Tag:agriculture
Agri-technology
Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers
Derived from naturally occurring microorganisms, microbial inoculants offer the same benefits as chemical fertilizers while reducing agricultural systems environmental footprint. Due to their popularity,...
Civil society
War in Ukraine and Rise in Arms Spending Undermine Development Aid to the World’s Poor
A UN report fears that the fallout from the crisis in Ukraine, with increased spending on refugees in Europe, may mean cuts to the...
Human rights
From Exit to Return: 30,000 Ukrainians Returning Home Daily
In the 50 days since the Russian army invaded Ukraine, 870,000 people had fled the country, most of them women and children, besides elderly...
Agriculture
Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change
Farmers have a trying time during summer, preventing the soil from cracking from intense heat. Erratic and untimely rains exacerbate the pest problem. Now,...
Agri-business
India’s Farmers’ Movement Discussed as Pakistan Invites Chinese Agri Business Giant to do Business
There was reference to the farmers’ movement in Indian and of the unrest among fishermen in Balochistan at the meeting between Pakistan's ambassador to...
Climate change
Study points to doubled carbon losses from deforestation in tropics in early 2000s
According to a newly published study in the journal, Nature Sustainability, the acceleration of forest carbon loss highlights the urgent need to halt tropical...
Agriculture
UP polls: Did Budget 2022 do enough to placate angry North Indian farmers?
Hopes that the government would pump money into the farm sector were belied by the fiscal conservatism of Budget 2022.
When the Narendra Modi government...
Agriculture
Sri Lanka air force to help farmers harvest paddy
The air force led community service project will undertake paddy harvesting of low income paddy farmers to help them save on labour costs they...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
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Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review...
