Full Coverage: Agriculture

21.08.2007 The prime minister of India announced funds of at least Rs 250 billion to boost agricultural output and ensure inclusive growth. In his speech to the nation on the Independence Day he stressed on the welfare of the rural livelihoods which should be the part of the booming economic of the nation.

17.08.2007 AsiaMedia's staff writer, Natasha Garyali has interviewed 2007 Magsaysay award winner P. Sainath and talked about the agrarian crisis, lack of media interest in the field, need of government intervention and his future projects.

17.08.2007 The Government of Pakistan has allocated an amount of Rs 6.237 billion for the development of rural areas of the country. The government has adopted a comprehensive policy for rural development, including agriculture, social and physical infrastructure as well as rural industrialization under its annual plan for the year 2007-2008.

13.08.2007 Sustainet India - a network of NGOs with long-standing experience of sustained agriculture, has launched a book “Sustainable Agriculture: A Pathway out of Poverty for India’s Rural Poor”; it includes 14 examples of successful sustainable agriculture approaches, which if replicated on a country-wide basis can provide a means out of poverty and hunger.

01.08.2007 WASHINGTON, Jul 31 (OneWorld) - In a political turnabout, the automobile industry is embracing legislation that would raise fuel-economy standards for U.S. vehicles more than 25 percent over the next 15 years.