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Cauvery issue: Farmers attempt to gherao Minister in Mysuru

Farmers' activists arrested in Mysuru for trying to gherao Minister over Cauvery dispute. Farmers' leader Kurubur Shanthakumar demands Karnataka govt. not accept any direction to release water to TN until distress formula worked out. He urges govt. to file review petition & stop release of water to TN. He calls…

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Siddaramaiah to launch ‘Pashu Sakhi’ programme in Mysuru on Sept. 26

CM Siddaramaiah to launch A-HELP (Pashu Sakhi) programme & new vet hospital in Mysuru on Sept 26. 400 vet officers & 250 vet inspectors recruited. 4th round of foot & mouth disease vaccination under NADCP to be launched. Fodder stock to last 7 months, ₹68 cr spent on fodder cultivation.…

The Hindu

Bee-killing pesticides banned in EU found at unsafe levels in English rivers

Government accused of ‘ignoring science’ as it considers allowing use of a toxic neonicotinoid

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From cage-free chicks to puppy mills and Avian flu: Republicans are trying to roll back animal protections

A proposed federal law would wipe out existing state laws that prevent farm animal brutality and the spread of disease

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Parmis in peril as chicken workers strike at Inghams

Workers demanding more pay have walked off the job at a major poultry producer, potentially limiting the supply of chickens at brands like McDonald's and KFC.

AAP

Ahead of Durga Puja, Bangladesh allows export of Hilsa fish to India

Bangladesh allows export of 3,950 MT Hilsa Fish to India ahead of Durga Puja. 79 exporters given permission to export 50 tonnes each. Fish Importers Association urges Bangladesh High Commission to give 60 days time. 5,000 MT of Hilsa exported to India before 2012. Yield of Hilsa in West Bengal…

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Onion traders in Maharashtra continue their strike, surrender trade licenses

Maharashtra onion traders continue strike, disrupting auctions. Talks with Guardian Minister and Collector fail to provide solution. Union govt. raised export duty on onions, traders demand cancellation, 50% reduction in market fees, NAFED/NCCF involvement, 50% subsidy in onion transportation costs.

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What is Kernza and what is it used for?

"You actually can find Kernza turning up in breads, crackers, cereals and flours . . ."

Salon

Trees axed under the guise of pruning

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Haiti's government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders

Haiti’s government is doubling down on the construction of a canal on Haitian soil that prompted the neighboring Dominican Republic last week to shutter land, air and sea borders that both countries share

The Independent UK

PFAS fears continue to wreak havoc

"Disclosures are an important first step in uncovering the full extent of PFAS contamination in the food system"

Salon

Power crisis, bird flu trigger imminent chicken shortage in South Africa

Africa’s most advanced economy is enduring frequent electricity cuts that ramp up cost of business, including poultry.

Al Jazeera

Country diary: September’s hazy warmth has cheered the local farmers

St Dominic, Tamar Valley: There was frenetic harvesting after the rainy gloom of summer, with maize next to be cut

The Guardian - UK

The impact of rice on climate change

". . . a niche regional rice movement has been germinating for several decades, though growth has been piecemeal"

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Protesting onion traders of Nashik suspend auctions

Onion traders in Maharashtra’s Nashik district announced the suspension of auctions in all APMCs indefinitely, citing the recent decision by the Union government to increase export duty on the kitchen staple by up to 40%

Salon

The real cost of farming in S. Africa

"Farming needs substantial investment in on-farm infrastructure and equipment"

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Cauvery dispute: Farmers’ bodies demand removal of DKS as Water Resources Minister

Farmers in Mysuru district staged protests on Sept. 20, blocking roads in Nanjangud & T. Narsipur. They demanded removal of Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar as Water Resources Minister & urged the State govt. to stop releasing water to TN & pay ₹25,000/acre as compensation. Activists also sought independent CWMA &…

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Silk Day: India is ‘closing in’ on China in silk production, says CSRTI Chief

India closing in on China in raw silk prod. CSRTI, Mysuru, contrib. to progress in sericulture, 75 yrs since CSB Act passed. Mulberry multipurpose plant, silkworm hybrids help farmers get higher returns. Silk used in garments, cosmetics, medicine. CSRTI scientists, staff take Resham Diwas pledge to promote sericulture, silk industry.…

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Are export ban, stocking limits on rice and wheat curbing inflation? | Data

Government’s "knee-jerk" steps to curb inflation, such as export bans and duties, are ineffective. A rational trade policy is needed to consider both consumers and producers.

AAP

Recipe for change as dry spell may eat into food prices

The declaration of an El Nino event alongside a second driver of dry weather could prove to be another spanner in the works in the fight against inflation.

Al Jazeera

How reliant is the world on Indian rice exports?

Rice is the most eaten food globally with half a billion metric tonnes consumed a year.

The Hindu

India is running out of phosphorus. Does the solution lie in our sewage?

Phosphorus is a non-renewable resource that we are rapidly running out of. This is a big problem because it is an essential ingredient in fertilisers – even as it is a major pollutant. We must address both problems with systemic change, not incremental steps.

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Only 2 paise increase in DA for Kerala plantation workers in 33 years, says RTI reply

For 33 years, 3.5 lakh permanent plantation workers in Kerala have seen only 2 paise increase in DA. A complaint has been filed to the Labour Minister demanding a meaningful increase. Trade unions have demanded an increase in wages & allowances for plantation workers. Companies have distributed PLC-approved wages &…

The Guardian - UK

Sir Gordon Conway obituary

Agricultural ecologist who was an early advocate of sustainability and helped shape policy on rural development all over the world

Salon

Could we revamp our food system?

"Transforming the $1 trillion dollar global meat market will take time and continued innovation . . ."

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