Showing posts with label biodiversity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biodiversity. Show all posts
The need to encourage millets' cultivation and consumption by people has been stressed at a side-event at the ongoing bio-diversity conference in Hyderabad on Monday.
Various speakers from Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Karnataka and also from Nepal and African countries outlined the state of millets' cultivation in their areas.
They affirmed that millets' cultivation helps to achieve food sovereignty and also bio-diversity conservation.
Speaking on the occasion, PV Satheesh, National Convener, Millets Network of India said millets are included in National Food Security Bill which will come up before Parliament shortly.
He said the Government of India has recently issued a circular asking the state governments to include millets in Mid-day meal scheme.
He further said millets should be promoted in the food culture of people in the country by taking into consideration India's stand at 85th position on Hunger Index and 127th position in respect of malnutrition.
Various speakers from Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Karnataka and also from Nepal and African countries outlined the state of millets' cultivation in their areas.
They affirmed that millets' cultivation helps to achieve food sovereignty and also bio-diversity conservation.
Speaking on the occasion, PV Satheesh, National Convener, Millets Network of India said millets are included in National Food Security Bill which will come up before Parliament shortly.
He said the Government of India has recently issued a circular asking the state governments to include millets in Mid-day meal scheme.
He further said millets should be promoted in the food culture of people in the country by taking into consideration India's stand at 85th position on Hunger Index and 127th position in respect of malnutrition.
Labels: Agriculture, biodiversity, hunger, mid day meal, millet
The Meeting of Parties on Bio safety will be adopting 18 decisions at the end of its ongoing deliberations in Hyderabad tomorrow. Deputy Secretary to the UN Convention on Biodiversity, Charles Gbedemah told reporters this morning that the end-documents are under preparation and they will be circulated tomorrow to the member countries for adoption. Stating that the deliberations at the conference are advancing positively over the Cartagena and Kuala Lumpur supplementary Protocols on Biosafety, Mr Charles said, the focus of the deliberations is mainly on facilitating the implementation of the protocol by encouraging member countries to make an informed decision at their national level.
Amidst growing concerns over the socio-economic considerations of the Living Modified Organisms (LMOs), the International Conference is discussing various related issues for the past four days. The deliberations are also revolving around the technology transfer and trans-boundary movement of them and science-based risk assessment and their management and capacity building to tackle related challenges.
Around 2000 delegates from 151 countries are taking part in the negotiations for the past four days. At least 40 countries have to ratify the Kuala Lumpur Supplementary protocol to bring it into force while only three out of 51 signatory countries ratified it so far.
Amidst growing concerns over the socio-economic considerations of the Living Modified Organisms (LMOs), the International Conference is discussing various related issues for the past four days. The deliberations are also revolving around the technology transfer and trans-boundary movement of them and science-based risk assessment and their management and capacity building to tackle related challenges.
Around 2000 delegates from 151 countries are taking part in the negotiations for the past four days. At least 40 countries have to ratify the Kuala Lumpur Supplementary protocol to bring it into force while only three out of 51 signatory countries ratified it so far.
Labels: biodiversity, biofuel, UN Convention on Biodiversity, wildlife
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