Livestock

Socio-economic outcomes of conservation interventions in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal

The Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) in Eastern Nepal is home to one of Nepal’s unique and varied biodiversity, including flagship species such as the snow leopard.

Publication Date:

09/03/2018

Source: WWF Nepal

Tags:

Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Nepal, Wildlife, Agriculture, Livestock

Animal Care

Italian expert identifies blue sheep disease, says could hit wildlife

Dehradun: An Italian veterinary sciences professor at the University of Torino in Italy has said that the disease which is rendering Himalayan blue sheep blind in Gangotri National Park (GNP) and h

Publication Date:

09/03/2018

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sheep, Himalaya, Livestock, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Wildlife, Animal Diseases, Animal Care

Forests

'Global deforestation hotspot': 3m hectares of Australian forest to be lost in 15 years

Australia is in the midst of a full-blown land-clearing crisis.

Publication Date:

06/03/2018

Source: Guardian (UK)

Tags:

Forests, Deforestation, Australia, Global, Land, Livestock, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity

Climate Change

Nigeria: Climate Change Behind Herdsmen Strife - Governor Bagudu

Birnin Kebbi — Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said the global climate change as the main cause is the perennial deadly feuds between farmers and pastoralists.

Publication Date:

06/03/2018

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Nigeria, Agriculture, Livestock, Farmers, Conflicts, Africa, Water Resources

Agriculture

The nitrogen balancing act: Tracking the environmental performance of food production

Farmers, food supply-chain entities, and policymakers need a simple but robust indicator to demonstrate progress toward reducing nitrogen pollution associated with food production. We show that nitrogen balance—the difference between nitrogen inputs and nitrogen outputs in an agricultural production system—is a robust measure of nitrogen losses that is simple to calculate, easily understood, and based on readily available farm data.

Publication Date:

01/03/2018

Author(s): Eileen L McLellan, Kenneth G Cassman, Alison J Eagle & et al

Source: BioScience

Vol:

68

Issue:

3

pp:

194-203

Tags:

Agriculture, Chemical Fertilisers, Agricultural Inputs, Green House Gases, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, United States Of America (US), Canada, N C America, Livestock

Agriculture

The State /UT Agricultural Produce & Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2018

An Act to provide for improved production and marketing of agricultural produce and/or livestock and/or its product through holistic contract farming and to facilitate the contracting parties to develop mutually beneficial and efficient contract farming system, and also promote services contract, by putting in place a friendly and effective inst

Publication Date:

01/03/2018

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Tags:

Contract Farming, Livestock, Agriculture, India

Climate Change

The feasibility of low emissions development interventions for the East African livestock sector: Lessons from Kenya and Ethiopia

Improving the productivity of livestock production can have a significant impact on the emissions intensities of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from domestic animals in East Africa, and can help to address the challenges of meeting a growing demand for animal protein within the region.

Publication Date:

01/02/2018

Author(s): Polly Ericksen, Todd Crane

Source: International Livestock Research Institute

Tags:

Green House Gases, Livestock, Kenya, Ethiopia, Africa, Carbon Intensity

Animal Care

One super vaccine for all goat, sheep diseases to reduce cost

Researchers are looking to develop a super vaccine against four diseases that affect small ruminants to reduce cost and ensure efficiency in their control.

Publication Date:

29/01/2018

Source: Star (Kenya)

Tags:

Animal Care, Livestock, Vaccination, Goats, Sheep, Animal Diseases, Africa

Climate Change

Shri Gajendra Singh Sekhawat participate in the Agriculture Ministers Conference held in Berlin

Union Minister of State for Agriculture & FW, Shri Gajendra Singh Sekhawat led an Indian delegation comprising of Dr OP Chaudhury, Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying &amp

Publication Date:

23/01/2018

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Climate Change, Ministry Of Agriculture, WTO, FAO, Livestock, Climate Impacts

Wildlife