Agriculture minister inaugurates CII Food & Agri Week 2020
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the India – International Food & Agri Week, being organised from October 16-22, 2020
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Centre makes paddy procurement of worth Rs. 2,882 cores in 11 days
The procurement of paddy during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 had started from September 26, 2020 in Haryana and Punjab while it started from October 1, 2020 in western Uttar Pradesh and from October 2, 2020 in Chandigarh and from October 5, 2020 in Tamil Nadu.
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Biodiversity is bulwark for people, societies, economies and food security: FAO
Biodiversity underpins most of the world’s economic activities, particularly in the agri-food sector, so the pace of its erosion must be contrasted with holistic, coherent and collective efforts, QU Dongyu, Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Wednesday.
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Food loss & waste must be reduced for greater food security and environmental sustainability: FAO
According to FAO, every year about 14% of the world’s food is lost before even reaching the market which is is valued at $400 billion annually. When it comes to environmental impact, food loss and waste generate 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Artificial Intelligence in agriculture can help bridge digital divide while tackling food insecurity: FAO
FAO, IBM and Microsoft focus on concrete and sustainable ways Artificial Intelligence can be used in line with ethical principles endorsed by Pope Francis
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Global trade in food and agricultural produce more than doubled in last two decades: FAO report
The rise of global value chains is driven by income growth, lower trade barriers and technological advancements, which have transformed markets and trade processes, linking farmers to traders and consumers across regions and countries
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FAO to release report on State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 on Sep 23
The report will offer a detailed analysis of the major global trends in agri-food markets and trade, including quantifying the growth of agri-food global value chains over the last two decades
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FAO report on food and agriculture underscores lack of progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
FAO is rolling out innovative data tools to help countries track progress as COVID-19 pandemic poses new monitoring challenges
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How would be rice procurement for Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21?
To discuss the procurement arrangements for KMS 2020-21, Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Government of India, chaired a meeting of state food secretaries through video conference recently
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ADB, Suguna Foods Sign $15 mn deal to help sustain poultry farming operations
Suguna, one of India’s leading poultry broiler enterprises, has been significantly affected by supply disruptions caused by a nationwide lockdown to contain COVID-19
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