Dairy executives warn of another milk price increase by July or August, potentially 3-4%, if El Niño and a deficient monsoon worsen fodder shortages and impact milk production. Prices already rose 2-3% in May.
Pakistan is experiencing a severe water crisis in Sindh and Balochistan, impacting agriculture and livelihoods. This comes after India placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following a terror attack. Water shortages are affecting irrigation networks, leading to political blame games and farmer distress.
Pakistan faces a severe water shortage in Sindh and Balochistan, impacting agriculture and livelihoods. India has placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following a terror attack, exacerbating the crisis. Political blame is being cast internally over unequal water distribution, with farmers struggling as canals run dry.
Germany's hop cultivation area has shrunk by nearly 6% this year, with 1,101 fewer hectares planted. The number of hop-growing businesses has also decreased by 62, leaving only 904. Despite this, Germany remains the world's largest hop producer, with over a third of global production.
India has exported its first GI-tagged Tezpur litchi from Assam to Dubai, a 1-metric-tonne consignment facilitated by APEDA. This marks a milestone in promoting premium agricultural products from Northeast India internationally, with farmers receiving higher prices.
Iksan City has applied the sparse rice planting technique to 90% of its 15,300-hectare rice cultivation area, reducing production costs by approximately 8.7 billion won annually and alleviating labor shortages.
Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena laid the foundation stone for the first model border village at Chumur, located at 16,700 feet along the India-China border. The project aims to develop infrastructure, generate employment, and integrate civilians and defense forces.
Confidence, distinct from self-esteem, is about trusting one's ability to accomplish goals. It's not dependent on external factors but rather self-acceptance and self-efficacy. Cultivating confidence involves identifying and challenging negative self-beliefs, practicing self-compassion, finding affirming communities, and taking gradual, challenging actions.
A US$30 million carbon credit deal by tech giant Amazon with India’s Good Rice Alliance will boost carbon markets globally, according to experts, potentially showing agriculture – as well as industry – can be at the heart of emission reductions. The organisation, primarily backed by Bayer and in collaboration with GenZero and Shell, is designed to transform emissions-heavy rice cultivation in India through scientific advances. It helps thousands of smallholder farmers adopt climate-smart growing...
Fuminori Arita once farmed iyokan, a Japanese citrus variety, but about 10 years ago he switched to growing avocados, revelling in the challenge of producing crops of what he describes as a “sensitive and difficult to grow” fruit. The 67-year-old is symbolic of efforts by the western Japanese city of Matsuyama in Ehime prefecture, long known primarily for citrus cultivation, to shift more to avocados, partly as a strategy to adapt to rising temperatures amid climate change. Given the challenge...
Excise officials in Hyderabad arrested a 37-year-old former software engineer for cultivating 17 cannabis plants on his terrace in East Gandhinagar, Nacharam. The man allegedly lost his job due to substance addiction and began self-cultivation to support his dependency. In a separate incident, two BTech students were arrested for selling ganja in Medipally with 480 grams seized. Meanwhile, NCB busted an illegal Alprazolam manufacturing unit in IDA Moula Ali, seizing 69.6 kg worth ₹17.40 crore and arresting three individuals including a chemist.
