Water security is widely recognised as one of the major challenges to India’s economic and social development. The nation’s average annual rainfall is extremely abundant by global standards, yet much of this rain falls in relatively brief deluges d…
Archive for August, 2012
2012 National Natural Science Foundation Committee on International Agricultural Consultative Group on collaborative research projects approval notice _ Fund _ in gold online
Tracking forest loss on the Guatemala-Belize border
The first tracking system for habitat loss across Latin America, Terra-i, illustrates the contrasting scenarios surrounding deforestation on the Guatemala-Belize border between 2004 and 2010.
Combating Gray Leaf Spot with high-yielding and QPM maize varieties in Bhutan
Maize is one of the major staples in Bhutan and is cultivated by about 70 percent of households throughout the country. Poor farmers sustain their families by consuming maize as a staple food, using it as animal feed, and selling it for further income….
Effectively Responding to the Drought in the United States Can Prevent another Global Food Crisis
Press Statement by Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) August 06, 2012. Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures have contributed to the most severe and extensive drought in the United States …