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TOPIC(S): Environment, Ag India,

07/02/2025 SOURCE: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Barcelona seeks to protect workers from heat after death

Barcelona adopted plans Wednesday to tighten safety rules to protect sanitation workers from heatwaves after a woman died in the searing temperatures that have hit Spain and much of Europe. Spain has been hit by a major early-summer heatwave since the weekend, with temperatures of more than 40C in many places

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TOPIC(S): Environment, Ag India,

07/02/2025 SOURCE: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Canada turns to drones for reforestation after wildfires

A large aerial drone flies over the charred remains of Canadian forests devastated by wildfires, bombarding the ground with seed capsules to accelerate reforestation. "There is a niche that's appropriate for drone reforestation which we've spent the last five years narrowing in on," Flash Forest cofounder Cameron Jones said

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Food/Nutrition, Ag India, Food Security/Shortage,

09/23/2024 SOURCE: www.wfp.org

WFP Receives US$33 Million from USDA for School Meals in Nepal | World Food Programme

KATHMANDU – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes US$33 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance the National Mid-day Meal Programme in Nepal for more than 120,000 children annually.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag India,

07/23/2024 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com

Better Cotton Boosts Bankability for India’s Cotton Farmers

Piloting in India, the fund will help smallholder cotton farming communities accelerate field-level sustainability work and gender equality efforts.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag India, Climate Change,

07/19/2024 SOURCE: www.just-style.com

In data: Better Cotton launches fund to drive India climate resilience, equality - Just Style

Better Cotton is launching a new fund to support cotton farming communities in India, focusing on women's empowerment and climate resilience.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Water, Ag India, Climate Change,

07/18/2024 SOURCE: techcrunch.com

Mitti Labs aims to make rice farming less harmful to the climate, starting in India | TechCrunch

Mitti Labs aims to transform rice farming in India and other South Asian markets by reducing methane emissions by 50% and water consumption by 30%.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Ag India,

07/15/2024 SOURCE: www.economist.com

The world’s next food superpower

Farming in India should be about profits and productivity, not poverty

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Ag India, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

06/25/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Can India's carbon credits help green farming?

Agri-tech company Grow Indigo helps farmers switch to climate-friendly practices, such as zero tillage. Farmers receive payments in exchange for cutting emissions under a carbon credit scheme. Can this approach help India meet its climate goals?

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TOPIC(S): Ag India, Government / Policies,

06/20/2024 SOURCE: www.deccanherald.com

It is time for India’s farmers to gain their freedom

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TOPIC(S): Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Ag India,

06/19/2024 SOURCE: news.mongabay.com

Caught in the net: Unchecked shrimp farming transforms India’s Sundarbans

KOLKATA — In the small village of Nagendrapur, located in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in the Indian state of West Bengal, a mere 6-foot-wide lane separates a vast wetland used for aquaculture from a cluster of poorly constructed shanties. One of these shanties is home to Roshanara Piyada, her husband, Saidulla Piyada, and their […]

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