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Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Warnings on Pakistan and Afghanistan have been issued in a report jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
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Summer crop sowing in India declines by 1.54 lakh hectare in 2023
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Green gram, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, groundnut, sunflower, and sesamum are some of the major summer crops.
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Over 1,000 future leaders of Indian agriculture and agribusiness to be hon
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai/ Jalgaon (Maharashtra) [India], June 2: The Future of Agriculture Leaders in India (FALI), an initiative supported by leading agribusiness entities - Godrej Agrovet Ltd., UPL, Jain Irrigation, StarAgri, Rallis etc. - to make agriculture attractive for the next generation today kick-st
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Indian government strides towards food security
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Indian government is going big on the agriculture sector with its recent announcement of bringing a policy for world's biggest food grain storage scheme under the cooperative societies sector.
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Pakistan a 'very high concern' area in food insecurity: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
It observes that, in the midst of the present global economic slump, rising state debt has aggravated Pakistan's protracted financial crisis.
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J-K: Small, marginalized farmers script new chapter in agri-economy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) has proven to be a boon for small and marginalized farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. It is helping them to script a new chapter in the agriculture economy of the Himalayan region.
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Locust invasion causes huge losses to farmers in Afghanistan's northern pr
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land to be destroyed in some northern provinces of the country.
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High-density farming in India poses threat to its environment: Agriculture
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The renowned Indian agriculture expert Devinder Sharma said that the growing high-density Agriculture concept in India is going to be a major threat to the environment in the country. Sharma was answering media questions in Shimla on Thursday. He said that the nutrients and elements of the s
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J-K LG Manoj Sinha reviews implementation of agriculture credit schemes of
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During the meeting, Lt Governor directed the bank officials and administrative officers for seamless coordination at the district level for the effective implementation of the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) and 100 per cent saturation of benefits under Kisan Credit Card a
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Pakistan's GDP growth rate for current fiscal year reaches 0.29 pc
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The statistics of the growth rate of the national economy of Pakistan during the current fiscal year released by the National Accounts Committee are shocking. The target of GDP growth rate for the current financial year was set at 5 per cent. However, the actual growth has been reported to b
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India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectare
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is lower.
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Record 330.5 million tonne foodgrain estimated for 2022-23 crop year: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Third advance estimates of production of major crops for the agricultural year 2022-23 have been released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Total foodgrain production in the country is estimated at a record 330.5 million tonnes which is higher by about 15 million tonn
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