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18-11-2009
By reviving an old farm practice of pata, women in this western Indian district are ensuring food security in times of drought by growing vegetables, fruits, sorghum and pigeon peas. Traditionally, pata signifies a woman’s space in agriculture, which had lost its significance after Green Revolution and commercialisation.
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Image: Lalitabai plucks long beans in her pata for the evening meal/ Aparna Pallavi/ DTE
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17-11-2009
UN chief lays out steps to save billions from hunger at the inaugural ceremony of the World Summit on Food Security in Rome. Leaders are drawing up comprehensive measures to combat hunger that is now gravely exacerbated by climate change and population growth.
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15-11-2009
In view of global food insecurity, use of biotechnology and innovations in agriculture can improve yields and provide relief to the farmers, say experts. At a workshop in India’s capital, the need for a new Green Revolution has been strongly recommended.
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Image: K.V. Thomas, India's minister of state for agriculture/ Photo credit: Anna Nath/ OWSA
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13-11-2009
Ahead of World Summit on Food Security, international companies, the Italian city of Milan's administration and UN food agency met to discuss the issue. The FAO director-general emphasised on the need for private investments in primary agriculture and other services such as storage and processing.
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Image: FAO Director General Jacques Diouf delivers a speech during the FAO private sector forum in Milan/ Photo credit: FAO
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11-11-2009
Despite good global cereal harvests this year, millions of people in dozens of poor African countries are in desperate need of emergency humanitarian aid due to soaring food prices. This was revealed in a new report released by FAO.
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Image: Grain prices in Mali are still far higher than before the food price crisis/ Photo credit: UN News
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30-10-2009
The issue of food security and hunger goes far beyond inadequate food production. The inequalities in distribution and consumption must be removed in order to provide food to the starving millions in the world.
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Image: Hungry millions/ Photo credit: worldrevolution.org
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29-10-2009
Soaring prices of food items in Pakistan are giving the poor a tough time. Corruption and mismanagement have made it further difficult to reach the benefits of subsidised food schemes of the government to the needy.
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Image: Razia and her family wonder where their next meal will come from/Photo credit: IRIN
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28-10-2009
Genetically modified techniques will help crops survive harsher climates, as populations grow and global warming worsens, says a report by Royal Society. Critics says that the report’s focus on GM crops ignores mounting evidence that this technology is destroying communities and making climate change worse.
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15-10-2009
Amidst much controversy and protests, the genetically modified Bt brinjal has been cleared by a government panel for commercial cultivation. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, however, has said that the government is yet to take a final call on the recommendation.
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Image: Activists of 'I Am Not A Lab Rat' campaign shout slogans against Bt brinjal in Chandigarh earlier this year/ Photo credit: Akhilesh Kumar/ The Hindu
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13-10-2009
The world will require 70% growth in farm production to feed the projected population of 9.1 billion in 2050. "Never say never again", was the general consensus at a two-day expert meet on how to feed the world, organised earlier this week by the FAO in Rome, Italy.
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Image: Will there be enough food/ Photo credit: IRIN
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