On April 13, 2021, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft Corporation to start a … The new digital push in agriculture raises serious concernsRead more
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Case Against the Chocolate Companies
Most of the chocolate sold in the United States is produced with forced child labor. That’s the take of Terry Collingsworth of International Rights Advocates. … Case Against the Chocolate CompaniesRead more
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What does RCEP mean for farmers’ seeds in Asia?
In February 2016, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a controversial new trade agreement covering 12 countries of the Asia-Pacific region, was signed in Aotearoa/New Zealand. … What does RCEP mean for farmers’ seeds in Asia?Read more
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Farmers’ protests increased five times in India since 2017
Farmer protests in India grew almost five times since 2017, said the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based non-profit. The number of protests … Farmers’ protests increased five times in India since 2017Read more
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What is selective breeding?
One of the earliest forms of biotechnology is responsible for many of the plants and animals that we know today. Selective breeding, also known as … What is selective breeding?Read more
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The Story of a Farmers’ Protest
On May 26, 1907, Lord Minto, Viceroy and Governor General of India, put an end to one of the most intense popular peasant agitations in … The Story of a Farmers’ ProtestRead more
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Economics and value of pollination
The University of Maryland (UMD) co-published a new review paper in the Annual Review of Resource Economics to examine pollinators from both an economic and … Economics and value of pollinationRead more
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Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System
In April, the Indian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft, allowing its local partner CropData to leverage a master database of farmers. … Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the SystemRead more
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64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries. … 64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollutionRead more
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Change the way we make food
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WvehTbuvIo&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Greta Thunberg