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IFAD President to strengthen joint efforts to boost farmers’ incomes in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2019
Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will meet with government leaders in India this week to strengthen joint efforts to boost farmers' incomes and build sustainable food systems, and review project activities that have... Read more.. |
Sustainable agri report aimed at policy reorientation and action planBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019
Policy reorientation and making an accelerated action plan for achieving sustainable agriculture for improved livelihood of smallholder farmers as well as addressing the issues of poverty, hunger and malnutrition that continue to prevail in India, despite various agricultural... Read more.. |
New research on sustainable agriculture shows why farmers adopt or dismiss nontoxic farming methodsBy : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2019
If researchers knew what kept farmers from adopting natural methods to grow healthier plants and vanquish pests, curbing hunger worldwide might be more feasible. That assumption underpins a new... Read more.. Subject Tags: agricultural practices , Natural Resources , sustainable agriculture , sustainable products |
46% of tea produced in India is sustainable and safe, says TrusteaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2019
Trustea, a locally developed and owned Indian sustainability code and verification system for the Indian tea sector, has announced that it has verified 608 million kg of tea as being “... Read more.. |
Gurugram’s new age farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2019
In Gurugram, urban farmers are attracting attention and urban farming has found a new meaning and definition. In the cyber city, over 200 organisational heads, lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Green Leaf Initiative , India , organic farming , sustainable agriculture , urban farming |
Walmart Foundation Supports IDEI Irrigation Project to Raise Incomes for 10,000 Smallholder Farming FamiliesBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 28, 2019
Ten thousand smallholder farmers in Andhra Pradesh are set to benefit from the introduction of sustainable irrigation products and practices under a program offered by International Development... Read more.. |
SC seeks Centre's response on using NCEEF for seeder machines for farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2019
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to the plea that a part of Rs 75,000 crore available with it under the National Clean Energy and Environment Fund (NCEEF) be utilised for the purchase of Turbo Happy Seeder machines for farmers for cutting standing paddy... Read more.. |
'Soura Jalanidhi' scheme launched in OdishaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 31, 2018
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the Soura Jalanidhi scheme that aims to increase use of solar energy for helping farmers in irrigating their land. ... Read more.. |
Solar Power for Agriculture : MaharashtraBy : sustainabilityo..., May 15, 2018
Aiming to provide regular power to farmers through agricultural feeders, the Maharashtra government has issued a tender inviting bids for 2 MW-10 MW capacity solar projects totalling 1,000 MW... Read more.. |
India asks FAO to remove hurdles in accessing climate fundsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 6, 2017
India today asserted that climate finance is necessary for sustainable agriculture and the UN body -- Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) -- should remove capacity constraints in accessing... Read more.. |