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Food Security

Farming and Fertilizers: How Ecological Practices Can Make a Difference

“We found that ecological intensification can partly replace fertilizers to support crop yields, because both ecological intensification and fertilizers increase soil nutrients. So farmers could use ecological...

OWSA Contributor - 31 August 2022

Agri-business

Bangladesh Tea Workers Get a Pittance After 18-Day Strike

The tea workers had thrust the ball in the court of prime minister Sheikh Hasina – but the settlement comes for a pittance. The...

OWSA Contributor - 30 August 2022

Bio-diversity

Chinese Fleet Threatens Latin America’s Fish Stocks

Only artisanal fishing is allowed in the waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands, where it is possible to catch large, valuable fish. The area is...

Inter Press Service - 26 August 2022

Agri-business

R&D in Agriculture and Food Declining, Experts Say

Experts are concerned that R&D investments in food and agriculture are declining, even as interesting patterns appear to mark the investments. The Asia Pacific...

SciDevNet - 25 August 2022

Agriculture

In Nepal, Farmers Are Cutting Paddy to Feed Their Cattle

Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) on Wednesday announced that most parts of the country have thus far received below-average rains during this...

OWSA Contributor - 25 August 2022

Food Security

Rice Fortification – One Year On

151 districts in 24 states lifted fortified rice the government has said, adding that the number of rice mills having blending infrastructure for fortified...

OWSA Staff - 13 August 2022

Food Security

Food Rights Group Says Buying Tricolour for Food Entitlements a Matter of Concern

Imposition of any kind of compulsion to buy flags to receive food grains is inhuman and a dangerous step against those struggling to survive,”...

OWSA Staff - 12 August 2022

Agriculture

Maharashtra Doubles Compensation for Farmers Following Excessive Rain

Currently prevailing ‘National Disaster Response Fund’ norms stipulate a compensation of Rs. 6,800 per hectare for farmers’ land affected by a disaster. The cabinet...

OWSA Staff - 11 August 2022

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