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Farmers encouraged to follow sustainable agricultural practices

Field visit cum training programme at Lumami village and Sutemi village of Zunheboto district was conducted on March 3.The department of agriculture under the supervision o...

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Environment

U.S. to launch ‘climate hubs’ to help farmers face climate change

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration will announced on Wednesday the formation of seven “climate hubs” to help farmers and rural comm...

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Environment

Climate change adversely affecting agriculture

JAIPUR: Climate change, the greatest global challenge, is already a reality for the farmers of Rajasthan. It is increasing the pressure on already scarce resources and if p...

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Sustainable Development

Bhutan set to plough lone furrow as world's first wholly organic country

Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own anim...

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Environment

Kenya First to Earn Carbon Credits From Sustainable Farming

SAO PAULO — A project bringing together thousands of small farmers in western Kenya has become the first to earn carbon credits using a new sustainable farming accoun...

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Sustainable Development

Kenya First to Earn Carbon Credits From Sustainable Farming

SAO PAULO — A project bringing together thousands of small farmers in western Kenya has become the first to earn carbon credits using a new sustainable farming accoun...

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Environment

Reading The Tea Leaves: Impact Of Climate Change On Worlds Favourite Drink

A team of researchers will examine how climate change affects the concentration of chemical compounds that are responsible for tea’s stimulant, sensory and healthful ...

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Gender

Gender Equality And Women’s Empowerment

Long-term, sustainable development will only be possible when women and men enjoy equal opportunity to rise to their potential. But today, women and girls continue to face ...

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Sustainable Development

Odisha Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative Boon for Farmers

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Bhubaneswar: The state level workshop on Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) was successfully organized by Nirman with support from AgSri,...

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Sustainable Development

Women Farmers in Chile to Teach the Region Agroecology

SANTIAGO, Jan 04 (IPS) – An organisation that brings together some 10,000 peasant and indigenous women from Chile is launching anagroecology institute for women campe...

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