Tag: food security
'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District
As part of the initiative, 2,170 teams of scientists and agricultural experts visited...
Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense
While inflation might seem like good news for consumers, it paints a troubling picture...
NAAS Felicitates Harvir Singh and Prabhudatt Mishra for Contribution to Agricultural Journalism
Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, and Prabhudatt Mishra, Deputy Editor...
Netherlands Funds Global Push for Stronger Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards
The announcement was made at a signing ceremony attended by WTO Director-General...
Brazilian Microbiologist Dr. Mariangela Hungria Named 2025 World Food Prize Laureate
A scientist whose biological seed treatments helped make Brazil a global breadbasket...
Coal emissions cause yield loss for wheat and rice in India: Study
Stanford researchers estimated crop losses linked to emissions of nitrogen dioxide...
Don't make farmer shoulder climate burden: Prof. Glenn Denning
In conversation with Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, Prof Denning...
Over 10% of global land affected by salinity: FAO report
The climate crisis and human mismanagement contribute to excessive salinisation,...
Despite bumper production, central government tightens stock limits on wheat
Under the revised limits, wholesalers are now allowed to maintain wheat stock up...
Chouhan pushes the PPP model for quality seed availability, calls for strict action on spurious inputs
In a review meeting, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called for strict...
FCI to offload 25 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to curb price hikes
This decision aims to moderate wheat prices and curb inflationary trends in food...
Punjab paddy procurement in full swing, 50% harvesting completed
According to the ministry, about 90.69 LT of paddy arrived in mandis across Punjab...
CropLife India appoints Ankur Aggarwal as new chairman
Ankur Aggarwal, managing director of Crystal Crop Protection Ltd, succeeds K.C....
FAO and IFAD launch 'Global Family Farming Forum' to support sustainable agrifood systems
The joint FAO-IFAD event highlights their contribution in transforming agrifood...
Study Reveals Success and Challenges of DBT for Rice Scheme in Karnataka
The study offers crucial insights into the dynamics of household welfare and the...
75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to combat climate change, global survey reveals
The Farmer Voice survey, commissioned by Bayer, gathered insights from over 2,000...
