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Research advances understanding of how bacteria benefit plant growth
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Plants create alliances with bacteria in the soil in which they thrive. Legumes, for example, benefit from a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms that live in nodules in their roots and "fix" nitrogen in the atmosphere to make it available for the legumes' growth. But are microorganism
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Subsidised tomatoes now available online through ONDC
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The government’s agricultural marketing company National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd (NCCF) on Monday began selling tomatoes at the subsidised rate of Rs 70 per kilogram through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
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Kharif crops sowing in India marginally higher so far in 2023
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi.
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UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment to address challenges to trans
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome on July 24-26.
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Concerns rise in East Africa as Russia pulls out of Ukrainian grain deal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Far from the front lines of combat in Ukraine, the effects of Russia's decision to withdraw from an agreement that permitted the transport of Ukrainian agricultural goods through a secure Black Sea passageway are already being felt in the East African countries that are already shaken by glo
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FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Strategy, which was endorsed in June 2022 by FAO’s executive body, the Council, envisages agrifood systems as sustainable, inclusive, resilient and adaptive to climate change.
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Israel: President Herzog and US VP Harris announce USD 70 Million initiati
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The two countries will invest a shared USD 70 million over five years to promote climate resilience solutions. Both are already world leaders in the development of smart, hi-tech agriculture. The sides said that this joint initiative will strengthen the existing cooperation between the two c
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Soon, subsidised tomatoes to be sold online through ONDC: Sources
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Sources said that the government’s agricultural marketing agencies – the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) – are in talks with the ONDC.
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Balanced, safe, nutritious food is preventive care; ensures health and wel
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The union minister inaugurated the event in the presence of the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Narendra Tomar and special guest Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of Nepal, Bedu Ram Bhusal, here on Thursday.
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Israel, US unveil climate union
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahead of a one-on-one meeting on July 19 at the White House, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and US Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new climate technology partnership, which will draw up to USD 70 million of US and Israeli investments to support climate-healthy agriculture and use new
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Genetic, isotopic analysis provides approach for wildlife conservation pur
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have applied genetic and isotopic analyses to jaguar scat to investigate the big cats' habitat needs in Belize's Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Preserve. The study demonstrates a novel and noninvasive technique for identifying elusive wildlife's landscape use and conservation needs.
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How to avoid freezer burn and being damaged by too much ice, explains stud
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The majority of people have a bag of vegetables in their freezer that have essentially turned into an unrecognisable block of ice crystals. Additionally, meals ruined by too much ice lose their texture and become mushy when thawed. Now, scientists have demonstrated in the Journal of Agricul
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