Farmers to hold convention on stubble burning
Farmer unions are now saying that stubble burning is not causing widespread pollution. Despite given a subsidy on buying machines to stop stubble burning, seven farmer unions will organise a convention
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Working with smallholders: a handbook for firms building sustainable supply chains
The purpose of Working with Smallholders handbook is to enable the development of more sustainable, resilient and productive supply chains for agribusinesses and to illustrate the substantial development
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Farmers seek ownership rights of chakauta, shamlat land
Farmers, under the banner of the Laghu Kisan Ekta Himachal Pradesh (LKEHP), on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the Vidhan Sabha, demanding ownership rights of both chakauta and shamlat land without
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South Africa calls Trump 'misinformed' over land policy
South Africa rejected a tweet by Donald Trump about the country's land reform policy and the "large scale killing" of farmers saying the US president was "misinformed". Trump said on Wednesday he directed
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Erratic weather shapes 2018 as one of worst years for Kenyan farmers
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- A majority of Kenyan farmers cannot wait for 2018 to end as the year shapes out to be one of the toughest, thanks to erratic weather. The weather in the East African nation has been
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Funding cloud on Modi govt's solar plan for farmers after FinMin red flag
The Finance Ministry has reportedly asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy rework funding plans The government’s ambitious plan to roll out solar power-run irrigation pumps for farmers is facing
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Museveni launches new agriculture model
President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday launched a new agriculture model that will increase productivity and alleviate the prevailing high unemployment across the country. The new agriculture project also
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Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan hit by worst drought in decades
Afghanistan, where a lack of snow and rain in recent months has badly hit the harvest, sparking warnings of severe food shortages After his wheat crop failed and wells dried up, Ghulam Abbas sold his
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Rs 23cr for villages in climate fight
Patna: The agriculture department has sanctioned Rs 23 crore to be spent over three years to help 10,000 farmers adopt practices in line with a decision to develop 100 climate smart villages. Minister
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Solar energy benefits must reach farmers, says PM Narendra Modi
Benefits of solar power, the generation capacity of which increased 10 times in the last four years, must reach farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told officials while appraising the performance of