The November chill belies the festive fervour in scenic Deogarh village in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. Draped in vibrant sarees, a gaggle of boisterous ladies from surrounding villages makes its solution to the venue of the Burlang Competition. On their heads are the hand-painted burlangs (earthen/bamboo seed pots) that kind the …
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By Joyce Chimbi Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present food import costs into Africa, now estimated at 55 billion US dollars a year, could double by 2030. Three crop species-maize, wheat and rice meet an …
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Nairobi — Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present food import costs into Africa, now estimated at 55 billion US dollars a year, could double by 2030. Three crop species-maize, wheat and rice meet an …
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A new conversation is needed about food production in Africa. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, January 16, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IPS) – Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present …
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Crops have colonised the vast majority of the Earth’s floor. So what’s the key to their success? Individuals typically consider vegetation as easy, mindless life kinds. They might dwell rooted in a single place, however the extra scientists study vegetation, the more complex and responsive we realise they’re. They’re wonderful …
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Millets are far more healthy than rice and wheat one eats each day and provide a very totally different worth proposition at a time when there’s a fear a few international meals scarcity, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has stated. Addressing the …
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With the arrival of the brand new tur and chana crops in central and western India, the federal government has its finger on India’s pulse(s) market. Commerce and market sources say tur, masoor, and urad will commerce above their minimal help worth (MSP) in brief to …
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