Tag: Climate Change
Only 17% SDGs are on track, food security in danger as 122 mn more people suffered from hunger
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 by the UN says that Only 17 percent...
Will Shivraj Singh Chouhan bring back luster to the Ministry of Agriculture?
If the results of the Lok Sabha elections have taught the biggest lesson to the...
Technology Push: Indian seed sector bats for a resilient agriculture sector
Technology in agriculture, particularly, seeds has great potential to provide sustainable,...
Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc
An important recommendation of the paper is that 40 percent of financial resources...
Climate change indicators hit record levels in 2023: Global Climate Report
The WMO report confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record, with the global...
Climate crisis hits women, rural poor and older people harder, a new FAO report finds
A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
Better long-range forecasts help farmers in climate change adaptation
A study conducted in Telangana, India, presents the first experimental evidence...
Why peasant movements in Europe, what are the similarities with India?
Falling prices of farm produce, rising costs of inputs, heavy-handed regulation,...
200 years of Assam Tea: Guwahati plays host to int'l meet on innovations, new markets
As the world-famous Assam tea celebrates 200 years, state capital Guwahati will...
Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab
The principal threat to Punjab is the cultivation of paddy which is depleting aquifers...
El Nino fear: Govt to bring 60pc Rabi wheat area under climate resilient varieties
With the spectre of strong El Nino conditions looming large over India, the government...
Climate change, pests hit farming; digital technologies, modern crop security hold promise: Survey
Some of the key findings from the “Farmer Voice” survey which reveals the challenges...
Contending with Climate: Voice of smallholder farmers in the context of climate change
The climate battle cannot be won without thinking about improvements in agricultural...
Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation
To promote participation of farmers and villagers in framing policies on agriculture...
Farmers must focus on climate resilient crops: G20 note
Awareness and action on efficient use of water, soil and energy plays an important...
