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ICRISAT Hosts Meet to Tackle Fall Armyworm
Eight nations have come together at the ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics) to understand the challenges and find...
02 May 2019 Food Security
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Illegal Cultivation of Bt Brinjal
The activists representing the Coalition for a GM-Free India (CGFI) have alleged that Bt brinjal is being cultivated illegally in...
26 Apr 2019 Food Security
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Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels & Zinc Deficiency
Rising carbon dioxide levels can accelerate zinc deficiency in crops and thus in human consumption, according to a new study titled ‘Inadequate...
20 Apr 2019 Food Security
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A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal and Athabasca University, Canada, has compiled the first estimates of...
11 Apr 2019 Food Security
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Looming Threat to Food Security
A recent report titled “State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture” has warned of a growing threat to global food...
27 Feb 2019 Food Security
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Supreme Court Upholds Monsanto’s Patent Claim on Bt Cotton Seed
The Supreme Court has allowed Monsanto Technology to claim patent on its genetically-modified cotton seeds, giving a boost to firms developing new...
09 Jan 2019 Food Security
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2023 is the International Year of Millets- FAO
India's proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023 has been approved at the by the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
08 Dec 2018 Food Security
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An Innovative Method For Boosting Nutrition
(The editorial is based on the article “An innovative method for boosting nutrition” which appeared in Livemint on 22nd October 2018....
22 Oct 2018 Food Security
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Fall Armyworm: Fighting the Pest in India
Fall Armyworm (FAW), or Spodoptera frugiperda, is an insect that is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. In its larva stage,...
22 Sep 2018 Food Security
