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World's top banks must stop funding factory farming, say scientists
Nearly 100 environmentalists, including the prime minister's father, are calling on banks and the International Monetary Fund to stop investing in factory farming to cut the risk of future pandemics. In a letter to 22 leading financial institutions…
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Parliament Passes Contentious Agricultural Bills For Inter-State Trade, Contract Farming [Read Bills]
The Bills have set off widespread farmers' protests who fear that shall not be paid the Minimum Support Price. However, both the Agriculture Minister and the Prime Minister have assured that the Bills do not affect the mandate of MSP. The Bills…
Can Bengaluru pave way for urban farming?
Cities, by far, are the hotspots of the Covid-19 pandemic. The lockdown in Bengaluru revealed several shortcomings in the functioning of the city. While smart city projects focus on infrastructure-related development, critical aspects of city…
Tailevu women venture into mushroom farming
Women of Nadaro village in Vugalei, Tailevu, are now venturing into mushroom farming to earn money and assist them during these tough times. The villagers who normally sell root crops, have also started weaving mats from vertiver grass as an added…
Opinion | Conservatives Try to Lock In Power
The death of the iconic Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has shocked the political world, altered the contours of the upcoming election and induced an overwhelming dread among liberals who fear some basic rights could now be in jeopardy.
Singapore's food tech startups are serving up lab-grown milk and 'fake' shrimp dumplings
Published Sun, Sep 20 2020 8:07 PM EDT More Singapore start-ups are creating edible products from natural ingredients and cell culture technology in an effort to boost national self-sufficiency. Such ventures are considered a win-win solution for…
The YF Link Ecosystem - Roadmap
Welcome back everyone! Progress on YF Link has been firing on all cylinders since the beginning of the project, whether that's through our community channels (we have 4,000 followers on Twitter now!), development (LINKSWAP is coming along according…
SATOPAY ENTERS DEFI
First of all I would like to apologize to our investors and Satopay team, Past few days have been tumultuous for us personally as well as professionally, But lets not get into what's done rather lets focus on what lies ahead of us and consider this…
Carbon charging is a huge cost opportunity for UK agriculture
Farmer Martin Lines, chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, puts forward the case for a robust payment framework to incentivise carbon sequestration in UK agriculture The UK farming landscape is currently undergoing a seismic shift. More so…
Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament
NEW DELHI (AP) — Amid an uproar in Parliament, Indian lawmakers on Sunday approved a pair of controversial agriculture bills that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments. The two bills were…
The effect climate change will have on Gloucestershire's weather
Wildfires currently ravaging the West Coast of the USA have had a massive impact on residents across three states. So far, at least 29 people have died from the fires across California, Oregon and Washington –and many more have lost their…
Understanding the landscape of decentralized finance
It is no longer news that decentralized finance provides crypto holders with a myriad of opportunities to earn passive income. While this is a known fact, I believe that it does not tell the whole story. Although DeFi's narrative has successfully…
South Africa's land reform policies need to embrace social, economic and ecological sustainability
Land reform is central to South Africa's quest for social justice. During the apartheid era, land was concentrated in the hands of the white minority. Black people were dispossessed of their land and excluded from land ownership. After democracy in…
Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament
The legislation is aimed at reforming India's deeply stressed farming sector and will give farmers freedom to market their produce, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said while tabling the proposed laws in the upper house of Parliament. The…
In fight against Centre's agriculture ordinances, youth dominates farmer protests in Punjab
In the fight against three agriculture ordinances that were passed in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the farmer protests across Punjab are getting an overwhelming support from youngsters who are dominating the agitations with their…
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