world has been gradually swallowed by water.

Realizing the dangerous effects of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and spraying, the government has planned to initiate

For just about 20 years now, the world has taken increasing note of its changing climate marked by global warming; and looked hard for ways to check this process and curb its impact. That long-drawn and painstaking process will be in global limelight when the World Climate Conference takes place in Copenhagen.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has said that the implementation of the proposed National Food Security Act, without any modifications will turn out to be detrimental for a food deficit state like Kerala.

He was speaking at the inauguration of the national seminar on the proposed National Food Security Act organised by the State Government here on Saturday.

In recognition of the contributions of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, to agriculture, Cabinet Minister, Finance and Planning, Manpreet Singh Badal, today announced an additional grant of Rs 10 crore to the university for dedicated research in the next fiscal.

Manpreet made the announcement after inaugurating the two-day Kisan Mela that kick started at the PAU here yesterday.

The Government of Japan has decided to provide 340 million Japanese Yen as food aid grant to the Maldives. The Exchange of Notes between the Governments of Japan and Maldives was signed on September 15, 2009 at the Ministry of Foreign Affair.

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday said food security is the foremost priority of the government and vowed that every effort would be made in this regard. The Prime Minister was talking to Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal Thursday, who briefed him about the food situation as well as progress on various initiatives taken for the welfare of the farmers.

Speakers at a function here have said that the country had been experiencing dismal climate change causing a grave concern to agriculture, food, human health, irrigation, navigation, soil, bio-diversity, environment, livelihood and water levels.

In the face of one of the most fundamental challenges - global warming - the government should adopt policy changes, take initiatives and prepare for effective representation at the Road to Copenhagen (COP 15).

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