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Water Resources

 Parched Punjab

India s most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over extraction of groundwater and faulty cropping practices could affect India s foodgrain production

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
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Food Crops, Water Resources, Groundwater, Water Policy, Water Conservation, Water Demand, Punjab, Food Security
India

 India cannot afford organic farming

S K SINHA national professor at the Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, spoke to Manish Tiwari on food security and the future of chemical agriculture in India

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
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Agriculture, Organic Farming, Pesticides, Food Crops, Animal Feed, Animal Products, India, Food Security
Agriculture

 A thought for food

Experience shows that agriculture benefits far more from overall macro economic reforms

Publication Date: 
14/09/1999
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Agriculture, Population, Economic Development, Public Participation, Panchayats, Food Security
Water Resources

 Freshwater: a scarce resource

Only 2.5 per cent of all the world's water is fresh, that is, fit for human consumption, agriculture and industry. However, in several parts of the world, water is being used at a much faster rate

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
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Environment, Drinking Water, Population, Research, Food Security, Water Resources
India

 The debate continues

Are genetically modified organisms good or bad? The debate continues and more and more people are getting involved on both sides

Publication Date: 
14/08/1999
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Genetic Engineering, United States Of America (US), Food Security
Environment

 Genetically modified, and spreading

Cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops is increasingly becoming popular. Supporters of biotechnology

Publication Date: 
Friday, July 30, 1999
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Pesticides, Soyabean, Crop Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Food Security
India

 In Search of the Forgotten Rice Varieties

If the current trend towards genetic uniformity in rice varities continues, our food security will be severely imperilled

Publication Date: 
30/05/1999
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Plant Breeding, Rice, Biodiversity, Research, India, Food Security
India

 Super grain

Scientists in Manila develop a high yielding variety of rice

Publication Date: 
14/05/1999
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Rice, Asia, Food Security
India

 Food shortage expected

GLOBAL food security and how to meet the food demands of the burgeoning population in the next century is an issue facing agriculturists the world over. Food requirement projections for

Publication Date: 
30/12/1998
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Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India, Food Security
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2nd International Conference on Global Food Security 11-14 October 2015, USA

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