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Focussed policies recommended for achieving food and nutritional security

New Delhi, August 21, 2014: Sometimes the simplest of solutions can have the most effective results for nutrition. One such low-cost mechanism was use of pedal pumps for raising vegetable gardens among 400 small and marginal tribal farming communities in Odisha. These pumps were introduced as part of the Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition (APM) Project in 2011, whose results are now visible. Seasonal vegetable production grew by 156%, household consumption of vegetables by 109% while...

Thiruvananthapuram, August 16, 2014: A series of communication technology initiatives that have helped over one lakh fisherfolk across Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Odisha access information for better livelihood, safety, access to markets and schemes is now set to roll out in Kerala. Called the “Fisher Friend” Programme and implemented through M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in partnership with Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), this initiative has...

Chennai, August 10, 2014: For every 8 people in the world, one person goes to bed hungry. However, it is not about statistics but about giving importance to every individual to ensure that no one in the world is hungry and achieve the “Zero Hunger Challenge”. Experts at the Asia-Pacific Consultation on “Family Farming” called for speedy launch of National Action Plans by countries in the region to rid the world of hunger, while issuing the “Chennai Declaration” of the Conference....

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“Create a farmer in every home”

Chennai, August 9, 2014: In a situation, where less than 20% of youth are involved in agriculture, making farming financially viable and attractive to youth, is the key to attracting them, said experts at a consultation at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai today. Receiving the first copy of the book on “Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture” at MSSRF, actor Mr R Sarath Kumar, called for the need to bring about reverse migration from urban to rural India...

Chennai, August 8, 2014: When Pratishtha Prakash Bhere, woman farmer from Maharashtra spoke she needed a translator for the 300-plus international audience to understand. However, what she said about overcoming the challenge she faced in being a woman farmer, was however, the highlight of the session on “Gender Relations and Family Farming” during the Asia Pacific Consultation on Achieving the Zero Hunger Challenge, being held at MSSRF. Pratishtha’s message on starting the change...

Chennai, August 7, 2014: Chennai, August 7, 2014: Ministerial delegates from the Asia-Pacific Region and over 200 senior diplomats, academicians and representatives from international and national organizations gather in Chennai today, for a four-day consultation on “Achieving the Zero Hunger Challenge” at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF). The consultation is organized in the context of the UN “International Year of Family Farming” (IYFF) being observed this year....

Chennai, August 7, 2014: The need to have a co-ordinated approach to across the Asia Pacific region to tackle hunger and malnutrition, was the main theme that emerged from the speakers at the International Conference on Family Farming on achieving the Zero Hunger Challenge held at M S Swaminathan Foundation in Chennai today. Speaking on the occasion, Thiru Agri S S Krishnamoorthy, Agriculture Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu shared the recent progress made by Tamil Nadu in micro-...

Chennai, August 4, 2014: Ministerial delegates from 12 countries across the Asia-Pacific Region and more than 200 participants representing international and national organizations, farmers’ producer groups and academicians will gather in Chennai this week to discuss ways to achieve “Zero Hunger”. The event is being held at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai from August 7-10 in the context of the UN International Year of Family Farming being observed...

July 20, 2014: A mobile application of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation that helps fisherfolk manage their livelihood better with information on weather, schemes, potential catch and borders has been awarded the mBillionth South Asia Award 2014. Supported by Qualcomm and in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, the app developed by MSSRF was selected from among 300 entries from 9 South Asian countries. The award was given at a function on July 18 in New Delhi. The...

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