Sustainable agriculture Current Affairs, GK & News

Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture

India opposed the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture that sought to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector. What is Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture? The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) is a special decision under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that aims to recognize the unique potential of ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • Agriculture Sector • Climate change • Indian agricultre • Sustainable agriculture • UNFCCC • UNFCCC climate change conferences

Union Agriculture Minister attends the Eighth Session of Governing Body of Seed Treaty

The eight-session of the Governing Body of International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is being held in Rome, Italy from 11-16 November 2019.  ITPGRFA was adopted by the Thirty-First Session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 3 November 2001. ITPGRFA also known as ..

Category: Agriculture Current Affairs

Topics: Biodiversity • Food and Agriculture Organization • Food security • Genetic resources • Genetics • In Italy • International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture • Law by country • Plant genetic resources • Politics • Seeds • Sustainable agriculture

Rajasthan Launches Prachar Rath to Promote Organic Farming

Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Lal Chand Kataria flagged off a Prachar Rath to promote organic and zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) among the farmers. Prachar Rath The initiative aims to build awareness among the farmers about organic and ZBNF which reduces agricultural input costs, encourage the use of bio-fertilisers, replace pesticides with traditional material and give tips for ..

Topics: Agricultural soil science • Agriculture • Agronomy • Crop rotation • Farm • Natural farming • Organic farming • Organic food • Primary sector of the economy • Subhash Palekar • Sustainable agriculture

Organic Content in Soil

Owing to the efforts under the Green Revolution wherein farmers adopted modern inputs and technology to increase production, India successfully avoided the spectre of food shortages. But this came at a cost in the form of overexploitation of natural resources, especially soil and water. The crisis is so extreme that it has brought the issue ..

Topics: Agricultural soil science • Agriculture • Agronomy • Crop rotation • Improving Organic Content in Soils • Land management • Nature • No-till farming • Soil • Soil carbon • Soil management • Soil science • Sustainable agriculture

Jal Shakti Abhiyan campaign launched by Central Government

Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has recently launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan – a campaign for water conservation and water security, with an emphasis on 1592 stressed blocks in 256 districts. The campaign will run through citizen participation during the monsoon season, from 1st July, 2019 to 15th September, 2019. The focus ..

Topics: Aquifers • Gajendra Singh Shekhawat • Irrigation • Jal Shakti Abhiyan • Natural environment • Nature • Rainwater harvesting • Reclaimed water • Sustainable agriculture • Water • Water conservation • Water supply

World Food Safety Day 2019

World Food Safety Day 2019 was observed on June 7 with the theme Food Safety, everyone s business . The World Food Safety Day 2019 was facilitated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It was the first ever the first-ever World Food ..

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Fao • Food and Agriculture Organization • Sustainable agriculture • Sustainable Development Goals • United Nations • United Nations General Assembly • WHO • World Food Safety Day • World Food Safety Day 2019 • World Health Organisation