Tag: Covid-19
Milk procurement by dairy companies down despite higher price to farmers, Ghee and butter in short supply
The main reason behind this situation may be attributed to the fact that farmers...
World economy battered in 2022; India’s GDP growth rate to moderate to 5.8 pc in 2023: UN report
A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks — the Covid-19 pandemic, the...
Food subsidy critical for achieving SDGs
The decision to merge PMGKAY, which started 28 months back owing to Covid-19, with...
Union Budget needs to peg big fund to boost rural economy
The rural economy is still distressed. Inflation has been pinching hard, and real...
Agriculture is turning into a formal sector
The agriculture sector of the country is going through a slow change. It is the...
Food system management through cooperatives
The concept of Sahakar Grams is to shift the gravitational forces of agriculture...
Food losses and wastage contribute to food insecurity
Despite high economic growth since the reforms of 1991, a large percentage of Indians...
Ensuring social protection in post-Covid era
Dr Apurv Mishra from the Prime Minister’s EAC mentioned that the report on ‘Status...
India’s agrifood start-ups close record-breaking $4.6bn in funding in FY22
India has overtaken China as Asia-Pacific's biggest funder of agrifood tech innovation,...
UN Secretary-General welcomes the decision to establish a loss and damage fund
At the conclusion of the COP27 or the annual Conference of Parties to the UN Framework...
Spiralling food crisis key topic at G20 summit
Taking the opportunity to raise the threat of an impending food crisis, Prime Minister...
IIMB’s NSRCEL and YSBFB join hands to support social businesses from rural India
While NSRCEL is leading the incubation programme, YSBFB will facilitate modules...
IFC invests in Crystal Crop to fund growth in affordable, green crop solutions
The new investment promises to benefit millions of Indian farmers by establishing...
India ranks 132 on HDI as global development stalls
Human Development — a measure of a nation’s health, education, and average income...
Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development
AROH Foundation, a national-level NGO, and LIC Housing and Finance Ltd collaborated...
India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous in 2023: World Population Prospects 2022
The global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under...
