FAO in India

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22 July 2016
Source: Daily Pioneer, Saturday, 23 July 2016. The green agriculture project of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations (FAO) with a funding of about Rs 40 crore will be undertaken in Uttarakhand to encourage organic farming, livelihood and work on mountain agriculture.
16 July 2016
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the project “Strengthening Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) in India Using Innovative Methods and Digital Technology” funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,...
15 July 2016
Source: The Hindu. The article on pulses: U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) India representative Shyam Khadka on Thursday said that while the impact of increase of the price of pulses on various income groups are not known in quantitative terms, it can pretty safely be assumed the rise in price has...
28 June 2016
Plant biodiversity has a great relevance to the evolution of mankind from hunters and gatherers to organized agriculture. In fact, Bible mentions about the “Forbidden fruit” and “Garden of Eden” when God created the life forms. They were indications of the importance of the Horticulture. The origin of Botanic gardens...
30 May 2016
Shyam Khadka, FAO Representative in India, believes that South Asia with its huge population load will be a driving force for global SDGs particularly from the point of poverty reduction and food security. Excerpts from an exclusive interview to OneWorld South Asia: