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PARIS (Reuters) - A fast-growing milk market in India will stand out amidst a trend towards more stable agricultural markets in the decade ahead as an era of booming demand led by China fades, the OECD and FAO said on Monday. Higher productivity will cover ...

Twenty million people in four African countries are on the brink of famine, senior staffers at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said.People in northeastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen face an ...

In an unprecedented gesture, Pope Francis has made a "symbolic contribution" of 25,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisations efforts to help millions of people facing food insecurity and hunger in East Africa, Vatican Radio reported on Friday.In ...

Loan waivers will never be enough. Reforming the agricultural marketing system is essential to addressing the concerns of farmers in a sustainable manner, says Nitin Desai. IMAGE: It is worth noting that the farmers' agitation this year has come in the wake of a good monsoon in 2016. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images.   The farmers' agitation in Madhya Pradesh and several other states has raised concerns about the health of the agricultural sector. It is worth noting that the farmers' ...

Angola today invited Indian businesses to invest in sectors like agriculture and mining in the resource-rich southern African nation. Angola's Economy Minister Abrahao Pio dos Santos Gourgel, who is currently on a visit here, sought Indian expertise in ...

Itanagar 9Arunachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): A team conducting a study on status of mountain agriculture in the Indian Himalayas is expected to visit Namsai and Wakro (Anjaw district) between June 12 and June 16, Department of Agriculture Advisor A K ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra grappled with shortages of daily essentials like milk, fresh fruits and vegetables and even food-grains on Friday as farmers continued their strike for a second day. Spiralling prices of essentials made the situation worse. In a village in ...

[India] May 26 (ANI): With the completion of three years in power today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday introduced a food processing scheme, 'Sampada', adding the agriculture sector of India needs to be modernized for the economic growth. "The ...

The neglect and apathy towards agriculture has led farmers in India to face distress in both situations – good monsoon and drought. If drought brings crop losses, a normal monsoon after two years of consecutive drought has brought cheer to ruling party ...