Food Security

The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, has said the International Year of Millets (IYOM) – 2023 would provide an opportunity to increase global production, efficient processing and better use of crop…
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has…
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The Coronavirus induced pandemic in 2020 has pushed roughly 83 to 132 million people into hunger and malnutrition. A total of 370 million children across the world will miss out on nutritious school meals, estimates the UNICEF report on…
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Geospatial mapping is a buzzword today with the Govt. of India liberalizing the sector. There is another side of mapping that could transform the food security program of India; soil maps, which could be accessed using differential GPS…
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Goat husbandry in India is essentially an endeavor of millions of small holders who rear animals on crop-residues and common property resources.Goats play a significant role in providing supplementary income and livelihood to millions of…
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More than 350 organizations in 63 countries representing hundreds of thousands of farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural workers and other communities, as well as human rights, faith-based, environmental and economic justice institutions,…
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The European Commission has introduced a “Farm to Fork” initiative for its member states to follow. Though the initiative sounds like something that might help the Europeans access healthy food and help farmers make profit, it is anything…
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Urbanism has become the synonym for development and people in rural areas migrate to the shining life of urban. In rural India, 127 million people are heavily dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. Despite being the top producers of…
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Recently the Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has announced that the One Nation–One Ration Card initiative is meant to ease the distribution of Public Distribution System (PDS) foodstuffs to migrants across the country. But our experience…
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