Mohan Kohli, a famous agricultural scientist from India, had been involved with the agriculture sector in Paraguay over the last three decades for the improvement of wheat cultivation and production. And it is widely believed that due to Kohli
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 says that a good harvest in the coming months should push commodity prices down from the extreme levels seen earlier this year. However, the Outlook states that over the coming decade real prices for cereals could average as much as 20 percent higher and those for meats as much as 30 percent higher, compared to 2001-10.
Bangalore Karnataka government has chalked out plans to provide irrigation facility for two lakh acre this year in all river basin areas in a bid to increase agricultural output in the state.
The plan is to divert the excess water from the rivers for irrigation.
COIMBATORE: The Department of Organic and Seed Certification has certified 93,552 tonnes seed from the paddy, millets, pulses, cotton, oil seeds and vegetable varieties.
The purpose behind certifying the seeds was to convey to the farmers that they could be assured of the purity of the seeds, the department said in a press release.
This paper examines economy-wide impacts of expansion of biodiesel production to meet the blending target using a computable general equilibrium model. Assesses impacts of biodiesel expansion on household welfare, other sectors of the economy, carbon emissions, rural development, and employment generation.
Balancing the conflicting interest of farmers, intermediaries and consumers is a tightrope walk for the Indian government even when there is price tranquility. This balancing exercise has become nightmarish in recent years with food inflation showing persistency and turbulence. These developments prompted the Cabinet Secretary to constitute an inter-ministerial group (IMG) to manage overall inflation with a focus on prices of primary food items in February 2011.
This document is the first volume in a new series of publications to mark the 10th year of Bt cotton cultivation in India. It is a comprehensive and rich source of information on the multi-purpose utility Bt cotton for food (oil), feed (cake) and fiber (kapas) that has been gaining popularity in the country since 2002.
International prices of key food staples have dropped during the first five months of 2010 according to the latest edition of FAO's biannual Food Outlook report. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 164 points in May 2010, down from 174 points in January and substantially less than its peak of 214 in the spring of 2008, the report notes.
This report by OECD and FAO presents a consistent view on the evolution of global agricultural markets over the next decade and provides a baseline for further analysis of alternative economic or policy assumptions. Says that world food prices will rise this decade, boosted by a growing population and changing diets.
