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Using abstraction to diversify farming

"How can societies develop a food system that meets their needs and is also more healthy and diverse?"

Salon

Scientists are using NASA satellite data to text Bangladeshi farmers water-saving strategies

A new technology uses satellite data to provide farming advice to Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani farmers.

Space

House panel tells government to ensure fertilizer availability, increase local production

The committee noted that GST for fertilizers is at 5% and GST on raw materials like sulphuric acid and ammonia are at 18%.

The Hindu

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Scotland's fishing industry dealt blow as post-Brexit export scheme pulled

A TRIAL system designed to limit post-Brexit paperwork for fish exporters has been halted in a blow to Scotland’s salmon industry.

The National (Scotland)

To curb price rise, Centre releases more grain stock under open market sale

The price of wheat has gone up by 6.77% in retail market and 7.37% in wholesale market in the last one year and in the case of rice, the increase is 10.63% and 11.12% respectively.

The Hindu

Centre reneged on promises made to farmers, alleges Samyukta Kisan Morcha

Alleging that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has reneged on its promises made at the time of the withdrawal of the three controversial farm laws, farmers, under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), staged a demonstration in front of the Prakasam Bhavan here on August 9…

The Hindu

French winemakers plead for aid as mildew ravages Bordeaux grapes

Producers in Bordeaux, France's largest wine-growing region, warn they are facing heavy losses this year due to mildew. As many as 90 percent of local vineyards are affected by the fungus, which winemakers blame on wetter, warmer conditions created by climate change.

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Karnataka CM orders police to probe officials who allegedly wrote to Governor against Agriculture Minister

CM orders inquiry into fake complaint against Agri Min; Cong stands by him.

The Hindu

Paddy payment delay: farmers on the warpath against govt.

Paddy farmers across the State are up in arms against the government for its failure to pay them for the second-crop paddy procured five months ago.

The Hindu

Theetukkal residents in Udhagamandalam complain of dumpyard leachate seeping into agricultural fields

: Udhagamandalam residents allege UMC failed to implement NGT orders to prevent leachate from dumpyard seeping into agri fields. Stench from dumpyard continues to draw animals, leading to crop loss. UMC should consider moving dump away or buy agri lands surrounding it. Residents of Udhagamandalam allege UMC failed to implement…

The Hindu

KTR asks officials to identify sites for dump yards

Minister for the Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA & UD) K.T. Rama Rao asked officials to identify sites for dump yards in Ranga Reddy, Sangareddy and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts, considering the needs of the capital city for the coming 50 years.

The Hindu

Teen Farm Volunteers Are Bonding With The Land Of Israel

HaShomer HaChadash, founded to safeguard agriculture and uphold Zionist values, aims to strengthen the connection to land

Zenger

The woes of wool

Wool was once the backbone of our agriculture industry, but now farmers are struggling to make a buck from it. What happened?

Newsroom.co.nz

Unseasonably wet weather threatens UK harvest, say farmers

Soggy July has affected wheat, barley and hay crops as waterlogged soil makes some harder to harvest

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KRS irrigation consultative committee puts off decisions till meeting with CM and Dy. CM

KRS ICC meeting resolves to put off decisions on water release to crops till discussion with CM & Dy CM. Meeting discussed range of issues, incl. water for crops & drinking, tail-end areas, silt removal & canal repair. Govt. to stand by farmers & ensure water for cattle.

The Hindu

Farmers’ associations demand Andhra Pradesh govt. to provide input assistance, minimum support price

All India Kisan Sabha president Ravula Venkaiah demanded input assistance of ₹10,000/acre for farmers & tenant farmers, ₹20,000/acre for those cultivating <2 acres to help them cope with crisis. Telangana govt giving input assistance, A.P. should follow suit. Each farmer in A.P. has ₹2.45 lakh debt, State 3rd in farmer…

The Conversation

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast majority of calories that people around the world consume. As global population rises, there’s pressure to expand production even…

The Week

The spiralling global rice crisis

Rice is a global staple and keeping the price low means “less people go to bed hungry”, said Al Jazeera. However, a controversial decision by the Indian government could upend this notion, and create chaos across the world.

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The Guardian - UK

Plan to allow barn conversions without planning permission ‘would destroy England’s national parks’

Park bosses condemn ‘bonkers’ proposition that they say would ‘cause untold damage to our landscapes’

The Independent UK

Secret footage reveals chickens collapsing ‘in agony’ at farms supplying ‘ethical’ supermarket Co-op

Exclusive: Members angry as hidden cameras show grossly overweight birds ‘near death and unable to walk or drink’

The Hindu

Health is an individual right and responsibility, say experts

A person must take responsibility for their health say experts at a public forum organised by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

Newsroom.co.nz

Fears for viability of farm businesses after Fonterra's $5b blow to economy

Farmers are expected to defer debt repayments, cut back on operating expenses such as fertiliser, and curtail plans for capital expenditure – impacting on the wider rural sector. Andrew Patterson reports.

The Hindu

Many Indane LPG distributors object to being forced to sell biscuits and flour in Chennai

Many distributors of the Indane liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. are objecting to the oil marketing company (OMC) asking them to sell products of two private brands.

The Hindu

MBBS classes will start in new building of Haveri Institute of Medical Sciences, says Minister Shivanand Patil

Minister for Textiles, Sugarcane Development and Sugar and district-in-charge for Haveri Shivanand Patil announced that the classes of the first year MBBS course would be held at the new building of Haveri Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital from September.

Zenger

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