About 40% of the claims, totalling Rs. 12, 867 crore, under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme for the Kharif season which … 40% Insurance Claims for Kharif Season UnpaidRead more
Agriculture
Posted inMultimedia / Organic
Sustainable urban farming at Alegría Fresh Farms
transforms a food desert into a “Garden of Eden,” Urban farm takes root in Irvine’s Great Park in Southern California
Posted inGMO / India / News
Activists slam regulatory body for inaction against illegal Bt Brinjal cultivation
Despite being repeatedly apprised of illegal cultivation of Bt brinjal in Haryana, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has not taken any action against the seed … Activists slam regulatory body for inaction against illegal Bt Brinjal cultivationRead more
Posted inCO2
Rising CO2, climate change projected to reduce availability of nutrients worldwide
One of the biggest challenges to reducing hunger and undernutrition around the world is to produce foods that provide not only enough calories but also … Rising CO2, climate change projected to reduce availability of nutrients worldwideRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl
Tanzanian farmers are facing heavy prison sentences for seed exchange
If you buy seeds from Syngenta or Monsanto under the new legislation, they will retain the intellectual property rights. If you save seeds from your … Tanzanian farmers are facing heavy prison sentences for seed exchangeRead more
Posted inGMO / India / ToMl
Bt Brinjal Illegally Growing in India
[]— In February 2010, the Indian government placed an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal. Prior to this decision, numerous independent scientists … Bt Brinjal Illegally Growing in IndiaRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl
Colonialism’s new clothes: The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with Africa
Since 2002, African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have negotiated a reciprocal free trade agreement known as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European … Colonialism’s new clothes: The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with AfricaRead more
Posted inEvolution / Human / Science / ToMl
Agriculture May Have Shaped Both Human Jaws and Language
Recent evidence from several studies in paleoanthropology has upended these assumptions by suggesting the way we eat can actually alter jaw anatomy. the consequences for … Agriculture May Have Shaped Both Human Jaws and LanguageRead more
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India’s fields still have Bt brinjal
India banned Bt brinjal in 2010 but, nine years on, the genetically modified (GM) crop is still in circulation, said activists on April 25, 2019. … India’s fields still have Bt brinjalRead more
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Civil society decries FSANZ approval of Golden Rice
The recent release of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approval report of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) application for a Golden Rice ‘safety stamp’ … Civil society decries FSANZ approval of Golden RiceRead more