Agri-Business Management

17/06/2015

Rice and Fish Culture in Indonesia

Rice-fish culture involves farmers introducing fish into their rice fields.This technique is good for both the fish and the rice. Safely hidden from birds, the fish thrive in the dense rice plants, while they in turn provide a source of fertiliser with their droppings, eat insect pests and help to circulate oxygen around the rice field. Farmers tell us that keeping fish in rice fields can increase rice yields by up to 10% – plus they have the additional supplies of fish.

Via- http://howafrica.com/rice-and-fish-culture-in-indonesia-agricultural-business-innovation/

06/03/2015

Colourful holi

04/03/2015

? 2016 has been declared the International Year of Pulses - check out the official website here: http://bit.ly/1DV3Y05

03/03/2015

26/02/2015

With over 16.5 million people dependent on agriculture in the Kagera basin (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda), the soils and ecosystems are facing mounting pressures.

Over the last 4 years, a - Global Environment Facility programme has helped generate local, national and global food security and improve rural livelihoods through an integrated ecosystems approach: http://bit.ly/1Aba33D

20/02/2015

Mrs Rupa Naik, Director-Projects, World Trade Center, Mumbai - The Chief Guest of SIIBICON 2015 addressing the crowd...

16/02/2015

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global public and animal health issue of increasing concern. plays a key role in supporting government, producers, traders and other stakeholders to minimize the use of antimicrobials and to prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance: http://bit.ly/1Dxho36

09/02/2015

Soil is a non-renewable resource; its preservation is essential for food security and our sustainable future: http://bit.ly/1KzLTYs

05/02/2015

All over the world local varieties of fruit, vegetables and grain are grown. Many are seemingly forgotten or are underutilized despite having outstanding nutritional or taste qualities. Here are 6 traditional crops and six facts about them that will amaze you: http://bit.ly/1DxJIjK

30/01/2015

Agrisummit 2015

27/01/2015

Good read :)

Since agriculture began 12,000 years ago, around 7,000 plant species and several thousand animal species have been used for human food.

Today, the worldwide trend towards dietary simplification is having negative impacts on food security, and health. Read how is actively promoting the conservation and sustainable use of for food and nutrition: bit.ly/1CG1Do8

27/01/2015

and food security must be treated as essential components of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, DG José Graziano Da Silva said during a special meeting of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission held in New York today: http://bit.ly/15ChPMa