FAO: How to overcome water challenges in agriculture globally
FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world
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UN agency urges G20 to support farmers, protect the vulnerable and invest in innovation
It is essential for the G20 members to keep working on preventing COVID-19 health crisis from becoming a global food crisis
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What is CNH Industrial’s water conservation programme, rolled out in Greater Noida
The water conservation programme has impacted over 2,300 families and a collective population of over 11,000. These numbers are most likely to increase as the project progresses
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Global organic fertilisers market to reach $15.9 billion by 2027: Study
Asia-Pacific region is estimated to command the largest share of the global organic fertilisers market in 2020, followed by Europe and Latin America
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Urgent need to accelerate action to conserve biodiversity: India at UN Biodiversity Summit
The summit is first of its kind ever taken place on Biodiversity in the United Nations General Assembly. The Biodiversity Summit was participated by Head of States and Minister level representing the countries which are party to Convention on Biological Diversity
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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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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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Things you need to know about Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
PMMSY aims at enhancing fish production by an additional 70 lakh tonne by 2024-25, increasing fisheries export earnings to Rs.100,000 crore by 2024-25, doubling of incomes of fishers and fish farmers with many other programmes
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