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.....»»
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......»»
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 .....»»
'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 .....»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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 .....»»
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........»»
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......»»
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.....»»
Chhattisgarh asks Reliance, IFFCO to clear crop insurance payments
Companies due to pay Rs 353 billion claims to farmers for crops damaged.....»»
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. .....»»
Activist Looks To Medicinal Plants To Help Small Farmers
The Moroccan proverb “New things have a charm and old ones should be preserved†h.....»»
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.....»»
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......»»
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.....»»
Russian farmers are ditching the ruble for a new cryptocurrency
In a small village outside Moscow, a quiet revolution is underway......»»
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......»»
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.....»»