Solar-powered irrigation is being aggressively promoted by the government as an affordable and sustainable solution for agriculture as well as the rising burden of electricity subsidy. But will solar pumps
The United States has lost the equivalent of nine Grand Canyon national parks, or 24 million acres (9712455.41 hectares) of natural area, between 2001 and 2017 due to agriculture, energy development, housing
Hunger is on the rise again in the world after a decade of decline. Hunger not only cruelly affects the well-being of people, it also undermines national development prospects of any kind. It erodes human
Currently, farmers’ share in the overall agri-futures trading in India is negligible. There could be several factors behind this ranging from their lack of understanding how futures markets work to constraints
This publication conveys priority and entry points to turn the potential of mountain agriculture into real benefits for the Asian region. It includes 8 country case studies. Mountain agriculture requires
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Agricultural Reforms for Doubling Farmers’ Income, 26/07/2019. The Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) recognises agriculture as a value led enterprise and has
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Benefit of MSP to Majority of Farmers, 26/07/2019. To provide the benefit of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers, Government agencies procure the notified agricultural
<p>There is widespread use of poplar in pulp and paper, match splints, pencil and plywood industries, in northern India.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Populus-deltoides-agro-forestry.pdf"
<p>Prioritizing and targeting less developed regions is one of the multi-pronged strategies for doubling farmers’ income (DFI) in India. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/mapping-agro-ecological-region.pdf"
The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for the first phase of Rs 4293 crore Marathwada Water Grid Project to mitigate water woes in the region. The first phase of the project will be implemented
