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India: Union Budget: Sowing sustainable agriculture
2015-02-22 13:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Express: Increasing climate change threat and deteriorating soil and water health are posing serious challenge to Indian agriculture. With growing number of smallholders and their declining areas of operations, the problem becomes more complex for their viability. Therefore, future policies and resource allocation should focus on sustainable and resilient agriculture that enhances income of smallholders and reduces their risks. With the budget around the corner, the finance ministry may be allocating resources...
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Sustainable Agriculture in Ghana with the NFU
2014-11-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GHANA - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson arrived in the Republic of Ghana today to discuss the history of NFU and the development of cooperatives in the United States at the National Food and Agric Show (FAGRO).
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Role of agriculture in sustainable development to be debated
2014-09-24 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A conference set to take place on Thursday in New York will debate the role of agriculture and food systems in sustainable development and aims to draw attention to the issues. The GGIAR Development Dialogues 2014 is an invitation-only one day event but will be streamed online. It intends to focus global attention on the role of agriculture, livestock, forestry, fisheries, landscapes, and food systems in sustainable development. The event will link research in agriculture to the emerging UN Sustainable...
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India's 'climate smart' villages target sustainable agriculture
2014-09-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: Scientists warn that agriculture around the world can be significantly affected by climate change, and are now teaching farmers new technologies to adapt. At one "climate smart' village in northern India, farmers are changing age-old practices to overcome the challenge of increasingly erratic weather patterns. Harpreet Singh of Taraori village in northern Haryana state says recent years of failed rains and rising temperatures have damaged the paddy of wheat crop on his sprawling 30-hectare...
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Food, Agriculture Sustainable Business Principles Launched
2014-05-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The United Nations (UN) has launched the Food and Agriculture Business Principles - the first global voluntary business principles for the whole food and agriculture sector aiming at sustainable development.
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