-India.Mongabay.com * Millets are being revived in the state of Odisha, on a large scale under its flagship Odisha Millets Mission. Millets grow well in dry zones as rain-fed crops and are considered low-duty crops. * The revival is helping women farmers in the tribal districts of the state to enhance their livelihood opportunities and become financially independent. * In Mayurbhanj, the third most populous district in Odisha, the number of women farmers...
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India must be quick to tackle challenges of food security, land use - Himangana Gupta & Shweta Prajapati & Ruchika Singh
-Moneycontrol.com Not only population, but several other factors affect the food system, including climate risks and their impact. An IPCC report predicts up to 30 percent decline in rice yields if global temperatures continue to rise India, a country with just 2.4 percent of the world’s total land area, is the largest producer of milk and pulses, and the second largest producer of rice and wheat, as per the United Nations’ Food...
More »UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
-Press release by FAO dated 6 July 2022 The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition Rome/New York: The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United...
More »GST on Dairy Products a ‘Death Warrant’ for Small Farmers, Say Farmers’ Organisations -Ravi Kaushal
-Newsclick.in "The recent changes in GST will not benefit primary producers or consumers who are already reeling under high inflationary pressure," said Ashok Dhawale. Coming down heavily on introducing the Good and Services Taxes (GST) on dairy products, the farmers' organisations on Saturday said that it would prove to be a “death knell” for small dairies and farmers who have been barely managing the rising input costs. Ashok Dhawale, President, All India Kisan...
More »Inter-cropping under the MGNREGA convergence scheme is providing livelihoods and improving health in Jharkhand -Manoj Choudhary
-Gaon Connection Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, launched in 2020 as a rural employment scheme, in convergence with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, is providing double benefits to farmers who are cultivating their fallow lands and also earning wages. Barabanki (East Singhbhum), Jharkhand: For a large part of the year, 51-year-old Laxmi Narayan Singh's three acre plot of land used to remain fallow. He and his 46-year-old wife Savita Singh...
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