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Yes, Organic Farming Can Feed the WorldBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
A few years ago, I was at a biotechnology trade meeting listening to a panel on GMOs. Throughout the two-hour session, the panelists all sang the praises of the technology—not too surprising at an industry event. (At the time, the GMOs under commercial planting were limited... Read more.. |
Agriculture insurance: freeing farmers from extreme weather riskBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014
Agriculture is a main source of income for rural communities in many developing countries. More than 2 billion people depend on smallholder farms for their livelihoods, so improving conditions for smallholders would reduce global poverty levels. |
Innovative farmer among five award winnersBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014
Farmer Gabrial Stany Veigus of Perar, a retired forest official who turned a 37-acre land into a model farm with innovative practices, is among the five persons who will receive the Rachana awards, instituted by Rachana, the Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry for 2014... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Sustainable Agriculture |
Man behind sugarcane ‘revolution’ in U’khandBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014
The journey of a thousand miles, they say, starts with a single step. Rahul Kumar should know. The 29-year-old took the first step, quit his job in a pesticide firm and returned to his roots with a desire to do something for his village. Today, Kumar's wish has come true.... Read more.. |
McCain, DuPont to empower Gujarat's potato farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2014
McCain Foods and DuPont India are collaborating to implement the Global GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) Farm Assurer Certification Program with McCain contract farmers. The program is designed to equip farmers to follow GAP in order to ensure food, worker and environmental... Read more.. |
Unilever-Solidaridad supply chain partnership grows from sugar to gherkinsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2014
A Unilever agreement with Solidaridad is set to extend supply chain sustainability beyond the usual suspects of tea and cocoa to vegetables like gherkins. |
Toward Agri-TransformationBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014
Addressing the 86th foundation day celebrations of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) recently, prime minister Narendra Modi was all praise for Indian farmers for their productive contribution to the national economy. As he said, “Progressive farmers are the... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Sustainable Agriculture |
India's rural sector deeply at risk from climate change: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014
India, one of the largest agrarian economies in the world, is deeply at risk from climate change, and could see economic losses of up to 8.7% of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2100 if the world fails to respond to a host of climate threats, says a new Asian Development... Read more.. |
Climate critical to farm policy decisions”By : Sustainability ..., Feb 8, 2012
The impact of climate change needs to be factored in development programmes so as to tackle the long-term requirement of mitigation and adaptation. This was highlighted at an international conference on Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Public Leadership here... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate change , Sustainable Agriculture |