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Economy

Pranabs boost for aam aadmi

FINANCE MINISTER Pranab Mukherjee is to be complimented for doing a savvy job in walking the tightrope between keeping his government

Publication Date: 
07/07/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Economy, Bharat Nirman, Poverty, Food Security, Budget
Food Policy

Food Security Act soon

ALOK SHARMA

Publication Date: 
07/07/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Poverty, Food Security
Economy

Rising India needs a farmer-centric budget

M.S. Swaminathan

Publication Date: 
06/07/2009
M. S. Swaminathan
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Economy, Farmers, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Food Security, Budget
Climate Change

Suffering the science: climate change, people, and poverty

This latest report focuses on impacts of climate change and says that chronic hunger may become a norm for most of the world's population, particularly the poor. Combines the latest observations on climate change, with evidence from the communities in 100 countries.

Publication Date: 
06/07/2009
Oxfam International
Tags:
Agriculture, Water Resources, Health Effects, Climate Change, Climate Science, Natural Disasters, Farmers, Poverty, India, Global, Food Security
Food Policy

Food insecurity and hunger still a big problem: Report

Surinder Sud / New Delhi July 05, 2009, 0:01 IST

The agriculture sector has shown more resilience to the global economic crisis than other industries, largely due to food being a basic necessity. As the downturn lowers food prices, pressure is eased on the recession-hit consumers.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Prices, Food Supply, FAO, Food Security
Food Policy

Food Security Fears Drive Fund Farm Investments

Funds are increasingly looking to invest in farmland as a rising global population and changing diets lead to growing demand for food crops.

But the emergence of the asset class is not without pitfalls with the provision of food always highly political and a tentative global economic recovery potentially threatened by the H1N1 flu pandemic, fund managers said.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Crops, Food Policy, Climate Change, Biofuel, Population, FAO, Africa, Zambia, Brazil, Developing Countries, Food Security
Agriculture

Heat on wheat as agri hits a dry patch

The agriculture sector, which in previous Economic Surveys seemed to be pulling out of a bad patch, slipped back into a dismal 1.6% growth in 2008-09, the latest report said. The worst show was in the third quarter, which, on a year-on-year basis, showed a 0.8% decline.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Crops, Wheat, Legumes, Food Supply, Heat Waves, Crop Yield, Food Security
Agriculture

AICBA for biotech revolution

BHUBANESWAR: Members of All India Crop Biotechnology Association (AICBA) Wednesday called for adoption of innovative technologies to boost crop productivity to meet food security needs.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Agriculture, GM Crops, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Research Agencies, Orissa (Odisha), Cuttack (D), Food Security
Food Policy

Food Security Act to yield only marginal benefit for State

T. Ramakrishnan

Rice is already being sold through PDS outlets at Re.1 a kg

CHENNAI: The Centre

Publication Date: 
02/07/2009
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Food Supply, Poverty, Tamil Nadu, Food Security
Food Policy

BPL nos: Nitishs food for thought

Bihar CM Points To Discrepancies In Central And State Estimates To Puncture UPA

Publication Date: 
02/07/2009
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Poverty, Ministry Of Agriculture, Bihar, Food Security

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