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    How Far Has the Talk Walked? Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration On Forests and Land Use

    Experts agree there has been “some movement” but inclusivity, political goodwill and resources are still needed. Achieving political commitments on forests and related sectors,...
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    Nutrition Smart Agriculture: Decoding the Myth

    Orphan crops – like sorghum, jowar, barley, ragi and sweet potato, cowpea, cassava and moong bean to name a few, are back with a...
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    Message From New Delhi: Sufficient Foodgrains Stocks Available

    The ministry said that sufficient stocks of food grains are available to meet the requirement of National Food Security Act, besides other welfare schemes...
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    Tamil Nadu NGOs Work With University to Restore Heritage Rice Varieties

    A majority of small and medium farmers of Tamil Nadu have lost their heritage seeds, once owned traditionally by their community due to the...
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    Agri-business

    Nepal Government, UN Agency Seek Investors for Latest Cash Crop to Boom in Country’s East

    Cardamom, mountain potato, ginger and timur have been assessed using the government’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan, which FAO says identifies climate-smart farming practices and...
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    Hard Hit By Climate Change, Villagers Raise a Forest on Their Own

    Recent studies have demonstrated that climate change-induced global warming enhances the monsoon’s oscillations, causing both brief bursts of intense rain and protracted dry spells....
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    Agriculture

    Not Just Humans, Climate Change Has Made Plants Vulnerable as Well

    There is now evidence pointing to the role of climate change in worsening the vulnerability of the world’s plant resources to pests and disease...
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    Agri-business

    PM Modi on India’s Dairy Sector : From Cooperatives to Pashu Aadhaar

    Stressing the use of modern technology, the Prime Minister said that India is building the largest database of dairy animals and every animal associated...
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