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Climate change
Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of ‘Agricultural Drought’, Threatening Food Security
Farmers in the mid-hills mainly depend on rainfall for irrigation, but in recent years, they have been experiencing a change in the rainfall pattern...
Agri-business
Global Environment Facility Approves New FAO-led Initiatives Worth $2.9 Billion. 46 Countries, Including India, Targeted
The Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP), co-led with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will direct $252 million in project financing and $2.2 billion...
Agri-technology
Breakthrough Makes Rice Guilt-free for Diabetics
Most white and sticky rice varieties have high GI which poses risks to people with diabetes, but now, researchers found genes in rice key...
Early childhood development
Sri Lanka Launches Fortified Rice Lunch Programme to Address Malnutrition Among School Children
The Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, the Ministry of Education, the World Food Programme, the National Food Promotion Board and the Bill &...
Agri-business
Climate Change Is Taking a Major Toll on Agriculture. Here’s How to Support Farmers
Smallholder farmers produce one-third of the world's food, and agriculture makes up every second livelihood in Bangladesh. But the country's agricultural sector has been...
Disaster Management
Plates and Spoons to Tackle Malnutrition in Malawi
After Cyclone Freddy ravaged Malawi, displacing families and threatening communities with malnutrition, a locally promoted project, Chithando, a offering cooking lessons and special plates,...
Agri-business
World Food Price Index Falls in December
The United Nations Food Agency’s World Price Index ended last year about 10 per cent below its 2022 mark, with values in December also...
E-governance
99.8 Per Cent Ration Cards Seeded with Aadhaar
Due to Aadhaar seeding and installation of ePoS devices at the FPSs, at present, around 97 per cent of the transactions in the country...
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Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity
By restoring the ponds, the community at Patqapara Village, a small hamlet in India's West Bengal State, was able...
Odisha’s APC Exemplifies Successful Government-Civil Society Partnerships
Odisha’s APC Project was initiated as a collaborative effort between the state government, non-governmental organizations, and international development agencies...
Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address...
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Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity
By restoring the ponds, the community at Patqapara Village,...
Odisha’s APC Exemplifies Successful Government-Civil Society Partnerships
Odisha’s APC Project was initiated as a collaborative effort...
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