Tag: FAO
India elected Vice-Chair at FAO’s ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources
Dr BN Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), Indian Council of Agricultural...
Food losses and wastage contribute to food insecurity
Despite high economic growth since the reforms of 1991, a large percentage of Indians...
International Year of Millets kicks in
Being grown in more than 130 countries at present, millets are considered traditional...
Samunnati partners with Plasma Waters to bring breakthrough water technology for improving sustainable agri output in India
Samunnati Agro Solutions India, one of the largest agri enterprises in India, announced...
Lack of effective refrigeration directly results in loss of 526mn tonnes of food production: UN report
The report was launched on November 12 at the 27th Climate Change Conference (COP...
Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases
The bulk of the increase in the bill is accounted for by high-income countries,...
COP27: Agriculture sector both a victim of and contributor to climate change
It is very unfortunate that agriculture and food are neglected in climate negotiations....
India using innovation and digitization for dairy development: NDDB Chairman at FAO
Meenesh Shah, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), presented India’s...
How to increase the productivity and production of foodgrains
India’s current population of 1.39bn is likely to reach 1.51bn by 2030. The country...
Conservation of plant genetic resources shared responsibility of humanity: Agriculture Minister Tomar at GB9 of ITPGRFA
Tomar said that the aim of the Plant Treaty was to recognize the contribution of...
Prof. Abhijit Sen, one of India’s foremost experts on agriculture and rural economy, is no more
Sen was a member of the Planning Commission from 2004 to 2014 during the UPA government....
Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report
According to CRISIL Insight, food prices may not climb down this fiscal. And India’s...
We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva
Konda Reddy Chavva, Assistant FAOR, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), spoke...
Bleak possibilities of resumption of wheat exports
The possibilities of resumption of wheat exports seem to be practically very bleak....
Wheat turns from unwanted foodgrain stock to gold due to Russia-Ukraine war
With a steep rise in wheat prices in the global market due to the Russia-Ukraine...
Inaugural NEDAC–Rural Voice award for APRACA
The Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) was one of the...
