-Networkideas.org The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war sparked rapid and dramatic increases in some global trade prices, pARTicularly for fuel products, wheat and fertilizer for which Russia and Ukraine are major exporters. It is now clear that these price changes were not due to actual changes in total supply, which remained largely unchanged (although source locations and trade routes shifted). Instead, market expectations amplified by media hype, financial...
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Skewing the mustard field: The Yellow Revolution's revival needed -Dhiraj Singh
-Business Standard Claims that GM mustard will lead to increased yield are incorrect; we must focus on other solutions. India is the fifth-largest producer and also the seventh-largest importer of edible oils in the world. Though significant progress has been made in the production and yield of oilseeds in India, our annual vegetable oil import has been about $10 billion in recent years. The Ministry of Environment is allowing for genetically modified...
More »Fish farming turns lucrative for Chhattisgarh women, supports rural economy -R Krishna Das
-Business Standard 'We wanted to do some work to make ourselves financially strong, but due to lack of guidance, things could not materialise Raipur: Pramina never had a notion that fish, which she loves to cook, could be a good source of income for her. In her mid-thirties, the resident of Chervapara village in Baikunthpur development block of Korea district is eyeing the big catch. Overwhelmed with the initial outcome, she and her group...
More »It’s incomprehensible as to how data of nearly 46 years is missing altogether, says Parliament panel looking into hostel scheme for Scheduled Caste students -Abhinay Lakshman
-The Hindu Only 819 hostels — 391 for girls and 271 for boys — have been sanctioned since the BJRCY scheme’s revision in 2007, against the target of constructing one each in every Block headquARTers of low literacy districts The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Social Justice and Empowerment on Monday flayed the Union government over 46 years of missing data for the Central scheme to construct hostels for Scheduled Caste boys...
More »Success story: Why Leadership Counts -- An FPO in UP shows the way -PVS Surya Kumar
-The Hindu Business Line Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) is the new buzzword among development professionals and NGOs — both public and private! Everyone wants to mobilise the community and establish FPOs. Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) is the new buzzword among development professionals and NGOs — both public and private! Everyone wants to mobilise the community and establish FPOs. FPOs present the power of aggregation, farmers’ come together, form an organisation, which collectively buys...
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