Full Coverage: Agriculture

29.09.2006 A new report by the UN says that India has enough food to feed its population of one billion though hunger and food insecurity have increased since the mid-1990s.

25.09.2006 The Group of Ministers (GoM), which has been assigned the task of ironing out differences within the Union Cabinet on amendments to the community radio regime, has cleared the changes proposed by the Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry. This includes the contentious issue of allowing advertisements on such radio stations.

21.09.2006 OneWorld South Asia extends an invitation to join the opening of phone-based Information and Knowledge Exchange Service for Rural Communities. This would be inaugurated on 28th September 2006, at the Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, between 1000 hrs – 1300 hrs followed by lunch.

20.09.2006 from Triple Pundit blog:
Is it more efficient to drive a car over a certain distance than to ride a bike over that same distance if your calories come from beef?

20.09.2006 from Mur Crusto eco-farm blog:
Passive solar, microCHP and other renewable energy sources should help make this farmhouse energy neutral.

12.09.2006 from Eco Street blog:
Grazing planning and management practices help offset the effects of global warming because they focus on keeping the soil covered and providing grasses with enough time to recover from animal grazing.

08.09.2006 Latin American authorities’ failure to label genetically-modified products does not only violate consumers’ rights, but also their freedom to choose.

06.09.2006 Greenpeace International released findings that show illegal GE (genetically engineered) rice from China has contaminated food products in France, Germany and the UK. Greenpeace has notified authorities that the illegal GE rice poses serious health risks and calls upon European governments to take immediate action to protect consumers.

05.09.2006 The Indian Finance Ministry has set up an expert group to look into the growing problem of agricultural indebtedness and suggest relief measures for distressed farmers across the country. The committee will also make recommendations on farmers’ demands for loan waivers, Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told Parliament on August 24.