-Down to Earth Reforms in public distribution system and increase in number of people covered by it could be the reasons, say experts The latest data released by the government on household consumption patterns shows a decline in Rice consumption and increase in consumption of wheat since 2004. In the meantime, consumption of Rice and wheat made available through the public distribution system (PDS) has increased significantly, according to the survey report...
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110 Seed Banks to be Set Up in AP, Tamil Nadu -Rahul V Pisharody
-The New Indian Express HYDERABAD: To preserve indigenous seed varieties and also promote organic farming, the state bio-diversity board will soon open over 110 seed banks across the two states. With the requisite budgets sanctioned for this pilot project, the board is all set to start the programme in the coming weeks. The concept is inspired by the activities of a Karnataka-based NGO which was able to do the same in a...
More »Punjab's paddy dilemma -Jyotika Sood
-Down to Earth In 2009, Punjab became the first state in the country to enact a law banning the sowing of Rice before a stipulated date. The aim was to arrest the fall in water table. While the law has succeeded in its objective, it has also fomented discontent among farmers In 2006, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh faced an unprecedented situation. On the one hand, he had to contend with a...
More »Rice PRices May Rise Due to Lack of Rains in Andhra Pradesh -Uma Sudhir
-NDTV Hyderabad: The first month of monsoon has turned out to be the worst in years for farmers, especially in coastal Andhra Pradesh that has had very little rain because of a truant southwest monsoon. Hardly 30 per cent sowing has been done so far and with no rains, even that has dried up. Consumers are bound to be left high and dry with food pRices rising steeply. We met Kittappa,...
More »Kerala facing food fall -Nadeesh Kareemadathil
-Deccan Chronicle Thrissur (Kerala): Planting paddy on large swathes in expectation of copious rains and abundant harvests during Thiruvathira Njattuvela, according to conventional wisdom, between June 21 and July 4, has been a practice in Kerala. But try telling this to GenNext and you will draw a blank. The story is that the Zamorin of Malabar once remarked: "Aliens may take away our spices and other valuable crops but they cannot...
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