 Field diversity promises higher crop yields Wed 16 May 2012
AN INNOVATIVE way of farming, involving the cultivation of a variety of crops in a single field to avoid using pesticides, is helping small-scale fruit farmers in the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Business Day
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 Milk output of drought-hit districts sees sharp rise Wed 16 May 2012
Daily milk production in the state is seeing a surplus by 28 lakh litre, with drastic rise in contributions from the drought-hit talukas like Jat and Mann leading to a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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 A Possible Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder in Honey Bees Tue 15 May 2012
The phenomenon of colony collapse disorder (CCD) in honey bees is a recent one that has plagued honey bee populations in North America. CCD is a recent condition that is... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner
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 Africa must end hunger to sustain growth - U.N Tue 15 May 2012
NAIROBI, May 15 (AlertNet) - Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity and address the debilitating hunger that affects 27 percent of its population if it is to... (photo: WN / Eteh) The Star
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 Government plans to reduce subsidy on fertilisers: Sharad Pawar Tue 15 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: Concerned over the adverse impact of fertilisers on soil and crops, government plans to reduce subsidy on it and divert funds to organic manures, bio-... (photo: PIB of India) The Times of India
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 National Cooperative Soil Survey Finished In Mississippi After 114 Years Mon 14 May 2012
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — After 114 years, Mississippi State University and other agencies have completed an acre-by-acre map of Mississippi's soils — more than 30 million... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Huffington Post
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 5 Invasive Plants You Can Eat Mon 14 May 2012
The logic of eating wild plants is obvious; the logic of eating invasive wild plants is even more so. Culling aggressive species that have a negative impact on native... (photo: Creative Commons) Treehugger
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 Prithviraj Chavan goes hot on irrigation fund trail Sat 12 May 2012
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has directed the Ministry of Water Resources officials to compile a list of the irrigation projects undertaken and funds invested in the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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 Government disburses Rs 4.76 lakh crore farm credit in FY'12 Fri 11 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: The government disbursed Rs 4.76 lakh crore as agricultural credit during the last fiscal against the target of Rs 4.75 lakh crore. "The target of credit... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
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 ADOPT scientific methods of farming, ryots told Fri 11 May 2012
Hyderabad, May 11: Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar has urged the farming community to shun the age-old traditional farming practices and adopt scientific methods for better... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Siasat Daily
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 ‘India should go for sustainable food growth’ Wed 9 May 2012
Speaking about the need to increase food production to feed the growing population, India’s representative from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Deccan Chronicle
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 India should learn from Chhattisgarh Wed 9 May 2012
Veteran agricultural scientist and alumnus of Harvard and Berkeley Universities, Dr Peter Kenmore was in Mumbai for NABARD's 30th anniversary lecture on 'Future of Global... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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 Announcement on check dams holds water in delta districts Tue 8 May 2012
The Chief Minister's announcement of a slew of check dams on rivers flowing through the delta has received a warm welcome from the farming community here, however with a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Hindu
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 TDP demands immediate payment of input subsidy to farmers Tue 8 May 2012
Hyderabad, May 08: TDP senior leader and MLA Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao has alleged that Agriculture Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana has not shown at least one percent of... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Siasat Daily
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 New rearing system may aid sterile insect technique against mosquitoes Mon 7 May 2012
The requirement for efficient mosquito mass-rearing technology has been one of the major obstacles preventing the large scale application of the Sterile Insect Technique... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
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 Kochi to host meet on coconut Sat 5 May 2012
Cocotech, a meeting of the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC), will be held in Kochi from July 2 to 6. The meeting is being organised by the Coconut Development... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Hindu
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 Pork industry worried about disease threat Fri 4 May 2012
"One of the blackest days in New Zealand's agricultural history" is how one pig farmer describes a High Court judgement which does not support New Zealand Pork's... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Otago Daily Times
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 Fisheries debate turns nasty Fri 4 May 2012
The debate on the agriculture, forestry and fisheries budget vote turned nasty between Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson and opposition speakers yesterday, as the latter... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Independent online (SA)
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 U.S. beef exports show craving continues despite mad cow Thu 3 May 2012
(Reuters) - Major importers stepped up their purchases of U.S. beef last week despite the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in California, government data showed on... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Chicago Tribune
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 Farmers transforming traditional agriculture with modern technology and desi jugaad Thu 3 May 2012
Tweet The chattering classes of urban India are engaged in animated discussions about Didi, scams, policy paralysis , faltering reforms and declining growth. Meanwhile,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
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