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Praveen Hebballi, who cultivates a small patch of land near Betasuru in Belagavi district in north Karnataka, is a farmer with a difference. The young farmer has been growing multiple crops with the intention of preserving native varieties. His farm has scores of foxtail millet and Jowar varieties. “I was…

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The red hot issue of Byadgi chillies

Byadgi chilli is known for its colour and flavour, and the century-old market in the town in north Karnataka transacts massive quantities of the produce and attracts farmers from beyond the State, too.

The Hindu

Senate Votes To Block Paraguayan Beef Imports Due To Disease

Senate passes resolution to block Paraguayan beef imports over health concerns and potential impact on U.S. food supply.

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Letters to The Editor — March 22, 2024

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In Spain, Hi-tech Hops Keep Beer Bitter As Climate Bites

Outside the warehouse in northwestern Spain, it's a freezing, foggy morning but inside it's balmy, the warmth and LED lights fooling 360 hop plants to flower as if it were late August.

International Business Times

The ongoing prevalence of pesticides

"This year, EWG looked at results from 47,510 samples of 46 fruits and vegetables"

Salon

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Global heating could cause an extra 1.2m lamb deaths in Australia each year, study finds

University of Adelaide study finds potential lamb deaths from heat stress could increase from 2.1m to 3.3m per year under a 3C rise

The Guardian - AU

EU agrees to cap tariff-free Ukraine farm imports

Beset by angry farmer protests, EU to implement ‘safeguards’ to prevent cheap imports flooding market.

Al Jazeera

Leo Varadkar says he is stepping down as Irish PM in emotional speech – as it happened

‘Politicians are human beings and we have our limitations. We give it everything until we can’t anymore,’ says taoiseach

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s pledge to cut emissions by 75% by 2030 ‘no longer credible’

Climate Change Committee finds Scottish government has repeatedly failed to make cuts required by law

The Guardian - UK

The vast impacts of a cocoa shortage

". . . continuing to cultivate cocoa under current conditions is unsustainable"

Salon

Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative

Farmers hardly get 30% of the price paid by the consumers. This will increase if MSP is guaranteed

The Hindu

The curious case of Sosamma Iype and the Vechur cow

Dr. Sosamma Iype’s story about saving the Vechur cow in Kerala is located at the heart of India’s tussle to industrialise rapidly while seeking to preserve its sublime biodiversity

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Experts fault UN climate plan for overlooking 'obvious' need to eat less meat

A UN roadmap to reform the world’s food systems – which account for a third of carbon emissions – has been criticised by experts who say it lacks transparency and fails to properly address the crucial need to reduce meat consumption.

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Civil society organisation wants to make farmers’ woes an electoral agenda

KMC's agenda urges support for farmers, highlighting the need for legislative actions and social responsibility in agriculture.

The Hindu

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain

Former Minister T. Harish Rao demands compensation for crop damage in various districts, urging government to act promptly.

The Guardian - AU

Scientific body given just $100,000 a year to fight deadly fire ants, Senate inquiry told

The CSIRO says it only received $100,000 in funding a year to combat the highly invasive pests despite pioneering research into their management

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Wine being chilled to toast possible end to China beef

There is cautious optimism from Australian producers that a landmark visit by China's foreign minister could signal the end of punitive trade barriers.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland farming lobby launches legal challenge against Great Artesian Basin carbon capture trial

AgForce is seeking a judicial review of a 2022 decision that found the project did not need to be assessed under federal environmental laws

The Hindu

Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA

Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA, 2006 as existing guidelines are sufficient for regulation.

The Guardian - UK

‘Bewildering’ to omit meat-eating reduction from UN climate plan

Academic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteins

The Guardian - UK

Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds

Financiers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in production

The Hindu

Kerala Animal Husbandry dept. plans to register ‘Thenmala Kullan’ as indigenous breed

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Concrete structures to replace old earthen channels at Sathanur Dam

TIRUVANNAMALAI: World Bank-funded project to replace earthen water channels with concrete structures for efficient irrigation in the region.

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