Food saved is as important as food produced. The UNEP-led Cool Coalition in collaboration with the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Food
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala disclosed at a Press meet here on Thursday that the refinance support of the bank in the current financial year
This policy-oriented report from the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) presents a synthesis of existing evidence about the causes of food losses and waste and suggests action
The government will rope in private players to provide The State government is opening entry of private players in the agriculture sector with three major projects including soil testing programme to
Despite lack of agreement among negotiators on the “small package” of measures for the WTO’s Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, draft texts on farm trade are being sent on to ministers. Director-General
<p>India, the world’s second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, is throwing away fresh produce worth Rs133 bn every year because of lack of adequate cold storage facilities and refrigerated transport, according to data compiled in this new report by Emerson Climate Technologies</p>
Even before it is put into execution, UPA-II’s big-ticket scheme, the Food Security Bill, seems to be facing hurdles from within. The Congress-led government in Maharashtra has told the Centre that it is already facing a severe financial crunch and is capable of footing only 10% of the Rs-600 crore annual cost that is needed for transportation, storage and distribution of grains to implement the food security programme in the state.
The state government has completed the preparations for implementation of the Food Security Act which is expected to come into force from December Maharashtra government has set up a cabinet sub-committee, headed by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, to decide on guidelines for selecting beneficiaries to implement the Food Security Act in the state.
Rome : The food the world wastes accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except for China and the United States, the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday. Every year about a
The petition, filed by advocate M L Sharma, said the Article 123 of the Constitution that deals with the power of the President to promulgate ordinances during the recess of Parliament has been misused
Officials are searching for godowns to store additional food grains Even as the State government is struggling to mobilise huge quantity of rice required for launching the ‘rice for Re 1 per kg’ scheme
