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KOLKATA, India (AFP) - Police on Friday fired teargas at Farmers protesting the acquisition of land in eastern India for a Tata Motor plant to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, officials said. ... Source: www.salon.com --- 5 days ago
In May, India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) approved a request by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co. (Mahyco) to begin "experimental seed production" of genetically modified Bt eggplant. (Thanks to GMO Pundit for the link. ) After China, India is the world's largest producer of eggplant, or brinjal, as it is known on the subcontinent. Primarily cultivated by small Farmers, it is plagued by a devastating pest, the fruit and shoot borer. But Bt brinjal incorporates a variation of the cry1Ac gene, which works as potent built-in pesticide against the borer. At the same meeting at which GEAC approved the production of Bt brinjal seeds, the committee heard testimony from Dr. P.M. Bhargava, who ran through a checklist of reasons why recklessly expanding the number and type of genetically modified crops planted in India might be imprudent. The committee dismissed his concerns, and we could have a nice long argument over whether it was wise to do so. Personally, How the World Works agrees with Dr. Bhargava on at least one issue -- there are fundamentally disturbing issues relating to clear conflicts of interest when governments depend on data provided by a private company for safety assurances and risk assessments. But never mind that. A survey of Indian Farmers published in the Journal of Risk Research in 2005 elicited some illuminating opinions on health risks and other issues associated with genetically modified eggplant. ... Source: www.channelnewsasia.com --- 8 days ago
KOLKATA, India : Police on Friday fired teargas at Farmers protesting the acquisition of land in eastern India for a Tata Motors plant to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, officials said. ... Source: upcoming.yahoo.com --- 12 days ago
Consortium of Indian Farmers Association Presents Association Meeting - Fertilisers at Kanishka Hotel. ... Source: www.newslookup.com --- 8 days ago
KOLKATA, India (AFP) - Police on Friday fired teargas at Farmers protesting the acquisition of land in eastern India for a Tata Motor plant to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, officials said. ... Source: www.ndtv.com --- 23 days ago
The Indian government is all set to sign the contentious Doha agreement at the ministerial meet next month, even if marginal concessions are made. ... Source: research.microsoft.com --- 2 days ago
Microsoft Research collaborates with researchers across the globe on projects that support environmental initiatives—such as helping Indian Farmers protect their land and helping scientists develop new tools to analyze the large volume of environmental data. ... Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 6 days ago
Indian banks publish lists of Farmers who are eligible for a government scheme to write off loans they cannot pay back. ... Source: infotech.indiatimes.com --- 16 days ago
Airtel has entered into a strategic tie up with the Indian Farmers' Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) and formed a new joint venture company called IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL). ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 7 days ago
New Delhi, June 27 - Higher demand and prices for vegetable oils have prompted Indian Farmers to sow oilseeds over a greater area so far in June from a year ago, the government said, although irregular rains are causing problems. ... Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com --- 4 hours ago
Indian Farmers will soon get access to a new variety of groundnut that is drought-resistant and can be cultivated even in areas where water is scarce. ... Source: www.salon.com --- 13 days ago
Workers at hundreds of small match factories are on strike in Gudiyattam, a small city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, protesting sharp rises in the price of raw materials such as sulfur, wax, cardboard and phosphorus. Hundreds of other match factories in the region have already closed. I discovered this tidbit after following up on the news that match supplies in India were running low, an assertion made in the latest scary story on the perilous state of the planet's phosphorus supplies. It is not overstating the case to say that the future ability of the human race to feed itself depends on a sufficient supply of phosphorus. But phosphorus cannot be produced synthetically, and the world's hunger for the crucial fertilizer ingredient is growing apace. (Thanks to Naked Capitalism for the link to the TimesOnline story. ) Press accounts in India blame China for Gutiyattam's match factory woes. On May 20, aiming to safeguard fertilizer supplies for domestic Farmers, China raised export taxes on phosphorus to 135 percent. India had been importing 20,000-25,000 tons of phosphorus chemicals a year from China, but prices have risen drastically over the past year. One Indian news outlet sees a cautionary tale in this story. Don't get in bed with the cheap Chinese export vixen. She'll lure you in and then betray you! China has become a major player in the phosphorous market as its significant amounts of rock phosphate and low lab ... Source: upcoming.yahoo.com --- 3 days ago
