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NABARD breather for small farmers in Chhattisgarh"s un-electrified villages

This will be the first project of NABARD to provide solar pump sets for the minor irrigation project.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 16th, 2018

Ivory Coast and Ghana team up for greater share of chocolate wealth

Kouakou Kinimo is a pretty typical Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. He works a small holding. At 52, he's roughly the mean age for a West African grower. And, like many farmers, he doesn't want any of his six children to follow in his footsteps......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJun 28th, 2019

Businesses, farmers tell Trump China tariffs would backfire: 'We are shooting ourselves in the foot'

Farmers and small businesses urge President Donald Trump not to follow through on his threat to place new .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 9th, 2019

'We are shooting ourselves in the foot': Business groups, farmers urge Trump not to slap new tariffs on China

Farmers and small businesses urge President Donald Trump not to follow through on his threat to place new .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 9th, 2019

Sanders calls for breaking up big agriculture monopolies

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday proposed a sweeping agriculture and rural investment plan to break up big agriculture monopolies and shift farm subsidies toward small family farmers......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 5th, 2019

PepsiCo India sues farmers for growing potatoes it uses in Lays chips

PepsiCo has offered to stop pursuing four small farmers in India it accuses of illegally growing a variety of potatoes registered for exclusive use in its Lays chips......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 27th, 2019

People to Buy Fewer Cars This Year, But More Electric Vehicles

Taiwan-based research firm TrendForce projects a small drop in global new car sales this year to around 94.4 million vehicles. Sales of electrified cars will continue to grow, however......»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstApr 16th, 2019

Tech for setting up small, instant farms tested in West Sacramento

Envisioned as a source of food for refugees or disaster victims, Farm from a Box is also getting attention from family farmers and other groups......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 3rd, 2019

Struggling dairy farmers seek higher milk prices – before it's too late

A proposal from the National Farmers Organization would establish a two-tier milk pricing system to boost revenue for small .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMar 25th, 2019

The Most Common Town Names in the US

For a country the size of the United States, it’s not surprising that some towns, both big and small, share the same name. About a third of all cities, towns, villages, and census-designated places........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMar 19th, 2019

Croatia"s top oyster farmers in alarm after norovirus found

Oyster farming is the pride of this small town in the south of Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMar 11th, 2019

Electrified all villages, claims Modi; Rahul says yet another lie: Updates

PM Modi recently announced village electrification in India was completed. When Modi govt took office in 2014, it identified 18,452 villages to electrify under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 30th, 2018

Chhattisgarh asks Reliance, IFFCO to clear crop insurance payments

Companies due to pay Rs 353 billion claims to farmers for crops damaged.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 3rd, 2018

Arctic About-Face: Oil-Opposing Alaska Natives Now Lead Charge To "Drill, Baby, Drill"

Authored by Tim Bradner via Platts' Oil Barrel blog, For years indigenous people living in small villages along Alaska’s Arctic coast fiercely fought offshore drilling. .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 7th, 2018

Activist Looks To Medicinal Plants To Help Small Farmers

The Moroccan proverb “New things have a charm and old ones should be preserved” h.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkMay 7th, 2018

This Gurugram-based start-up brings cashless remote diagnosis to villages

Gramin Health Care maintains electronic record of farmers' health on cloud, making remote diagnosis easier.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 12th, 2018

Maharashtra mango farmers stymie Saudi Aramco"s $44 billion refinery plan

Majority of the farmers from 14 villages around Ratnagiri that need to be relocated for the refinery project firmly oppose the plan......»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 17th, 2018

Britannia using new-age tools to complement core strategy in rural areas

Britannia is engaging with small, local start-ups to push penetration of key brands in the villages.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 28th, 2018

Russian farmers are ditching the ruble for a new cryptocurrency

In a small village outside Moscow, a quiet revolution is underway......»»

Category: topSource: moneyJun 4th, 2018

Organic dairy farmers vow to compete in changing industry

Small family operated dairy farms with cows freely grazing on verdant pastures are going out business as large confined animal operations with thousands of animals lined up in assembly-line fashion are expanding into the organic market......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsAug 9th, 2018

Organic dairy farmers vow to compete in changing industry

Small family operated organic dairy farms with cows freely grazing on verdant pastures are going out of business while large confined animal operations with thousands of animals lined up in assembly-line fashion are.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 12th, 2018