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Urbanization and intersectoral competition for water – A report by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Posted on 07 Aug, 2011 07:24 PMThe report by Paul P Appasamy and Ruth Meinzen Dick deals with urbanization and intersectoral competition for water founded on the view that stereotypical images of “thirsty cities” that equate urban demand with “drinking water” or factories, and rural water supply with irrigation do not adequately portray the water uses in each area.
Economic and Political Weekly 2011: Review of Agriculture (June 25 - July 8, 2011)
Posted on 28 Jul, 2011 02:25 PM
Issue: VOL 46 No. 26 and 27 Jun 25 - July 08, 2011
Review of Agriculture
Irrigation in Telangana: The Rise and Fall of Tanks
Gautam Pingle
A kalyani brought to life in Mulbagal, Karnataka: An Arghyam initiative
Posted on 27 Jul, 2011 05:58 PMGuest post by Manjunath Prasad
Public support to food security in India, Brazil and South Africa – Elements for a policy dialogue – A working paper by International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
Posted on 21 Jul, 2011 08:52 AMTogether, India, Brazil and South Africa have about 20 per cent of the world’s population. Although the three countries have demonstrated the potential for transformative development in the South, their experience has been marked by key challenges such as relatively high levels of poverty, inequality and food insecurity, problems that persist for significant numbers of people.
There is a potential to build a network of academics and experts from Brazil, India and South Africa, and food security is among the themes of great interest. This paper seeks to contribute to this process by examining pertinent elements of policy dialogue. As regards food security, each of these countries has developed conceptions and orientations that guide their policy agendas. They include distinctive treatments of several multi-dimensional strategies, multi-stakeholder arrangements and rights-based approaches.
Prospects and policy challenges in the Twelfth Plan: A special article by Montek Singh Ahluwalia in EPW
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 08:55 AMThe year 2011-12 is the last year of the Eleventh Plan and this is therefore an appropriate time to review what has been achieved with a view to identify weaknesses in the strategy that need to be corrected, and also identify new challenges that may require new initiatives. The paper is presented in the hope of spurring a broader discussion on these issues.
Optimal water resource management in water stress condition : A Newsletter of AFPRO Volume 2, Issue 2 of July 2011
Posted on 07 Jul, 2011 11:29 AMSmall and marginal farmers are most affected from water stress situations, and need simple, sustainable and effective measures for water conservation and management.
Challenges of food security and its management: A position paper by the National Rainfed Area Authority
Posted on 28 Jun, 2011 08:07 AMThe paper also discusses their future potential and possible impact on national food security of diversification into non-PDS, fruits, vegetables and other commercial crops. This kind of analysis is likely to help planners and policy makers in choosing appropriate policy framework in evolving the strategies for enacting and operationalization of Food Security Act.
With increase in population, income and urbanization, the demand for food grains has also increased and diversified. Although there has been more than four-fold increase in food grain production from 1950-51 (50.82 mt) to 2008-09 (233.88 mt), a large section of our population continues to suffer from malnutrition and inadequacy of food grains. On the other hand degradation of land, water and other natural resources have started impacting production through increased biotic and abiotic stresses.
Release of the latest issue of The Hindu's annual publication - Survey of Indian Agriculture 2010
Posted on 27 Jun, 2011 12:41 PMThe survey aims to cover major crops and suggestions to farmers on how to take preventive steps to avoid yield loss. There will also be a special article on improvement in living conditions of the rural people.
Contents
Section-1
Overview:
Enhancing the disaster resilience of agriculture
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
Drought:
Preparedness to face drought challenges
Dr. V. Rajagopal
“Schedule irrigation, Save water" campaign, The Sugarcane Breeding Institute, July 27 - 29, 2011, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu
Posted on 19 Jun, 2011 03:54 PMOrganizer: The Sugarcane Breeding Institute
Venue: Dharmapuri district Co-op Sugar Mills, Palacode, Dharmapuri
Description:
The Sugarcane Breeding Institute (of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Coimbatore is organizing a "Schedule irrigation, Save water" campaign in Dharmapuri district. The event is being organized under 'Farmers' Participatory Action Research Programme (FPARP)'.