-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) furthered its stand against foreign funded NGOs in India at an event here on Wednesday where controversial ecologist and former Greenpeace member Dr. Patrick Moore shared the stage with officials from the body. CCFI had decided to file a Rs. 50 crore defamation suit against Greenpeace's "baseless" report on pesticide residues in tea earlier this month. When asked by...
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A food system for the future -Paul Polman & Marc Van Ameringen
-The Hindu The world cannot afford to talk about hunger without addressing climate change, food production without sustainability or growth without good nutrition With the world's population predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050, we collectively face a dual challenge: ensuring that everyone will have access to affordable, nutritious food without decimating the earth's natural resources in the process. This is easier said than done. Our current food system is dysfunctional both...
More »A muddled food debate -Milind Murugkar
-Livemint The central point in the food policy debate is if we want Farmers to choose their crops on the signal of the markets of the signal of the MSPs The word ‘expert' has a magical connotation. Once an expert has spoken, even assertions are perceived to be the truth. But sometimes experts make unfounded assertions. No matter how reputable the expert, it pays to examine the assertions. The government has appointed...
More »Kisan Mandi to open direct selling window for Farmers in Delhi -Somesh Jha
-The Business Standard Market to help Farmers directly reach wholesalers and retailers New Delhi: Deepak Sharma, a third-generation Farmer in Jammu, will no longer have to pay steep commissions when he next visits Delhi to sell his produce, thanks to the new market in Alipur here. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Kisan Mandi in Alipur village for Farmers like Sharma to sell fruit and vegetables...
More »Woman Farmer among six honoured at Kisan Mela for innovative farming
-The Hindustan Times Kapurthala (Punjab): Direct seeding of rice (DSR) and paddy straw management were the major issues at the Kisan Mela held in the city on Thursday. The mela, organised by the agriculture department in association with the Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA), began with a message of 'save environment, say no to burn paddy straw'. Four Farmers, including a woman, were honoured for using DSR technology in paddy farming. The technology...
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