Rick Davis, a representative of Heifer International, will discuss some of the nonprofit, charitable organizations projects to combat hunger among Native Americans on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at 1 p.m. at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 Central Street, Evanston. Davis will outline his organizations initiatives to improve local food supplies for the Ojibwe/Chippewa in Minnesota; a diverse Native population in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne in Upstate New York, Ontario, and Quebec; and Navajo and Yaqui families in Arizona. The hunger relief efforts include donations of food- and income-producing animals and intensive training in animal husbandry, environmentally sound and sustainable farming, and community development. According to the organizations Web site, Heifers mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. Heifer does this by providing appropriate livestock, training and related services to small-scale Farmers and communities worldwide. Admission to the event is free with an entrance donation to the museum. Suggested donation is $5 for adults; $2.50 for seniors, students, and children. Maximum suggested admission per family is $10. For information, phone (847) 475-1030. On the Net: www.mitchellmuseum.org. Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of natsilv . ... Source: www.nowpublic.com --- 32 days ago
kerala: Well this will certainly delight the Indian Farmers. The Monsoon has stepped its first foot over Kerala "The Gods Own Country" The Offshore Trough that extends along the Karnataka-Kerala coast... read more ... Source: blogs.creativeloafing.com --- 11 days ago
1. St. Pete for Peace continues its free screening series with Cocalero, an award-winning documentary that focuses on Bolivian Farmers, the union they formed in response to their government’s U.S.-prompted efforts to get rid of coca crops, and Evo Morales (pictured), the native Aymara Indian man who comes to represent them and eventually become the [...] ... Source: www.worldaffairsboard.com --- 31 days ago
Marginal Revolution: Norman Borlaug on the Food Crisis (http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/06/norman-borlaug.html) ---Quote--- Here is Norman Borlaug, father of the green revolution, from about a decade ago but highly relevant today: ---Quote--- Yields can still be increased by 50-100% in much of the Indian sub-Continent, Latin America, the former USSR and Eastern Europe, and by 100-200% in much of sub-Saharan Africa, providing political stability is maintained, bureaucracies that destroys entrepreneurial initiative are reigned in, and their researchers and extension workers devote more energy to putting science and technology to work at the farm level.... I now say that the world has the technology - either available or well-advanced in the research pipeline - to feed a population of 10 billion people. The more pertinent question today is whether Farmers and ranchers will be permitted to use this new technology. Extremists in the environmental movement from the rich nations seem to be doing everything they can to stop scientific progress in its tracks. Small, but vociferous and highly effective and well-funded, anti-science and technology groups are slowing the application of new technology, whether it be developed from biotechnology or more conventional methods of agricultural science. I am particularly alarmed by those who seek to deny small-scale Farmers of the Third World -and especially those in sub-Sah ...
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Airtel has entered into a strategic tie up with the Indian Farmers' Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) and formed a new joint venture company called IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL). ... Source: www.mainstreamweekly.net --- 4 days ago
For almost a decade or so, the news of suicides by debt-ridden Farmers has been constantly hogging the headlines of Indian newspapers. These suicides have been taking place largely in relatively more advanced States like Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka etc. The relatively backward States like Orissa, Bihar, UP, Jharkhand, Assam, Chhattisgarh etc. have been largely immune from this epidemic. This may be because the relatively advanced States have been more closely linked up (…) - June 28, 2008 ... Source: www.peakoil.com --- 3 days ago
A strike by Indian truckers, into its second day on Thursday, has begun to pinch Indian consumers and Farmers as fruit and vegetable prices jumped 10 to 30 percent in wholesale consumer markets, traders said. In producing markets, prices have dropped by up to 10 percent following a halt in movement... ... Find more search results for Indian Farmers on RSSMicro.com |
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The farms, vendors and volunteers of the Marblehead Farmers’ Market are pleased to announce the opening of their 11th season this Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m. at the Marblehead Veterans Middle School on Pleasant Street (the same place as last year). Access is best off Vine Street. All 13 farms will be returning, along with most of the craft and food vendors. Two new weekly food vendors will be A&J King Artisan Bakery from Central Street in Salem and Zaika Indian Restaurant from Village Plaza in Marblehead. Farms will be bringing typical spring crops, such as greens (several types of lettuce and spinach), radishes, onions, rhubarb and probably strawberries. In order for farms to attend the Marblehead Farmers’ Market, they must agree that they themselves will grow 75 percent of what they will bring, with neighbors accounting for the other 25 percent. Organizers note that this means there is a local and seasonal aspect to the market: no corn or apples in June, no rhubarb in August and no lemons or bananas ever! “So what you get is fresh, local and tasty,” they say. Farmers select varieties to grow primarily on the basis of what tastes good, organizers add. They don’t need to worry about survival during shipping thousands of miles (not to mention the related carbon footprint) nor do they need to be concerned about their products having long “shelf lives.” In fact, attendees are encouraged to ask Farmers what varieties they have and why ...