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The prospects for agriculture partly tied to the overall prospects remained unclear in the Copenhagen climate talks. Keeping in view of poverty reduction, food security and climate change, if forest and agriculture sectors come together and address in an integrated fashion, they can push for provisions in favour of the sectors.

The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation refers to sustainable consumption and production (SCP), along with poverty eradication

THE current wave of globalisation has much in common with the wave that swept the world at the end of the 19th century. Both are driven by two factors: technological change and political decisions to open up markets. Likewise, both create huge economic opportunities and wealth, but also trigger huge economic and political tensions within and across borders.

The global food price spikes of 2008 should not have come as a surprise. There were a number of long-term trends that were working towards the surge in food prices, which was fi nally occasioned by some proximate causes. While global prices have eased since then

The paper examines the influence of technological innovations on employment and labour productivity growth of a sample of 72 small and medium enterprises in the auto component sector of Bangalore. Innovative SMEs, engaged in both product and process innovations, could achieve a considerable increase in their sales and employment during 2001-02 to 2005-06.

In my first official visit to India as European trade commissioner, I intend to talk to commerce minister Anand Sharma about two of India

The globalisation of the food market has made food cheap, but who is benefiting.

The globalisation of the food market has made food cheap, but who is benefiting.

The Outline Perspective Plan (OPP) 2010-2021 fulfils a long felt need of the country. In the past there were attempts to formulate Perspective Plan but without success.

Ever since the autumn of 2008, when the financial crisis shook the world economy, it has been almost axiomatic that the downturn would have a serious impact on globalisation. Headlines warned that a less-globalised world was around the corner. Now, with the economic data for the past year becoming available, the verdict is nuanced.

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