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Between 2001 and 2019, satellites watched 250,000 farming areas across the world, revealing how government payments, crop rules and conservation measures can slowly restore degraded cropland and strengthen food securityResearch conducted by the University of Bonn reveals that agri-environmental policies worldwide are beneficial for cropland quality. Analyz...- ICAR @98: Science, innovation and sustainability for Viksit Bharat 2047Achieving Viksit Bharat 2047 requires agriculture to move beyond production towards value addition, food processing, exports, bio-based ind...
- Bio-input demand may rise, but skill gap threatens India's green farming push: Agriculture CommissionerAgriculture Commissioner said widespread adoption of bio-inputs by India's nearly 14 crore farmers could generate annual demand of 20–30 cr...
- Does planting more trees on farmland actually hurt bird populations? Here's what a new study reveals about hidden risks of tree plantingNew research from Japan reveals that planting trees for conservation, while beneficial for some birds, can negatively impact species relian...
- In the 1950s, Swiss farmers intensified and mechanized their fields; nine decades of records now reveal an unexpected divide: butterflies are still struggling, while forest beetles have fully bounced backButterflies and beetles are disappearing at an alarming rate. A Swiss study reveals significant butterfly losses since 1930, linked to farm...
- Farmway announces Rs 870 crore partnership with Georgia governmentFarmway Technologies, founded by Indian entrepreneurs, partners with the Georgian government to invest Rs 870 crore in sustainable agricult...
- Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047A successful agri-food systems transformation can position India as a global leader in sustainable food production while ensuring nutrition...
- Agri, dairy concessions to US disruptive; IP, digital issues may fly under radar: NGOs, trade unions, othersFarmers' associations and other groups are cautioning against trade concessions to the United States. They believe these concessions could ...
- Giving concessions to US on agri, dairy sectors will have disruptive impacts: Forum for Trade JusticeForum for Trade Justice cautioned that granting concessions to the US in agriculture and dairy under a trade pact would severely impact Ind...
- India's interest to study agriculture abroad risesIndian students are increasingly pursuing agricultural studies abroad, driven by global demand for sustainable farming practices and immigr...
- Suresh Prabhu nominated to World Agriculture Forum BoardFormer Union Minister Suresh Prabhu has been nominated to the World Agriculture Forum (WAF) Board. WAF Chairman Rudy Rabbinge highlighted P...
- GTRI for stringent measures to curb India's rising consumption of harmful processed foodsGTRI has recommended that the Indian government implement stringent policy measures to curb the rising consumption of harmful processed foo...
- HCLTech to support Meta and Meity’s XR Startup programAs a knowledge partner of this program, HCLTech will help foster an ecosystem in which Indian startups can develop innovative services, har...
- Greening agri supply chainsIndia is set to respond to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) 2023, which seeks to prevent major agri-commodities and their value-added...
- Impact investing: A focus of new generation ultra-richVarious studies have shown that the new generation is twice as likely to invest basis the underlying companies’ commitment to making a posi...
- India needs more action to achieve global goals: Experts"India's public and private sectors need to talk about the SDGs," Vimal Mahendru, ambassador at the Geneva-based International Electrotechn...
- GM animus dooms Indian farmers: Innovation is the answer to affordable Bt cotton technologyThe only GM product allowed for commercial cultivation in the country, Bt cotton has made India the largest cotton producer in the world.
- ‘Lack of biotech food safety is a myth’It is a bogey of the anti-GM lobby to keep harping that Indian farmers will become slaves to MNCs.
- 'We need to price water better'The biggest challenge in the farm sector worldwide is to increase agri-productivity without additional use of land, water resources or more...
- Wanted: An ethanol policyThe broad contours of the national policy on biofuels — which has got the green signal from the Cabinet — seem unexceptionable.
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