Agriculture

Nod to GM crop trials is betrayal of people's trust'

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) and the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), two Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-inspired organisations, on Saturday criticised the Union environment ministry’s approval

Publication Date: 
22/07/2014
G Sreedathan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Political Parties, Genetic Engineering, GM Crops, Rice, Brinjal, Cotton, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Agriculture

Environment Ministry clarifies on field trials of GM crops

Environment Ministry today clarified that it has given no approval for field trials of certain varieties of Genetically Modified (GM) crops.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Genetic Engineering, GM Crops, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Rice, Brinjal, Cotton
Agriculture

Putting agriculture on the takeoff trajectory: Nurturing the seeds of growth in Bihar, India

The Green Revolution bypassed Bihar in its first wave in the 1960s and 1970s. Subsequently, during a short interval in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the agricultural growth rate reached almost 3 percent per year, one of the highest in the country, though over a smaller base.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2014
Avinash Kishore, Bharat Sharma, P. K. Joshi
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Agriculture, Bihar, Green Revolution, Dairy Development, Livestock, Floods, Waterlogging, Rice, Wheat
Environment

Debris cleanup at Fukushima reactor may have contaminated rice crops

Debris cleanup work by Tokyo Electric Power Co. at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant may have led to the contamination of rice crops in nearby areas, agriculture ministry officials said Monday.

Publication Date: 
14/07/2014
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Japan, Nuclear Power, Rice, Crops, Ministry Of Agriculture, Radioactive Waste, Food Contamination
Food Policy

Rise in rice cost forcing lower consumption: NSSO survey

Continuous rise in prices of rice in the open market has forced households to lower their consumption.

Publication Date: 
14/07/2014
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Rice, Food Prices, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Public Distribution System (PDS), Wheat, Food Policy
Agriculture

Fertiliser shortage hits Darchula

Darchula, July 14: Farmers in the district are facing shortage of fertilizers in the peak season of paddy plantation.

Publication Date: 
14/07/2014
Rising Nepal
Tags:
Nepal, South Asia, Darchula, Rice, Plantation Crops, Natural Fertilisers
Agriculture

OECD-FAO agricultural outlook 2014-2023

This twentieth edition of the Agricultural Outlook published jointly by OECD and FAO provides market projections to 2023 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish across 41 countries and 12 regions. In a special focus on India, the Outlook projects sustained food production and consumption growth, led by value-added sectors like dairy production and aquaculture.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
OECD
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Prices, India, Asia, Food Security, Biofuel, Legumes, Oilseeds, Cotton, Animal Products, Farmers, Developing Countries, Fisheries, Livestock, Dairy Development, Ethanol, Rice, Wheat, Consumption Patterns, Biodiesel, Nutrition, Imports, Russia, United States Of America (US), Thailand, Brazil
Food Policy

Government to enhance efficacy of PDS

The government on Thursday said it proposed to restructure the Food Corporation of India that procured, stored and distributed foodgrain to identified beneficiaries under the Targeted Public Distri

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Gargi Parsai
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Public Distribution System (PDS), Budget, Food Security, Wheat, Rice, Food Policy
Land

Report of CAG on land management by the government of Kerala with special focus on land for Aranmula Airport and Smart City Kochi

CAG has questioned the need for Aranmula airport in Kerala and has recommended an in-depth study on environmental impact of the project on this ecologically-sensitive region based on reports submitted by the legislature committee on environment, Kerala State Biodiversity Board and the Expert Appraisal committee of Airport Authority of India (AAI).

Publication Date: 
08/07/2014
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Kerala, Wetlands, Agriculture, Rice, Ecology, Land Encroachments, Private Sector, Public Sector, Corruption, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Thrissur (D), Thiruvananthapuram (D), Kochi
Food Policy

State Govt to implement NFSS from today

With the completion of distribution of new ration cards among intended beneficiaries of National Food Security Scheme (NFSS) in most of the 13 districts in Uttarakhand, the State Government is goin

Publication Date: 
01/07/2014
Pioneer (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Food Security, Rice, Wheat, Population, Food Policy

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