-PTI New Delhi: The agriculture and allied sectors are estimated to grow at a slower pace of 3 per cent in 2017-18, compared to 6.3 per cent last year, Parliament was informed today. The farm sector growth is estimated to moderate due to higher growth achieved last year, Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. In its second advance estimate, the Central Statistics...
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Flush season extends, dairy farmers worry about further dip in procurement prices -PARThasarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express Around 10 per cent more milk being produced compared to last year Pune: This year has so far failed to bring cheer to the dairy industry in Maharashtra. The extended flush season has added to the woes of the industry already reeling under low commodity prices. With around 10 per cent more milk being produced as compared to last year, dairies are now worried about further reduction in the...
More »Diu becomes first UT to run 100% on solar power -Melvyn Thomas
-The Times of India SURAT: The harnessing of solar energy has made Diu the country’s first energy surplus Union territory and a model for an effective way for people to harness this renewable energy source. In just three years, Diu has made rapid progress in solar power generation. The Union territory has an area of just 42 square kilometres. Despite scarcity of land, solar power plants have been installed over more than...
More »For Last 12 Yrs This Farmer From Assam Is Fighting To Save Indigenous Variety Of Rice -Shraddha Goled
-TheLogicalIndian.com In a bid to save the nearly-extinct indigenous rice variety, Mahan Chandra Borah stARTed a unique library. This library is unique because it has collection of heirloom rice landraces(local) of the Assam. “Annapurna Rice Seed Library” seeks to store and promote the cultivation of these rice seeds. Rice is grown in abundance in North Eastern pART of our country. Assam is home to many different varieties of rice.There are four types...
More »Dr. Hameed Nuru, World Food Programme Country Director, interviewed by Soma Basu (The Hindu)
-The Hindu Malnutrition is a complex problem and results from not getting enough food to not getting the right kind of food, says the United Nations WFP (India) Country Director Even with the world's largest subsidised food distribution systems serving 65 million poor families across the country, India continues to be home to a quARTer of all malnourished people worldwide. In view of the incredible challenge of improving nutrition for all people...
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