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Food Security

Bio-diversity

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...

OWSA Staff - 3 October 2022

Accountability

Have MGNREGA Workers Become Bonded Labourers?

Millions of workers remain unpaid for their work for several months. Despite over Rs. 21,000 crores of pending wages, the allocation under MGNREGA is...

OWSA Staff - 23 September 2022

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...

SciDevNet - 22 September 2022

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...

OWSA Staff - 13 September 2022

Accountability

United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development

What works in one country may not work elsewhere, but true collaboration allows for learning from mistakes and sharing successes. This is where the...

Inter Press Service - 13 September 2022

Food Security

Back to Stirring Chauvinism, Sri Lankan Politicians Question UNICEF Report on Malnutrition

As Sri Lankan opposition members of parliament raked up the issue of an imminent child malnutrition crisis, a minister raised questions about a UNICEF...

OWSA Contributor - 9 September 2022

Accountability

Social Contract Needed to Lift Asia-Pacific Workforce Out of Poverty: UNESCAP

Denied decent work opportunities and highly vulnerable to systemic shocks such as pandemics or economic downturns, workers in Asia and the Pacific are under...

OWSA Contributor - 7 September 2022

Agriculture

Saving Soils by All Earthly Ways Possible

The Global Soil Partnership is leading the mission for better soil management and raised awareness of soil-related issues. Soils are now high on the...

OWSA Contributor - 5 September 2022

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