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ICAR’s ‘MoU signing spree’ with MNCs spurs concerns over corporatisation of Indian agriculture
Shagun
5 min read
While private companies will get to utilise ICAR's vast network, collaboration likely to affect nature of services provided by ICAR and agriculture extension functionaries
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DTE Staff
2 min read
Agreement to increase goat productivity, provide advanced training in breeding and healthcare practises and foster sustainability
Several economies are dependent on cocoa. Photo for representation: iStock
Michael E Odijie
4 min read
A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana
Green Revolution policy initiatives secured India’s food security over the last five decades but caused major ecological disasters, depleting groundwater in grey zones in Punjab and Haryana.
Virender Singh Lather
3 min read
This technology will raise cultivation costs by monopolising the seed-agrochemical market and may lead to more robust, herbicide-resistant weeds in the future, endangering rice production
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DTE Staff
3 min read
DTE and CSE hold webinar on magazine's coverage of ICAR research
Earlier experiences of private ventures into agriculture through contract farming have indicated the exploitation of farmers at the hands of big corporate giants. Representative photo: iStock.
Nivedita Sharma
4 min read
CDP has the potential to benefit farmers; however, asymmetric power relations can make farmer-producer organisations captive markets for the goods produced and marketed by big companies
What a landmark Uber Eats, DoorDash pay deal could mean for delivery drivers and food costs
Michael Rawling
4 min read
Deal's improved conditions would include accident insurance for injured or killed workers
Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia?
Martin Jucker
4 min read
This phenomenon, typically rare in the Southern Hemisphere, could lead to a warmer and drier spring and summer in southeastern Australia
The Ganga River is drying faster than ever — here’s what it means for the region and the world
Mehebub Sahana
4 min read
The river is drying at an unprecedented rate due to climate change, excessive extraction and damming
Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: What it means for the Nile’s 11 river states & why it’s so controversial
John Mukum Mbaku
4 min read
The dam could also help with flood control in Sudan and drought protection in Egypt — but only if the three countries work together
Historic climate change ruling from the International Court of Justice: What it means for Africa
Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala
5 min read
The court also specifically responded to arguments of African nations by affirming that developed countries must support developing States to adapt to climate change
People grinding steel at a hardware workshop with sparks flying
Trishant Dev
4 min read
A proposal for EU exporters, following the contentious EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism policy, creates a loop where economic resources from developing countries effectively subsidise EU producer ...
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