FAO designates new unique agricultural heritage sites
FAO’s global agricultural heritage network now comprises 50 remarkable landscapes
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Getting private sector to favour nutritious, affordable and accessible diets
The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition in partnership with FAO, suggests ways in which governments can persuade food industry partners to provide consumers with better access to healthier diets
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Plant protection convention adopts measures to check plant pests
The International Plant Protection Convention has approved standard measures on fruit flies, heat & chemical treatments, surveillance and wood packaging
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Global hybrid seeds market to reach $99,854 Mn by 2023
Indian hybrid seeds market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 10.3 percent while Asia-Pacific is expected to lead the market during the forecast period, followed by LAMEA
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Focus on helping farm labourers' cope with the heat
In a bid to reduce health risks and even death, FAO has published two papers mapping ways to improve worker health and safety
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Livestock sector in buoyant mood upon another normal monsoon
According to CLFMA, forecast of yet another normal monsoon year is indeed a good news and will help Indian livestock sector in multiple ways
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Two women scientists to get ICRISAT’s highest award
ICRISAT today announced its highest award for research. Dr Mamta Sharma and Dr Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur are joint recipients of the Doreen Margaret Mashler Award for 2018, for significant work in their respective research fields of plant pathology and biotechnology at the organisation
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IMD predicts normal monsoon for 2018
According to IMD forecast, in 2018, there is a maximum probability for normal monsoon rainfall (96-104 percent of LPA) and low probability for deficient rainfall during the season
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ICRISAT, DowDuPont to share advance breeding technologies
ICRISAT and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, today inked a multi-year partnership to strengthen food security by improving crops that feed millions through sharing of high-tech and modern breeding technologies
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ICRISAT to implement Bhoochetana initiative in Odisha
Government of Odisha and ICRISAT signed an MoA to potentially benefit 4.35 million farmers in the state. The 3-year agreement is set to reach 6.1 million hectare of farmland in 30 districts of Odisha through a science-led development approach
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