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24 October 2017
The project proposal for the GEF 6 - Green Agriculture project was presented at the National Consultation Workshop held on 24th Oct 2017 at the Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. It was attended by representatives from the nodal agencies of the five participating states, i.e Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan and...
28 September 2017
The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly being recognized as a global problem.  Success in containing AMR warrants multi-sectoral actions with active cooperation from the communities to ensure rational use of antimicrobials. This makes awareness among people leading to desired behavioural change about appropriate use of antimicrobial agents an important strategy...
24 September 2017
In what can be termed as a mega event, more than 10 lac farmers  from the State of Karnataka attended and participated in a Krishi mela (farmers fair) organised by the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad, in partnership with Cornell Sathguru Foundation for Development and The Food and Agriculture Organization of...
14 September 2017
A two-day national meeting of experts on Agriculture Markets, Price Data Visualization and Early Warning System is being organised by FAO and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) from today. The meeting is attended by academicians, statisticians, policy makers and bankers. In his inaugural speech, Prof. Abhijit Sen stressed on...
11 September 2017
A two-day national meeting of experts on Agriculture Markets, Price Data Visualization and Early Warning System is being organised by FAO and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) from today. The meeting is attended by academicians, statisticians, policy makers and bankers. In his inaugural speech, Prof. Abhijit Sen stressed on...