Agriculture

Strengthen Markets to aid Farmers

By Avinash Kishore The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s renaming of ministry of agriculture as the ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, and the promise to double farmers’ income by 2022, signals a clear shift in India’s agricult... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Announcing the 2017 ReSAKSS Annual Conference

The 2017 ReSAKSS Annual Conference will take place in Maputo, Mozambique on October 25-27, 2017.

The theme of this year's conference is:

“A THRIVING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: Meeting Malabo Declaration Goals through Climate-Smart... Source: IFPRI Climate Change

Growing Fertilizer Market in Nepal

Landlocked Nepal faces the challenge of low crop productivity due to climate change, depletion of soil fertility, and low fertilizer use. Over the years, there has been a significant shift in the use of inorganic fertilizer in the Terai agro-ecological belt, while use has stagnated in the hill and mountain regions. The low fertilizer use […]