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Letters to The Editor — March 22, 2024

Readers’ mail to The Hindu's Letters to The Editor

The Hindu

In Spain, Hi-tech Hops Keep Beer Bitter As Climate Bites

Outside the warehouse in northwestern Spain, it's a freezing, foggy morning but inside it's balmy, the warmth and LED lights fooling 360 hop plants to flower as if it were late August.

International Business Times

The ongoing prevalence of pesticides

"This year, EWG looked at results from 47,510 samples of 46 fruits and vegetables"

Salon

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Global heating could cause an extra 1.2m lamb deaths in Australia each year, study finds

University of Adelaide study finds potential lamb deaths from heat stress could increase from 2.1m to 3.3m per year under a 3C rise

The Guardian - AU

EU agrees to cap tariff-free Ukraine farm imports

Beset by angry farmer protests, EU to implement ‘safeguards’ to prevent cheap imports flooding market.

Al Jazeera

Leo Varadkar says he is stepping down as Irish PM in emotional speech – as it happened

‘Politicians are human beings and we have our limitations. We give it everything until we can’t anymore,’ says taoiseach

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s pledge to cut emissions by 75% by 2030 ‘no longer credible’

Climate Change Committee finds Scottish government has repeatedly failed to make cuts required by law

The Guardian - UK

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The vast impacts of a cocoa shortage

". . . continuing to cultivate cocoa under current conditions is unsustainable"

Salon

Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative

Farmers hardly get 30% of the price paid by the consumers. This will increase if MSP is guaranteed

The Hindu

The curious case of Sosamma Iype and the Vechur cow

Dr. Sosamma Iype’s story about saving the Vechur cow in Kerala is located at the heart of India’s tussle to industrialise rapidly while seeking to preserve its sublime biodiversity

The Hindu

Experts fault UN climate plan for overlooking 'obvious' need to eat less meat

A UN roadmap to reform the world’s food systems – which account for a third of carbon emissions – has been criticised by experts who say it lacks transparency and fails to properly address the crucial need to reduce meat consumption.

Radio France Internationale

Civil society organisation wants to make farmers’ woes an electoral agenda

KMC's agenda urges support for farmers, highlighting the need for legislative actions and social responsibility in agriculture.

The Hindu

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain

Former Minister T. Harish Rao demands compensation for crop damage in various districts, urging government to act promptly.

The Hindu

Scientific body given just $100,000 a year to fight deadly fire ants, Senate inquiry told

The CSIRO says it only received $100,000 in funding a year to combat the highly invasive pests despite pioneering research into their management

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Wine being chilled to toast possible end to China beef

There is cautious optimism from Australian producers that a landmark visit by China's foreign minister could signal the end of punitive trade barriers.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland farming lobby launches legal challenge against Great Artesian Basin carbon capture trial

AgForce is seeking a judicial review of a 2022 decision that found the project did not need to be assessed under federal environmental laws

The Hindu

Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA

Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA, 2006 as existing guidelines are sufficient for regulation.

The Guardian - UK

‘Bewildering’ to omit meat-eating reduction from UN climate plan

Academic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteins

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The Guardian - UK

Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds

Financiers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in production

The Hindu

Kerala Animal Husbandry dept. plans to register ‘Thenmala Kullan’ as indigenous breed

The Hindu

Concrete structures to replace old earthen channels at Sathanur Dam

TIRUVANNAMALAI: World Bank-funded project to replace earthen water channels with concrete structures for efficient irrigation in the region.

The Hindu

Average price of tobacco grown in Karnataka has more than doubled in last 9 years

Mysuru FCV tobacco auctions conclude with record average price of ₹257.46 per kg, marking a significant increase over the years.

The Hindu

Grant released for KAU incubated startups

The startups incubated under the Kerala Agricultural University’s Agribusiness Incubator (KAU RABI) have secured a substantial central grant of ₹4.66 crore.

The Hindu

Temperature increase will affect milk production in the State: expert

Increasing atmospheric temperatures is affecting production and productivity in dairying. Substantial reductions in milk production affect sustainability of the sector, which has more than 70 % women involvement.

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re at the forefront’: the women leading the way through Britain’s farming crisis

A traditionally male-dominated industry is being quietly transformed by an influx of talent who don’t fit the stereotype

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