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Only 7% of coffee sold in the UK meets Fairtrade standards, research shows

The foundation says that the average non-Fairtrade coffee farmer lives on as little as £1.37 per day.

The Independent UK

Paddy raised in record extent of 65 lakh acres this Kharif season: Minister

Kharif season in Hyderabad saw 1.38 cr acres of crops raised, incl. 12 lakh acres of horticultural crops. Govt. expects Rabi cultivation to be in 75-80 lakh acres. Paddy cultivation in record 65 lakh acres, incl. 24,000 acres in Nagarkurnool. Crop loan waiver of 11,812.14 cr for 21.3 lakh farmers…

The Hindu

Dairy farmers urge CM Stalin to enhance subsidy for cattle feed

Dairy farmers urge CM to increase subsidy for concentrate cattle feed to increase milk production and reduce losses. Minister for Dairy Development says no move to increase Aavin milk prices, but 295 new primary milk cooperative societies have been started.

The Hindu

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‘Indian coffee farmers who incur loss are not adequately compensated’

Coffee farmers in India who experience crop loss due to wild animals, drought, forest fires are not adequately compensated for their losses, said Sunil Nautiyal, director, GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE).

The Hindu

Show the way to up ‘living income’ of coffee farmers, say experts

The coffee industry should collectively step up its fight for stable pricing to ensure a decent living income for growers rather than pushing the case in isolation, said Stephanie Daniels, senior programme director, Agriculture & Development, Sustainable Food Lab (U.S.).

The Hindu

Seeds with multiple tolerance will be a game-changer: Borlaug award winner Swati Nayak

Swati Nayak, IRRI scientist, wins Borlaug Field Award for research on climate-resilient, nutritious rice varieties. She organised 10,000 on-farm tests for 500 varieties. Her focus is on preserving landrace seeds and developing low glycemic index varieties. She believes bio-fortified rice is the way forward to address nutrition challenge.

The Hindu

Odisha Assembly passes Bill exempting projects from social impact assessment

Earlier this year, the Naveen Patnaik government had withdrawn an amendment Bill with similar provisions in the wake of severe criticism.

The Hindu

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Delayed passage of farm bill stirs uncertainty for Texas agriculture

The must-pass package of legislation known as the farm bill, which is renewed every five years, funds critical crop insurance and loans to farmers and food to low-income families.

The Texas Tribune

Winner winner, chicken dinner: strike over at Inghams

Footy fans can rest assured that KFC and parmis are back on the menu after chicken workers ended a strike that threatened supplies ahead of the grand finals.

AAP

Top US poultry producers face federal investigation over claims of child migrants cleaning slaughterhouses

‘We are long past the day when brands can say that they don’t know that they have child labor in their supply chain,’ the chief legal officer for the Labor Department said

The Independent UK

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates state’s first sugarcane based ethanol plant

RAIPUR: Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel virtually inaugurated Chhattisgarh’s first sugarcane basedethanol plant worth Rs 141 crore in Kabirdham district on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Haveri farmers will get crop loss relief in 10 days, says Minister

Minister Patil announces crop insurance compensation for 3 crops in Haveri district; over 1 lakh additional farmers to benefit. 90% of applications at Janata Darshan pertained to crop insurance. Minister to meet CM to declare remaining 3 taluks as drought-hit. Compensation cheque of ₹5 lakh handed over to Roopa, wife…

The Hindu

KTR to showcase Telangana’s farm sector success story at Borlaug dialogue in US

The Hindu

Australian government says ‘yeah, no’ to deal with China to drop wine tariffs

Reported package offer from Beijing was attempt to ‘meet Australian side halfway’ but Australia sees issues as ‘entirely separate matters’

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Niranjan Reddy accuses Opposition parties of stymieing PRLIS progress

Minister Reddy accuses Opp. of venomous campaign against PRLIS. Justified shift of source from Jurala to Srisailam due to higher storage capacity. Opp. filed petitions, complaints & cases to oppose project. PRLIS works to gain momentum with overcoming of hurdles & Penta Reddy leading execution. Kalwakurthy LI scheme launched with…

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Hafta letters: Geopolitics, burning Ravan effigies, screening of While We Watched

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Cauvery issue: Farmers attempt to gherao Minister in Mysuru

Farmers' activists arrested in Mysuru for trying to gherao Minister over Cauvery dispute. Farmers' leader Kurubur Shanthakumar demands Karnataka govt. not accept any direction to release water to TN until distress formula worked out. He urges govt. to file review petition & stop release of water to TN. He calls…

The Hindu

Siddaramaiah to launch ‘Pashu Sakhi’ programme in Mysuru on Sept. 26

CM Siddaramaiah to launch A-HELP (Pashu Sakhi) programme & new vet hospital in Mysuru on Sept 26. 400 vet officers & 250 vet inspectors recruited. 4th round of foot & mouth disease vaccination under NADCP to be launched. Fodder stock to last 7 months, ₹68 cr spent on fodder cultivation.…

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The Guardian - UK

Bee-killing pesticides banned in EU found at unsafe levels in English rivers

Government accused of ‘ignoring science’ as it considers allowing use of a toxic neonicotinoid

The Guardian - US

From cage-free chicks to puppy mills and Avian flu: Republicans are trying to roll back animal protections

A proposed federal law would wipe out existing state laws that prevent farm animal brutality and the spread of disease

AAP

Parmis in peril as chicken workers strike at Inghams

Workers demanding more pay have walked off the job at a major poultry producer, potentially limiting the supply of chickens at brands like McDonald's and KFC.

The Hindu

Ahead of Durga Puja, Bangladesh allows export of Hilsa fish to India

Bangladesh allows export of 3,950 MT Hilsa Fish to India ahead of Durga Puja. 79 exporters given permission to export 50 tonnes each. Fish Importers Association urges Bangladesh High Commission to give 60 days time. 5,000 MT of Hilsa exported to India before 2012. Yield of Hilsa in West Bengal…

The Hindu

Onion traders in Maharashtra continue their strike, surrender trade licenses

Maharashtra onion traders continue strike, disrupting auctions. Talks with Guardian Minister and Collector fail to provide solution. Union govt. raised export duty on onions, traders demand cancellation, 50% reduction in market fees, NAFED/NCCF involvement, 50% subsidy in onion transportation costs.

Salon

What is Kernza and what is it used for?

"You actually can find Kernza turning up in breads, crackers, cereals and flours . . ."

The Hindu

Trees axed under the guise of pruning

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