President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Special Economic Measures to Protect the Russian Federation’s Security. Under the Executive Order: “Russian state bodies of power, federal authorities, local self-government bodies, legal entities established in accordance with Russian law, and physical individuals under Russian jurisdiction shall, in carrying out their activities, respect for a duration […]
LA Members hail ban on gutka, tobacco products
Jammu, March 11 (Scoop News) – Members cutting across party affiliations today appreciated the Finance Minister for proposing ban on tobacco products including gutka and demanded that consumption of wine and cigarettes within the State should also be discouraged. Continuing discussion on the Budget speech, M. Y. Tarigami said Agriculture and Horticulture are potential sectors […]
JK Minister calls to launch awareness campaign on Kashmir products
Srinagar, September 14 (Scoop News)- The Islamic University of Science and Technology Friday organized a one day Youth Festival “AALAW – Consumer Calling” to spread awareness about the menace of counterfeiting and adulteration of Kashmiri Handicrafts and agricultural products. The event was organized by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in […]
While Pepsi Invests in China, Pergam Finance Shares Agricultural Know-How
Media reported this week that Pepsi together with the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture plans to assist Chinese farmers with the latest techniques in agriculture. In 2010, Pepsi started a $2.5 billion investment plan in China, on top of an investment worth $1 billion in 2008. Those investments will notably fund agricultural development. While Pepsi’s snack […]
Cultivating Knowledge and Crops: Women Are Key to Sustainable Agricultural Development
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. Women account for 75 percent of the agricultural producers in sub-Saharan Africa, but the majority of women farmers are living on only $1.25 per day, according to researchers from the Worldwatch Institute. Despite the challenging circumstances that women in developing countries face, important innovations in communications and […]
Going Beyond Agricultural Production to Achieve Food Security
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. Agricultural production is only the first step in moving the world’s food from farm to fork, according to Nourishing the Planet, a project of the Worldwatch Institute. The other links in the food chain—harvesting, packaging, storing, transporting, marketing, and selling—ensure that food actually reaches consumers. Inefficiencies in […]
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