-The Times of India CHENNAI: Inland fisheries production has shot up fourfold in Tamil Nadu in the last three years, said state agriculture secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the 35th foundation day celebrations of Nabard here, he said the government had taken steps for enhancing the production in inland fisheries. Places like Mettur and Bhavani Sagar were focused and facilities at an outlay of...
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How malnutrition is killing kids of a mineral-rich Odisha tribal village -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India Bamnipal/ Sukinda: Between March and June this year, at least 12 children died in Nagada village, located in the forests of Odisha's Jajpur district. The underlying reason for their deaths was malnutrition, local medical authorities and community workers said. The village population is solely of the Juang scheduled tribe, one of India's ancient tribes, declared 'particularly vulnerable' by the government. For the past two months, a chicken pox...
More »Feeling the pulses pinch -Ramesh Chand & Shambhavi Sharan
-The Hindu As cereal consumption comes down despite higher output, India needs to ramp up production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements of the population. Since the onset of the Green Revolution in the late 1960s, India has been treading on a path towards self-sufficiency in food. The achievements have remained highly skewed towards wheat and rice on account of technological as well as policy support towards these two crops. With...
More »Rise in food prices will stem demand, says FAO official -Vikas Vasudeva
-The Hindu The poor will find food unaffordable and will decrease consumption, says Shyam Khadka Though the demand for most food commodities in India is set to grow by 2025, it would at a slower rate as compared to 2005-15, according to UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). A plausible factor is the rising food commodity prices whereby a small section of the population will find food unaffordable and thus decrease consumption. FAO...
More »Maharashtra farmers can now directly tap wholesalers -Jayashree Bhosale
-The Economic Times PUNE: The Maharashtra Cabinet has given in-principle approval to farmers to sell fruits and Vegetables directly to wholesalers, bypassing the APMC mandis. However, it has held back the decision by a few days, handing it over to a cabinet sub-committee. "A cabinet sub-committee will take a decision on the matter in four days. We want to examine different angles such as the risk involved in farmers getting payment when...
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