All posts tagged "Food Security"
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5.7KAgricultureFarm fortitude of Kashmir’s women food growers
What sets these women apart is their all-weather resilience to be food producers amid the growing consumerism in Kashmir. Under the searing...
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Locusts wreak havoc in Pakistan, cotton and vegetable crop hit as invasion covers more than country’s total-crop-area
Swarms of locusts spreading across Pakistan are emerging as a bigger threat to the country’s economy than the coronavirus pandemic, with the...
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1.2KDisaster
Swarms of locusts invade India, wreck havoc in Maharashtra, alert in Delhi as ‘severe risk’ to agriculture warned
More parts of India are under locust attack now. The migratory pests have invaded eastern Maharashtra where four to five villages have...
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2.4KFarming
The organic vegetable gardens of Dal Lake, Kashmir
The Kashmir region depends on neighbouring areas for its vegetable supply. Srinagar city, which earlier was self sufficient, now imports vegetables from...
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1.3KFood Security
Altaf Bukhari directs release of 50% budget for procurement of ration
Srinagar: Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday directed to release 50 percent budget to the department...
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1.2KFarming
‘Horticulture key to JK’s economic growth’
Jammu: Terming Horticulture as the backbone of state’s economy, Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Abdul Ghani Kohli today said the...
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1.0KFarming
Research, scientific innovations must aim at benefiting farmers, says Agriculture Minister
Inaugurates State Agriculture Management and Extension Training Institute at Chatha Jammu: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura suggested scientists working in...
