Tag: agriculture
World To Face Much Agri Water Scarcity by 2050
Water is already scarce and agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80 per cent of the world's croplands...
Plastic in Agri Land; Urgent Intervention Need of the Hour
The world is much aware of plastic pollution of the water bodies, beaches and oceans. But a new report from the Food and Agriculture...
Support To Agri Producers Harmful to Environment, Health: UN
Around 87 per cent of the 540 billion dollars given as support to agriculture producers by governments annually are price distorting that can be harmful...
Mishri variety of cherries from Kashmir exported to Dubai
In a step towards boosting horticultural crops exports, a first commercial shipment of Mishri variety of luscious cherries from Kashmir valley has been exported...
Agriculture never saw major threats as before; FAO
Agriculture incurred the highest financial losses and damages wrought by disasters, which have grown in intensity, frequency and complexity, said the Food and Agriculture...
New methods in early weather predictions to help farmers
The variations in Monsoon and weather fluctuations can have adverse impact on agriculture. Most of the time farmers even face crop loss because of...
Seeds from India to be stored in seed vault for 100...
Storing seeds in a secret place for the future is not any fable but a reality. The seeds from India will be stored in...
Farmers prove their mettle at time of Covid 19; Modi
Lauding the farmers in the 68th edition of Mann ki Baat address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the farmers have proven...
Organic farming reduces costs by 20%, increases output by 50%
There was 10-20% reduction in cost of cultivation (cost saving) and 20-50% increase in net returns to organic farmers, besides a price premium( up...
Drones used to upgrade agriculture map
Maharashtra, which has been witnessing a dip in its water resources for the last many years, have come up with drone mapping of its...
