Four more countries join global coalition to protect pollinators
This takes the number of signatories for the ‘Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators’ to 16
Delhi’s crop area reduced by 34%; less than 1% workforce engaged in agriculture
The Economic Survey of Delhi also revealed that the area under food-grain crops has decreased substantially
Onion price crash, farmers’ distress fail to move governments
While farmers are in distress due to crash in onion, tomato and potato prices, government paints a rosy picture
कम हो रही मिट्टी के पानी सोखने की क्षमता, बढ़ सकता है खाद्यान्न संकट
वैज्ञानिकों ने अमेरिका के केंसास इलाके में 25 साल तक स्टडी करने के बाद कई महत्वपूर्ण तथ्यों की खोज की है
भारत में बढ़ रहा है कृषि उत्पादन, पर साथ ही घट रही है फसलों की विविधता
एक अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि पिछले 50 वर्षों के दौरान कृषि में आ रहे बदलावों के चलते भारत के खाद्य उत्पादन में ...
विशेषज्ञों ने सुलझायी प्रकाश संश्लेषण की गुत्थी, कृषि उपज में हो सकती है बढ़ोतरी
वैज्ञानिकों के अनुसार इस खोज की मदद से पौधों में प्रकाश संश्लेषण की प्रक्रिया को नियंत्रित करके उच्च पैदावार प्राप्त की जा सकती है, ...
Pesticides not just threaten bees, but also food production
Experts say 80 per cent of food production depends on pollination, but pesticides are affecting pollinators like bees
To reduce environmental impact, change the way we produce food: study
The biggest hurdle is finding uniform production processes across diverse geographies and climatic conditions
German scientists decode adhesive properties of pollen
The findings may one day aid people suffering with pollen allergy as well as help develop alternative strategies for agriculture and food …
We live in a sugar rich and protein poor world
The world over-produces grains, fats and sugar while greatly underproducing fruits and vegetables and proteins. A correction in the imbalance can …
Agricultural transformation vital to produce 50% more food in 2050
In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, agricultural output would need to more than double by the middle of the century
अतिशय मौसम से भारत में कॉफी का उत्पादन घटा
जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण देश में कॉफी उत्पादन में 20 फीसदी की गिरावट
Hidden cost of global food, land use at $12 trillion: Report
This is expected to rise to more than $16 trillion a year by 2050, finds a report by Food and Land use Coalition
Trick question: Why is food production up despite fewer pollinators
In the last 50 years, the global agriculture’s reliance on crops dependent on pollinators like bees has grown by 300 per cent
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …
Boom in farm produce not reason enough to celebrate
Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases
Challenges stand in way of African agricultural transformation
Land degradation and soil erosion can play a detrimental role in limiting Africa’s agricultural transformation
Adverse weather pushes up food prices
Prices of sugar, palm oil and milk have gone up sharply
Global warming can reduce coffee growing areas in the world’s largest coffee-producing region: study
Bee-friendly farm practices and conserving forests suitable for coffee production can reduce vulnerability to climate change, it said
C40 Cities: 14 cities drive sustainable diet plan
The food we eat was responsible for nearly 13 per cent of the total emissions in 2017 and this is expected to increase 38% by 2050
बिहार के 18 जिलों में फीसदी से कम हुई बारिश, फसल के नुकसान का अंदेशा
जुलाई-अगस्त में बाढ़ का कहर झेल चुका बिहार अब सूखे की चपेट में आ गया है। सूबे के 18 जिले के 102 प्रखंडों में ...
Desertification expands in areas on front line of climate change
The latest IPCC report does not clearly link climate change to desertification, but it does say desertification is a “function of both …
Focus on climate change: Food majors to US government
Sustainable Food Policy Alliance pushes for carbon pricing system for industries
Moving towards a planet-friendly diet
New study recommends more fruits and veggies, less red meat for a healthy, planet-friendly diet
World’s 1 billion people are hungry and 2 billion eat too much wrong food
A study conducted in 16 countries says world’s eating habits will not leave enough food to feed all and it is detrimental to the climate too
