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Amma, we want some more

Food subsidy has attained a new meaning in Tamil Nadu, where government-run canteens are feeding a growing urban poor population

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Assuring tenure rights to pastoralists can ensure food security

Over 500 million people rely on livestock herding in rangelands. They move from one place to another in search of pasture and to avoid drought,…

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Climate smart agriculture proposed at COP 22 raises concerns

Climate smart agriculture has not been defined, giving way for industrial agriculture to be promoted under its name

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COP22: opening session on agriculture discusses climate adaptation, food security

Developing countries, especially from Africa, voiced the need to mobilise finance from developed countries

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To strengthen climate action, women should be recognised as agents of change

Women should be at the heart of efforts to device and deploy lasting solutions to adapt to a changing climate

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Transformation in agriculture needed to cope with climate change

A FAO report points out that a “business as usual” scenario can increase the number of poor by between 35 and 122 million by 2030 …

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Ministries in Africa commit to integrate land governance concerns in agriculture

Most of the African ministries of lands have been working on land reforms, but in isolation from the agricultural sector

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Africa development challenges are heavily under-researched

African leaders call for "critical interrogation" of the current challenges that the continent is facing

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World Food Day: our agriculture must keep pace with changing climate

To feed the world, agriculture, along with forestry, fisheries and livestock, needs to become more resilient and productive

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'Sustainable agriculture paramount to eradicate extreme poverty, hunger'

FAO chief says while past developments in agriculture have led to major improvements in productivity, “progress has been uneven” …

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'BRICS countries in a position to shape agricultural policies'

Most of the world’s 795 million undernourished people live in developing countries. These countries will need to increase their food …

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Agriculture census will help Asia-Pacific countries achieve zero hunger challenge

Agricultural censuses are sources of structural information that, through comparison at different points of time, can contribute to the …

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